Rev. M. J. Berkeley and Mr, C. E. Broome on British Fungi, 133 



1154. P. (Helvelloideae) bufonia, P. Myc. Eur. vol. i. p. 225. 

 On heaps of rubbish by the side of the road. Grantham, 



Mr. W. Summerby. 



« Resembling P. vesiculosa, but distinguished by the brown 

 hymenium and verrucose cup. Sporidia •00075-0008 inch 

 long j in P. vesiculosa '0009. 



Plate III. fig. 12. Sporidiunij highly magnified. 



*P. (Humaria) rutilans.Yr. Ep. p. 68 (P. leucoloma, St.Deutsch, 

 Fl, 32. tab. 17). 



It is almost impossible to make out the red Pezizas of the 

 tribe Humaria without specimens, as by far the best characters 

 are derived from the fruit. We have now authentic specimens 

 of this plant before us, and find that our Peziza humosa is this 

 species. The sporidia, when perfectly developed, are strongly 

 echinulate, with one or more (rarely two) nuclei, and '001 inch 

 long. 



Plate III. fig. 1.3. a. ascus with paraphysis, magnified; b. sporidia, 

 highly magnified. 



1155. P. (Humaria) aggregata, n. s. Gregaria, confluens, 

 obconica, aurantia, basi albo-tomentosa ; hymenio concavo; 

 sporidiis fusiformibus. 



On heathy ground. Bewick, Dr. Johnson. 

 The peculiar crowded habit and fusiform sporidia, "0008 inch 

 long by '0003 wide, easily distinguish this species. 



1156. P. (Humaria) subhirsuta, Schum. Ssel. p. 433. 

 On the ground. Batheaston, C. E. Broome. 



Asci linear; sporidia smooth, elliptic, enucleate, '0006 inch 

 long ; paraphyses slightly clavate. 



Plate III. fig. 14. a. ascus with paraphysis, magnified; h. sporidia, 

 more highly magnified. 



*P. (Humaria) humosa, Fr. Ep. p. 71. 



This in turn is what is called P. Polytrichi under no. 768. 

 Sporidia variable in size, 'OOOe-'OOl inch long, by •0003--0005 

 broad; paraphyses forked. P. Polytrichi will still remain for 

 the Scotch plant. 



Subjoined are sketches of the fruit of P. leucoloma, of which, 

 it may be observed, some specimens belong to Ascobolus Crouani, 

 Cooke, and of P. fibrillusa, Curr., found at Hanham, which 

 resembles externally P. humosa. 



Plate III. fig. 15. a. ascus with paraphyses, magnified; b. sporidia, 

 more highly magnified. The plant from which the dissections were takea 

 was gathered at Hanham. 



Fig. 16. a. ascus and paraphyses of P. leucoloma, magnified ; b. spori- 

 dia, more highly magnified, •0006-'0008 inch long, '0004 wide ; c. end 

 view of ditto. 



Fig. 17- ffl- ascus and paraphyses of P.fibrillosa, Curr., magnified ; b, spo- 

 ridia, more highly magnified, 'OOOS-OOO? inch long, "OOOS wide. 



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