194 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 
Chiselhurst! (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). Forres, N. B.! 
(Rev. Dr. Keith). 
89. Mollisia hydnicola. (B. and Br.) 
Cups orbicular, then irregular, plane, dark green ; 
asci cylindrical; sporidia 8, subglobose, uniseriate ; 
10 x 7'5u; paraphyses filiform, branched. 
Peziza hydnicola—B. and Br., “ Ann, Nat. Hist.,” No. 
1327, t. xx. f. 20; “ Grevillea,” i. p. 181. 
On Hydnum ochracewm. 
Conidia were observed in this species, 2°5 x 3:5. 
Name—Hydnum, a genus of fungi, colo, to inhabit. 
B. SPORIDIA SUB-ELLIPTIC. 
40. Mollisia Bullit. (Wor. Smith.) 
Cups hemispherical, at length irregular, sessile or 
very shortly stipitate, whitish; margin inflexed, rather 
pulverulent from the remains of the veil; hymenium 
often proliferous ; mycelium brownish; asci subclavate ; 
sporidia sub-elliptic, minute, 5—76u long. (Plate VI. 
fig. 35.) 
Peziza, BulltiwW.G. Smith, Gard. Chron. (1878), 
with figure ; B. and Br.,“ Ann. Nat. Hist.,” No. 1824, t. 19, 
£17; “Grevillea,” i. p. 120, t. viii. f. 3, vol. ii. p. 162. 
On wooden cistern, December (W. G. Smith), 
Name—After Dr. H. G. Bull. 
C. SPORIDIA OBLONG-OBTUSE., 
41. Mollisia Mali. (Rehm.) 
Gregarious, small, at first globose, then urceolate, 
finally more or less expanded, pale honey-colour, pruinose ; 
margin when dry involute, paler, scabrous ; hymenium 
greenish yellow; asci clavate; sporidia oblong, obtuse 
hyaline, 9 x 384; paraphyses filiform. 
Pezzella Mali—Rehm, “ Asco.,’ No. 460. Peziza 
(Mollisia) Mali—Phil. and Plow., “ Grevillea,” xiii. p. 74 
On dead holly hark. , 
