4(38 FUNGUS-FLOEA. 



running up the base of the hemispherical or cyathiforni cups; 

 which are about 2 lines broad, margin generally acute. 

 (B. & Br.) 



Distinguished at once by the peculiar structure of the 

 hypotheoium and excipulum. 



Type specimen examined. 



Humaria convexula, Quelet, Enchir. Fung., p. 288 ; 

 Sacc, Syll., viii. n. 547. 



Scattered, sessile, somewhat immersed, plane then rather 

 convex, slightly marginate, fleshy, soft, glabrous, reddish- 

 yellow or ochraceous with a tinge of flesh-colour, sometimes 

 dull orange, 1-2 mm. across ; hypothecium and excipulum 

 formed of strings of stout sausage-shaped cells, constricted 

 at the distant septa and often branched, cortex parenchy- 

 matous ; asci cylindrical, apex rounded, 8-spored ; spores 

 1-sefiate, hyaline, continuous, smooth, 1-2-guttulate, ellip- 

 tical, ends rather acute, 22-25 x 10-12 fjt.; paraphyses 

 slender, septate, tips clavate, 6-8 /x thick, and containing 

 reddish oil-globules. 



Peziza convexula, Pers., Obs. Myc, ii. p. 85; Mjcogr., 

 fig. 36 ; Phil., Brit. Disc, p. 95. 



Peziza chrysophihalma, Gerard, Bull. Torrey Club, vol. iv. 

 n. 12. 



On naked soil, also among moss. 



Specimen in Puokel's Fung. Rhen., u. 1875 ; a specimen 

 in Herb. Cooke, Kew, from Gerard, also examined. 



Humaria pilifera. Sacc, Syll., viii. n. 464. 

 Scattered, sessile, hemispherical and closed at first then 

 expanding until almost plane, rather flesh j-, 1-2 "5 mm. 

 across, margin erect or very slightly incurved, minutely 

 fimbriate, pale, disc orange-red ; externally similar in colour, 

 and sprinkled with very delicate, thin-walled, septate hairs 

 which become more numerous downwards ; cortex parenchy- 

 matous, cells irregularly polygonal, 10-18 /a diameter ; asCi 

 cylindrical, apex rounded, 8-spored ; spores obliquely 1-se- 

 riate, continuous, hyaline, smooth, broadly elliptical, ends 

 blunt, 1-guttulate, 15-18 X 9 /u ; paraphyses slender, septate), 

 often branched, clavate and filled with orange oil-globt(les 

 at th©' apex, which is sometimes bentt 



