CLUSTEE-CUPS. 15 



Darenth wood. It was far from uncommon^ and we 

 believe it to be specifically distinct from its nearest 

 ally^ fomid on the earthnut leaves^ and those of some 

 other umbelliferous plants. The little cups are in 

 small clusters of four or five together^ on the under 

 surface and on the petioles ; they are small^ but 

 the teeth are relatively large^ white^ and distinct. 

 The spores are of a pallid_, yellowish colour^ and not 

 so profuse as in the last species. A darker spot on 

 the upper surface of the leaf generally indicates 

 their presence. This species was found many years 

 ago by Carmichael at Appin^ and called by him 

 JEcidiiim saniculce ; but we find no notice of its 

 occurrence since^, though it seems to be far from 

 uncommon at Darenth_, and probably elsewhere^ 

 should the sanicle be common also. 



Recently we found the bedstraw cluster-cup 

 {jEcidium galii) on the great hedge bedstraw 

 {Galium molliigo), and as it has not been figured 

 before^ we have included it amongst our illustrations 

 (plate II. figs. 15 — 17). Though very insignifi- 

 cant when occurring on the small leaves of the 

 yellow bedstraw [Galium verum), it is a prominent 

 object on the above-named species. 



We received^ for the first time_, in July^ 1864^ 

 from Mr. Gatty^ student at Winchester_, a portion 

 of a plant of Thesium hiimifusivm (which is by no 

 means common in Britain)^ covered with beautiful 

 cluster-cups of a species never before recorded as 

 occurring in this country (plate III. figs. 50^ 51) 



