174 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 
p. 1080; Fries, “Sys. Myco.,” ii. p. 142; Sow., t. 64; 
With., v. p. 812; “Eng. Flo.,” v. p. 205; Karst., “Pez. et 
Ascob.,” p. 37; “Mon. Pez.,” p. 158; Nyl., “Fung. Fenn.,” 
p. 60; Cooke, “Handbk.,” No. 2100, Peziza callosa— 
Bull, t. 416, f. 1; “Flo. Dan.,” t. 1490, f 2. Peziza 
salicaria—Pers., “Myco. Eur.,” i. p. 308. Trochila 
salicaria—De Not., “Disc.,” p. 15. Mollisia cinerea— 
Karst., “Myco. Fenn.,” p. 189; Gill. “Champ.,” p. 134 
Niptera cinerea—Fckl., “Symb. Myco.,” p. 292. 
Exs.—Desm., “ Crypt. Fr.,” ed. i, No. 1421, ed. ii. 
No. 921; Karst. “Fung. Fenn.,” No. 735; Cooke, “ Fung. 
Brit.,” No. 890, ed. ii. 882; Phil. “ Elv. Brit.” No. 125; 
Rabh., “Fung. Eur.” No. 2116 and 1643; Roumg., 
“ Fung. Gal.,” 831. 
On decaying wood. Autumn to spring. 
Cup 4 to 2 line broad. “Often crowded, equal or 
lobed, and waved at the margin; hymenium pale or 
grey, watery, paler towards the circumference; substance 
soft and sometimes almost gelatinous” (Grev.). This 
should be compared with Lachnella Schumacheri. 
Name—Cinis, ashes ; ash-colour. 
Found everywhere. 
4, Mollisia benesuada. (Tul.) 
Gregarious or fasciculate erumpent, sessile, at first 
subhemispherical, then expanded, becoming convex, 
difformed, waxy; externally glabrous, watery cinereous ; 
hymenium pallid or brownish; asci cylindraceo-clavate ; 
sporidia fusiform or oblong-fusiform, hyaline, 10 X 2:5u. 
Peziza benesuada—Tul., “Ann, Se. Nat.,” 1853, 
t. 15, f. 8, 9. 
Exs.—Phil., “Elv. Brit..” No. 175; Rehm, “ Asco.,” 
756 ; Cooke, “ Fung. Brit.,” ed. ii. 653. 
On dead branches of alder. 
Cups about 4 a line broad. These burst out through 
the bark in little heaps, much crowded and difformed. 
The supposed spermatia are rarely to be met with. This 
is very near M. cinerea and M. fallax. 
Name—Bene, well, suadeo, to persuade; from afford- 
