MOLLISIA, 199 
On stems of Euphorbia amygdaloides, 
Cups 400p broad. 
Name—uphorbia, a genus of Huphorbiacee, the 
‘Spurges.: 
Batheaston ! (Mr. C. E. Broome). 
B. SPORIDIA ELLIPTIC OR OBLONG. 
(a) On leaves or herbaceous stems. 
49. Mollisia Trifolit. (Bernh.) 
Gregarious, epiphyllous or rarely hypophyllous, 
minute, orbicular, at first covered, then erumpent ; margin 
thin, lacerated ; hymenium plane or convex, smoky 
yellow ; asci clavate ; sporidia 8, elliptic or oblong- 
elliptic, 2-guttulate, 10—15 x 5—Tp; paraphyses filiform, 
rather stout. 
Ascobolus Trifolii—Bernh., “ Manip.,” iv. p. 27, t. 6, 
f,5; Fries, “Sys. Myco.,” ii. p. 165; Berk., “ Eng. Flo.,” 
v. p. 209; “Outl,” p. 874; Cooke, “Jour. Bot.,” 1864, 
Phacidium Trifolii—Boud., “Ann. Se. Nat.,” 1869, p. 
69; Cooke, “ Handbk.,” No. 2270; Sace., “ Mich.,” No. 
vii. p. 331. Peziza Trifoliorwm—Libert, “Crypt. Ard.,” 
ex. No, 324 Pseudo-peziza Trifolii—Fckl, “Symb. 
Myco.,” p. 290. Favrea congener (Ces.)—Sace., “ Mich.,” 
ii. p. 331. Mollisia Trifoliorwm—Gill, “Champ.,” p. 123, 
G1. 
Exs.—Libert, “Crypt. Ard.,” 324; Berk., 69; Desm., 
“Crypt. Fr.,” No. 520; Karst., . Fung. Fenn, ” 933 ; 
Cooke, “ Fung. Brit.,” 331, ed. ii. 451; “Winter, “Fungi 
Eur.,” 2057; Roumg., Fung. Gal.,” 660. 
On living clover-leaves. 
Name—Trifoliwm, a genus of Leguminosee, including 
clovers. 
50. Mollisia Cerastiorum. (Wallr.) 
Gregarious, minute, innato-sessile, glabrous, orbicular, 
nearly waxy, slightly, concave, marginate, pallid testa- 
ceous, when moist paler; asci clavate or subfusiform ; 
