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shaped or elliptical, 3— i X 2 /x, 1-seriate ; piraphyses slender, 

 knobbed at the tip. 



Peziza coccinella, Sommerf., Suppl. Flor. Lap., p. 276. 



Galloria coccinella, Phil., Brit. Disc, p. 328. 



On dead wood and bark. Eehm states that it also occurs 

 on cnistose lichens and on species of Polijporus. 



Specimen in Eehm's Ascom., n. 71a, b, examined. 



Distinguished from 0. leucostigma by the deep red colour 

 of the ascophore, and the broader spores. 



Ortailia rubella. Karst., Myc. Penn., i. p. 102; 

 Eehm, Krypt.-Flora, Disc, p. 458 ; Sacc, SjlL, viii. n. 2561. 



Gregarious, thin, subgelatinous, sessile, at first subglobose 

 and close, then becoming almost or quite plane; margin 

 wavy, very minutely velvety, deep red, somewhat contracted 

 and irregular when dry, 1-1 i- mm. across ; excipulum paren- 

 chymatous, cortical cells irregular, 8-10 /j. diameter, running 

 out into obtuse, thin-walled hyphae at the margin, 30-40 x 

 5-6 fi; these hyphae are sometimes slightly curved and 

 thickened at the tip, and give the velvety appearance to the 

 margin ; asci cylindric-clavate, 8-spored ; spores obliquely 

 1-seriate or 2-seriate above, hyaline, continuous, very slender, 

 apex rounded, base acute, 8-12 X 1 /x,; paraphyses slender, 

 tip not thickened. 



Peziza rubella, Pers., Syn. Fung., p. 365. 



Calloria ruhella, Phil., Brit. Disc, p. 334. 



On bark and wood. 



Specimen examined in Karsten's Fung. Fenn., n. 834. 



Orbilia vinosa. Karsten, Myc. Fenn., i. p. 101 ; 

 Eehm, Krypt.-Flora, Disc, p. 457 ; Sacc, Syll., viii. n. 2562. 



Usually scattered, sessile, attached by a central point, at 

 first closed, soon opening and becoming applanate, plane or 

 very slightly concave, thin and subgelatinous, pale vinous 

 red or flesh colour, not changing much in form or colour 

 when dry, |— 1 mm. across ; excipulum minutely parenchy- 

 matous, cells of cortex polygonal or irregular, 5-8 /a diameter ; 

 asci cylindric-clavate, 8-spored ; spores 2-seriate, smooth, 

 hyaline, continuous, very narrowlj' fusiform, widest part 

 usually above the middle, ends acute, straight or curved, 

 14-17 X 2 fji; paraphyses very slender, sometimes branched, 

 more or less thickened at the tip, hyaline. 



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