366 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 
8-guttulate, curved, on short sporopores seated amongs! 
the asci, 30—50 x 5y. 
On inner bark of Cistus lawrifolius. June. 
Name—Sub, under, tectwm, roof; concealed by the 
bark. , 
Royal Gardens, Kew ! (Dr. M. C. Cooke). 
C. SPORIDIA SUBCLAVATE, 
(a) Hyaline septate. 
14, Patellaria atrata. (Hedw.) 
Subcoriaceous, patelliform, sessile, plane, black ; 
margin swollen; hymenium subpruinose ; asci cylin- 
draceo-clavate ; sporidia subclavate, 5 to 7-septate, 
35—46 x 64; paraphyses filiform, adherent, black, and 
thickened at the apices. 
Lichen atratus—Hedw., “Mus. Frond.,” ii. p. 61, 
t. 21, f. a. Peziza patellaria—Pers., “Syn. Fung.,” 
p. 670; “ Myco. Eur.,” p. 306; D. C., “Flo. Fr.,” ii. p. 76; 
A. and S., p. 341; Nees, “Sys.,” f. 265. Peziza-atrata— 
Wahl., “Ups.,” p. 466; Fries, “Sys. Myco.,” ii. p. 160; 
"“ Eng. Flo,” v. p. 208; Cooke, “ Handbk.,” p. 716. 
‘Lecanidion atruwm—Rabh., “ Handb.,” p. 342; Fekl., 
“Symb. Myco.,” p. 266; Pat., p. 31, f. 72. 
Exs.—Rabh., “ Fung. Eur.,” 33; Fekl., “ F. Bh.,” 1118; 
Phil, “Ely. Brit.” 90; Cooke, “Fung. Brit.,” ed. ii. 
194; Roumg., “ Fung. Gal.,” 828. 
On dead wood. 
Cups about 4 a line broad. Firm, orbicular; margin 
prominent. 
Name—Ateer, black. 
King’s Lynn! (Mr. C. B. Plowright). Conway, North 
Wales! (Rev. W. A. Leighton). Trefriw, North Wales! 
Attingham, Shrewsbury ! 
15. Patellaria clavispora. B. and Br. 
Scattered, sessile, when young nearly globose, when 
older expanding, plane, obtusely margined, rather 
irregular, pitch-brown; white within; asci cylindraceo- 
