112 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 
or cylindrical; sporidia often in two rows; texture 
fibroso-cellulose. (Plate V. figs. 24-27.) 
Growing on twigs, fruit, and -very often on stems of 
plants (Fries, “Sys. Myco.,” ii. p. 117). 
Name—ipfy, a membrane, and oxigoc, a cup; from 
the membranaceous character of the cup. 
ARRANGEMENT OF THD SUBGENERA, 
I, Sclerotinia .. se oe ae . «s 17 
II. Ciboria re be es ae oe +. 8-19 
IIL. Trichoscypha sf ae a a ». 20 
TV. Cyathoidea .. os ee ve ee +. 21-50 
Key To Tae SUBGENERA. 
Growing from a conspicuous sclerotium . e+ Sclerotinia. 
Epiphytal, having no distinct sclerotium .. | 
1, {Margin furnished with hair-like processes .. «+ Trichoseypha. 
. (Maen without hair-like processes .. ae se 2) 
Cups rather large, growing on dead fruit or the in- 
9 fiorescence of plants or twigs es $2 -. Ciboria. 
* ) Cups small (rarely exceeding 3 lines in height) grow- 
on wood, herbaceous stems, and fruit oe «+ Cyathoidea. 
Suscenus I—Scierorinia. (Fckl., “Symb. Myco.,” 
p. 330.) 
Cup rather large, or rather small, long stemmed, arising 
from a sclerotium, more or less infundibuliform, fleshy, 
marginate, at length more expanded, for the most 
part glabrous; asci elongated, 8-spored ; sporidia ovate, 
oblong-ellipsoid, hyaline, guttulate, continuous; para- 
physes filiform (Fckl.). (Plate V. fig. 24.) : 
Name—Sclerotiwm, a tuberous fungus, 
ARRANGEMENT OF THE Species, 
A. Sporidia elliptic i oe a ++ species 1-2 
B. Sporidia cymbiform .. vie 38 ae » «=—«B4 
c. Sporidia oblongo-fusiform .. tie: ns » 8 
pv. Sporidia cylindrical .. f ais ae- gg) 67 
Key To THE SPECIES, 
Sporidia elliptic .. ae oe ae oe oe 1 
Sporidia cylindrical .. ar oe ve os 4 
