BY .7UI.IAN GWYTHER. 
79 
No. 1 is smooth and yellow to lines across, slightly 
saucer-sliaped or plane above and thick and fleshy below, as 
deep as it is wide, usually very I'egular as to outline, being 
generaUy quite circular. When sliced, and a section placed beneath 
a quarter inch objective, it will be observed to be composed o 
numerous asei or partially oblong sacs, usually very regularly 
disposed, each containing eight oblong or oval spores, 
uniseiiate and regular, or somewhat confused in arrangement 
and partially hi-seriate, interspersed very sparsely with 3 
jointed very small and transparent rods named paraphyses. 
No, 2 h of a fleshy, wine-coloured brown, to SJ lines across, 
slightly cup-shaped, though plane above and convex below, with 
1 short distinct stem-root. It eventually dries dark 
®Hng at the margins— which become crimped and whitish- 
!tay. The plants of this species grow, in some cases, so closely 
together as to become angular by mutual pressure. e 
intents are gelatinous, greenish-yellow and large, com^sed o 
Ispored asci. These are transparent, club-shaped, and pe raa e 
the apex wlien mature for the exit of the spores. es 
totter are smooth, oval, transparent, and packed o ique y ^ 
‘confused manner. At the bases of the asci 
toe numerous paraphyses or sterile asci, soraew m s o ^ 
ae-eelled only. These attain about half the length of t ■ 
» spore-sac. These species of Peziza never germina ® 
"counds until the more offensive organic matters ^ 
substance they affect have been thoroughly was e . 
Ibe collector, therefore, need be m no fear of defiling himself m 
Securing examples of either. 
The drawings illustrating these fungi and 
structure winch are submitted for the 
nibers of the Society will serve to illustrate my statements. 
