HELOTIUM. 159 
Helotiwm subsessile—Schum., “ Saell.,” p. 415; Berk., 
“Qutl,” p. 372; Cooke, “Handbk.,” No. 2153. Peziza 
helotioides—Fries, “Sys. Myco.,” ii. p. 185; B. and Br., 
“ Ann. Nat. Hist.,” No. 573; “Flo. Dan.,” t. 1855, f. 3. 
On dead branches. October. 
Of a dull ochre rather than umber. The stem is very 
thick, obconical, and merely a prolongation of the pileus ; 
the hymenium convex (Berkeley). No specimen of this 
exists in Mr. Berkeley’s herbarium. 
Name—Sub, somewhat, sessilis, sitting; nearly stem- 
less. 
King’s Cliffe (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). 
11. Helotiwm fagineum. (Pers.) 
Cup shortly stipitate or sessile, plane or convex, 
whitish or yellowish, glabrous, waxy, firm; stem short, 
thick, or absent; asci cylindraceo-clavate; sporidia 8, 
oblong, or oblong-elliptic, 13 X 4; paraphyses scarce. 
Helotium faginewm—Fries, “Summa Veg. Scan.,” p. 
356; Berk., “Outl.,” p. 872; Cooke, “Handbk.,” No. 
2158; Fekl., “Symb. Myco.,” p. 315. Peziza faginea— 
Pers., “ Tent. Disp. Meth.,” p. 34; “Myco. Eur.,” p. 296; 
A. and §., p. 334; Fries, “Sys. Myco.,” ii. p. 1386; Scop., 
“ Ann.,” iv. t. 2,f. 3; Johns., “Flo. Ber.,” ii. p. 150; “ Eng. 
Flo.,” v. p. 204; “ Ann. Nat. Hist.,” No. 963*. 
Exs.—Fckl.,, “ F. Rh.,” 1146. 
On beech-mast. Autumn. 
Cup about 4 to 1 line broad; gregarious or crowded. 
Name—Fagus, beech ; growing on beech. 
Near Bristol (Mr. Cedric Bucknall). Wrekin, Salop! 
Glamis (Rev. J. Fergusson). 
(a) Sporidia fusiform or clavate. 
(a) On wood. 
12. Helotium salicellum. Fries. 
Cup shortly stipitate, plane, adpressed, orbicular, 
firm, testaceous or ochery pallid; stem equal, paler; 
asci cylindraceo-clavate; sporidia 8, elongate-fusiform, 
