326 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 
On decaying wood ; on decorticated branches in damp 
places, ete. 
Usually small, scattered, dark green, convex, of a 
decidedly gelatinous texture. 
Name—Ater, black, virens, green. 
Near Ludlow, Shropshire! The Wrekin, Shropshire ! 
near Bristol! (Mr. C. Bucknall). 
Genus V.—Cattoria. Fries (amended), 
Gelatinous, at first spherical, immarginate, then be- 
coming plane or concave, sessile or substipitate ; for the 
most part bright-coloured, with no distinct excipulum ; 
sporidia 8, minute. (Plate X. fig. 63.) 
Spermogonia occur iu fusarvoicdes. 
Rarely exceeding 4 to ? of a line broad; soft when 
moist, slightly horny when dry. 
Growing on dead wood, herbaceous stems, and fungi. 
Name—xadAoe (kadéde), beauty; beautifully coloured 
P ARRANGEMENT OF THE SPECIES. 
4. Exterior of cups pubescent 
(a) Sporidia fusiform .. oe «- species 1,2 
(b) Sporidia cylindrical oe sis » 3 
8. Exterior of cups glabrous 
(a) Sporidia subglobose ae oe » 4 
(b) Sporidia elliptic oe o oe » 5-8 
(c) Sporidia fusiform. 
(a) Simple .. o° ae ae » 9-11 
(8) Septate .. oe o° on » 12.13 
(d) Sporidia filiform .. sé os » 14-18 
o. Doubtful .. 3 Be ss ee » 19 
Key To THE Species. 
Hymenium some shade of red at oes oe 
Hymenium some shade of yellow .. 
Hymenium white oe a 5 
ieee filiform .. a5 ‘fs es 
‘\Paraphyses globose or subglobose at the apices 
Exterior woolly, rosy-pink : growing on Sterium..  stereicola. 
Exterior glabrous, bright red: on Conium maculatum coniicola. 
Exterior glabrous, reddish fiesh-colour: on Rubus 
2.4 exsius ze ae se a a +. rubicolor. 
Exterior glabrous, flesh-red : on dead wood «. rubella. 
Exterior glabrous, orange-colour : seated ona Tape- 
sium .. a ies ss ae as of 
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