166 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 
Helotium pruimoswm—Jerd., B. and Br., “ Ann. Nat. 
Hist.,” No. 1174, t. 5, £ 88; Cooke, “Handbk,,” No. 
2154, . 
Exs—Cooke, “Fung. Brit.,” No. 575; ed. i. 390 ; 
Phil, “Ely. Brit.” No. 89; Rabh., “ Fung. Eur. 1514; 
Roumg., “ Fung. Gal.” 2771. ; 
On Hypoxylon fuscum and Diatrype stigma ; on dead 
wood. Autumn. pane 
Cup about 4a line broad. The hymenium is often 
bluish, and nearly always chalky. . 
Name—Prwina, hoar-frost ; from the hoary dise. 
Derbyshire (Mr. J. Renny). Leigh Woods, near 
Bristol (Mr. C. Bucknall), Near Shrewsbury! Llany- 
blodwell, Oswestry ! 
(b) Sporidia fusiform or oblong-fusiform. 
(a) On herbaceous stems or twrgs. 
26. Helotiwm herbarwm. (Pers.) 
Cup very shortly stipitate or sessile, plane or convex, 
firm, white ; stem extremely short or absent; asci cylin- 
draceo-clavate; sporidia 8, fusiform or oblong-fusiform, 
2 to 3-guttulate, becoming pseudo-uniseptate, 12— 
15 x 2--4u; paraphyses filiform, slender. 
Helotiuwm herbarum (Pers.)—Fries, “Summa Veg. 
Scan.,” p. 356; Berk., “Outl,” p. 872; Cooke, “ Handbk.,” 
No. 2156; Fekl., “Symb. Myco.,” p. 316; Gill, “Champ.,” 
p. 162, ci. Peziza herbarwm—Fries, “Sys. Myco.,” ii. 
p. 186; “Eng. Flo.,” v. p. 204; Karst., “Pez. et. Ascob.,” 
p. 84; “Mon. Pez,” 146; Nyl, “ Pez. Fenn,” p. 45. 
Exs.—Desm., “Crypt. Fr.” ed. i. 603; ed. ii 568; 
Rabh., “Herb. Myco.,” ed. ii. 227; Karst, “ Fung. Fenn.,” 
81;. Fekl, “EF, Bh,” 1147; Phil, “Ely. Brit,” 873 
Cooke, “Fung. Brit,” ser. ii, 391; Roumg, “Fung. 
Gal.,” 451. 
On dead herbaceous stems in moist woods. Autumn. 
Name—Herba, an herb; on herbs, 
Forres (Rev. Dr. Keith). Rose Hill, near Sh bury! 
Wrekin, Salop! ) rewsbury 
