PEZIZA. 59 
“Fung.” t. 99. Plicaria badia—Fckl, “Symb. Myco.,” 
327; Sacc., “Myco. Ven. Sp.,” p. 167. Alewria badia— 
Gill, “Champ.” p.43,ci | ; 
Exs.—Rabh., “Herb. Myco.,” i. 8337; Karst., “Fung. 
Fenn.,” 141; Cooke, “Fung. Brit.,” ii. 366; Phil. “Elv. 
Brit..” 9; Winter, “Fungi Eur.,’ 2208; Ellis, “N. A. 
Fungi,” 981; Roumg,, “ Fung. Gal.” 1958 ; Cooke, “ Fung. 
Brit.,” ed. ii. 366. 
On the ground in grassy, shady places, and on burnt 
ground. Summer and autumn. 
Cup 1 to 2 inches broad; base fleshy, often projected 
into a short stem immersed in the ground, slightly 
villous and lacunose; the colour varies according to the 
degree of moisture and age; the hymenium is dark 
umber-brown, externally a little lighter and minutely 
granular; the sporidia, when mature, are slightly rough 
on the surface. 
Name—Badius, chestnut-brown. | 
About Halifax (Bolton). St. Faith’s, Norfolk (Rev. 
K. Trimmer). Coed Coch; Aboyne; Milton, Northamp- 
tonshire ; Bowood; Hafod-dunas (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). 
Perth; Dinmore, near Hereford; Hampstead (Dr. M. C. 
Cooke). Tittleworth, Sussex! Malvern! (Mr. Spencer 
Perceval). Weybridge (Mr. F. Currey). Aberystwith! 
Trefrew! Norton Camp, near Craven Arms! Bomere, 
near Shrewsbury! Carlisle (Dr. Carlyle). 
B, SPORIDIA ELLIPTIC, SMOOTH. 
20. Peziza leuculenta. Cooke. 
Cup sessile, fleshy, pleasant orange-colour, concave ; 
externally fibrillose, paler; asci cylindrical; sporidia 8, 
elliptic, obtuse, biguttulate, smooth, 25 x 12u; para- 
physes clavate at the summits, filled with orange 
granules. 
Peziza lewculenta—Cooke in Herb.; “Mycogr.,” fig. 208. 
Peziza luteonitens—Cooke in “ Grevillea,” iii. fig, 122. 
Exs—Roumg,, “ Fung. Gal.,” 2770. 
On the ground. 
