MOLLISIA. 187 
“Ann. Nat. Hist.” No. 960; Cooke, “Handbk.,” No. 
2116. 
Exs.—Desm,, “Crypt. Fr.,” ed. i. No. 2010, and ed. ii. 
No. 1610; Klotzsch, 823. 
On dead culms of Juncus maritimus. Autumn. 
Extremely minute. 
Name—Paululus, very small. 
Isle of Wight! (Rev. A. Bloxam). 
(b) Sporidia fusiform or elongate-fusiform. 
(a) On herbaceous stems. 
25. Mollisia ebult. (Fries.) 
Cup erumpent, gregarious, at first nearly spherical, 
then urceolate, at length expanded, when dry globose, 
depressed, cinereous-nigricant; margin paler, when dry’ 
nigricant ; hymenium cinereous-pallid ; asci cylindraceo- 
clavate, attenuated at the apices; sporidia acicular or 
elongate-fusiform, guttulate, 6—12 x 1-5u. 
Peziza atrata, var. 3. ebuli—Fries, “Sys. Myco.,” ii. 
p. 148. Peziza ebuli—Karst., “Mon. Pez,” p. 160. 
Peziza depressula—Ny]l., “ Pez. Fenn.,” p. 62 (2). 
Exs.—Desm., “Crypt. Fr.,” ed. i. 454; Cooke, “Fung. 
Brit.,” ed. ii. No. 376. 
On stems of Hpilobium. 
Name—Lbulus, specific name of Sambucus ebulus. 
Forden, North Wales! (Rev. J. E. Vize). 
26. Mollisia spherioides. (Desm.) 
Scattered, erumpent, at first globose, blackish, rugose, 
then expanded ; margin erect ; hymenium concave, watery 
cinereous, becoming black on drying; asci cylindraceo- 
fusiform; sporidia 8, slenderly fusiform, straight or 
eurved, 10O—15 x 1—l‘5pu. 
Peziza spherioides—Desm., “ Crypt. Fr.,” No. 174; B. 
and Br, “Ann. Nat. Hist.,” No. 577; Cooke, “ Handbk.,” 
No. 2105. ‘Mollisia spherioides—Gill., “Champ.,” p. 129. 
Exs.—Desm., “Crypt. Fr,” No. 174; Cooke, “ Fung 
Brit.,” No. 577; Phil. “ Elv. Brit.” No. 34. 
