PEZIZA. 57 
On the ground, often near stumps of felled trees, and 
amongst chips. Summer and autumn. 
Cup from } an inch to 5 inches broad, sometimes 
densely czespitose and much contorted, at others growing 
singly and equal, not oblique; disc of a bright clear 
orange, or deep orange red; margin often involute ;. ex- 
ternally nearly white, mealy, with minute sparkling 
granules; base prolonged into a short stem. The sporidia 
are coarsely tuberculate, with a prominent apiculus at 
each extremity. The odour in drying is pleasant, re- 
sembling Cantharellus cibarius. 
Name—Aurantius, orange; of an orange colour. 
Halifax (Bolton). King’s Cliffe (Rev. M. J. Berkeley), 
Glasgow (Klotzsch). Kirby Bedon, Norfolk (Rev. K. 
Trimmer). Garthewen, Denbighshire (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). 
Twycross (Rev. A. Bloxam). Blaize Castle, near Bristol 
(Mr. C. E. Broome). Bitterly, Salop (Mrs. Price). Moecus, 
Herefordshire (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Kew Gardens (Mr. C. 
E. Broome). Epping Forest! (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Hey- 
wood Forest, near Hereford! (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Din- 
more, near Hereford! Lyndhurst (Dr. M. C. Cooke). 
Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Near 
Carlisle (Dr. Carlyle). King’s Lynn (Mr. C. B. Plow- 
right). Ludlow! Shrewsbury! Colwyn Bay (Mr. 
Walker). 
Var. a. Stipitata. Phil. 
Disc bright scarlet; stem equalling the height of the 
cup, 4 mm. (about 14 lines). 
Name—Stipes, a stalk. 
This interesting variety was sent by the Rev. C. W. 
Penny, F.L.S., from Wokingham, Berkshire. 
Var. B. Atro-marginata. Phil. and Plow. 
Cup 4 lines to 1 inch broad; hymenium blood-red, 
wrinkled ; margin black, owing to the presence of minute 
septate bristle-like hairs; the tuberculate sporidia are 
frequently furnished with thread-like appendages at the 
