LACHNELLA, 269 
concave, hyaline-white ; hymenium when dry testaceous ; 
asci cylindraceo-clavate; sporidia 8, elliptic, 4—5 x 2—3y; 
paraphyses slenderly filiform. 
Helotium pwnctoidewm—Karst., “Symb.,” pp. 215 and 
240 ; “Myco. Fenn.,” p.151. Peziza punctoidea—Karst., 
“ Grevillea,” p. 61. 
. Exs.—Karst., “Fung. Fenn.,” 745; Cooke, “Fung. 
Brit.,” ed. ii. No. 551. 
On dead leaves of Epilobiwm. Autumn. 
Cups scarcely 250u broad. 
“We have referred our specimen for the present to 
Karsten’s species, of which we have seen no specimens. 
The fruit hardly accords, otherwise it agrees very well 
with the description ” (Cooke in “ Grevillea,” v. p. 61). 
“ Apothecia when dry sometimes subhemispherical or 
subgloboso-contracted, slightly furfuraceous, sessile, or 
with a punctiform stem” (Karst., U. ¢.). 
Name—Punctum, a point, eoe, likeness, 
Dinmore, near Hereford ! (Dr. M. C. Cooke). 
(b) Sporidia fusiform or clavate. 
(a) Paraphyses filiform or clavate. 
(i.) Cups coloured. 
60. Lachnella micacea. (Pers.) 
Cups scattered or gregarious, very minute, sessile, ex- 
panded, extremely tender ; externally farinose-tomentose, 
pale red or dilute-cinnamon ; hymenium the same colour ; 
asci cylindraceo-clavate ; sporidia 8, fusiform, 3—5 x ly; 
paraphyses slenderly filiform. 
Peziza micacea—Pers., “ Myco. Eur.,” p. 268; Fries, 
“ Sys. Myco.,” p. 105. Lachnea micacea—Gill, “ Champ.,” 
p. 89; Buck., “Fung. Bristol,” No. 799. 
On dead stems of thistle. 
Cups about 200 to 300u broad. The hairs of the 
exterior are short, slender, and deciduous. 
Name—Mica, grain, granule; like a shining grain. 
Leigh Woods, near Bristol! (Mr. C. Bucknall). 
