200 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES, 
sporidia 8, oblong, obtuse, 2-guttulate, 10 x 3u; para- 
physes filiform, slender. (Plate VI. fig. 36.) 2 
Peziza Cerastiorwm—Wallr. in Fries, “Sys. Myco., 
ii. p. 153; Wally, “Flo. Germ.,” 465. Phacidiuwm Ceras- 
tiorwum—GillL, “Champ.,” p. 169. 
Exs.—Cooke, “Fung, Brit.” No. 655; Rabh., “ Fung. 
Eur.,” 1705 and 17050. 
On leaves of Cerastium. 
Cups 300 to 500u broad. 
Name—Cerastiwm, a genus of Caryophyllacex. 
King’s Lynn! (Mr. C. SB. Plowright). 
C. SPORIDIA PYRIFORM, 
(a) On leaves. 
51. Mollisia Ranuneult. (Wallr.) 
Hypophyllous, gregarious, on discoloured spots. 
erumpent, then sessile, orbicular; hymenium plane, at 
first ochraceous, then black; margin distinct, serrated, 
umber-brown, at length black; sporidia 8, pyriform, 
septate, 15 x 5u; paraphyses filiform, sometimes branched. 
Phlyctidium Ranunculi—Wallr, “Flo. Germ.,” 
p- 416. Dothidea Ranunculi—Fries, “Sys. Myco.,” ii. 
p. 562; Berk., “Eng. Flo.,” v. p. 287. Hacipula Ranuwn- 
culi—Rabh., “ Handbk.,” 158. Phacidiwm Ranunculi— 
Cooke, “Handbk.,” No. 2271; Gill, “Champ.,” p. 168. 
Phacidium litigioswm—Rob. in Desm., “ Ann. Se. Nat.,” 
t. 8, 1847, p. 181. 
Exs.—Berk., 347; Desm., 1639; Fekl, “F. Rh.,” 
1175; Cooke, “Fung. Brit.,” 280, ed. ii, 452; Rehm, 
“ Asco.,” 659; Kunze, “Fung. Sel.” 175, 381; Roumg,, 
“Pung. Gal.,” 544. : 
On fading leaves of Ranunculus repens, ete. 
About 500 broad. 
Name—Ranunculus, a genus of Ranunculaceae. 
Forres! (Rev. Dr. Keith). Shere, Surrey! (Dr. 
Capron). 
