var. 7. th a lic tr i. Grev. Clusters roundisli; peridia oblong.
—FcM. exs. no. 265. JEcidium thalictri. Grev. t. 4. Eng. F I.y .
p. 371. Seem. Journ. ii. p. 35. Cooke M.F.p. 191.
On leaves of Thalictrum minus, alpinum, &c.
Tlie forra on leaves of Rannnculus ficaria is one of the earliest of spring
fungi in making its appearance.
1 616. .fficidium g a lii. Pers. “ Bed-straw Cluster Cupa.”
S p e r m o g o n e s ?
P r o t o s p o r b s . Spots linear or oblong, obscurely brown ;
peridia scattered, rarely aggregate, dentate, whitish ; spores
0gg_yellow.—Pers, Syn. p. 207. Berk. Ann. N.H. no. 490. Seem.
Journ. U p. 37. CookeM.F. t .2 ,f. 15-17. Cooke exs. no. 9. Fckl.
iajs.no. 280.
On leaves of Galium verum and G. mollugo.
1617. JE c id ium b u n ii. B.C. “ Pig-nut Cluster Cups.”
S p e r m o g o n e s ?
P r o t o s p o r b s . Spots obliterated; subicnlum thickened;
peridia in irregular snbrotund or oval heaps ; spores orange.—
B.C. Fl.Fr. Yi.p. 96. E n g .F I . y . p. 370. Seem. Journ.ii.p.37.
Cooke M .F .p .192. Fckl. exs. no. 1928.
On Bunium bulbocastanum and Pimpinella saxifraga. Spring.
var. (3. p o te rii. Cooke. Peridia circinating or scattered.
Mcidium poterii. Cooke Seem. Journ.ii. p . 3 9 ,1.14. f . 3. Cooke
M.F. p. 193.
On leaves and petioles of Poterium sanguisorba. May. June.
Darentb.
1618. JE c id ium v a le r ian a c e a rum .
Cups.”
Puby. “ Valerian Cluster
S p e r m o g o n e s ?
P r o t o s p o e e s . Hypogenous, rarely cauline; spots on a thickened
subcircular or oblong base; peridia scattered, more or less
crowded, cup-shaped, tawny, margin erect, denticulate; spores
dirty yellow.— Syn.p. 908. Eng. F I .y .p. 870. Seem. Journ.
ii.p .37. CookeM.F. p. 192. Cooke exs.no.l93. Fckl. exs. no.
273. Cooke L.F. no. 56.
On Valeriana officinalis W.4 V.dioica.
1619. JE c id ium a sp e r ifo lii. Pers. “ Borage Cluster Cups.”
S p e r m o g o n e s ?
P r o t o s p o r e s . Clusters snbrotund, on a slightly thickened
subicnlum ; peridia scattered ; spores orange.—Pers. Syn. p.
208. Berk. Ann. N.H. no. 255. Seem. Journ. ii. p. 37. Cooke
M.F.p. 192. Cooke exs. no. 325. Fckl. exs. no. 274.
On leaves of various Boraginaceae. Summer.
The parts of the leaves on which it occurs are rendered concave on one side
and convex on the other.
1 6 2 0 . Alcidium gxossulaxise. P.O. “ Gooseberry Cluster
Cups.”
S p e r m o g o n e s ?
P r o t o s p o r b s . Spots yellow, bright red on tbe opposite side,
with a yellow border; peridia crowded in roundish heaps, at
length brown, and surrounded with a brown area; spores
orange.—B.C. FI. F r .y i.p . 92. Grev. t. 62. Eng. FI Y. p . 372.
Moug. exs. no. 287. Seem. Journ.ii. p. 37. Cooke M.F. p. 192.
Cooke exs. no. 10.
On leaves and fruit of gooseberry and currant. May. June.
Common. [Pennsylvania.]
Very variable in the frequency of its occurrence. Some seasons it is very
common ; in others scarce a specimen can be found.
1621. Alcidium uxticse. P.C. “ Nettle Cluster Cups.”
S p e r m o g o n e s ?
P r o t o s p o e e s . Spots obliterated; subicnlum thickened;
peridia disposed in elongated or subrotund heaps, at first subglobose,
then gaping; spores orange.—D.C. FI. Fr. ii.y>. 243.
Eng. FI.y. p . 374. Moug.exs.no.389. Desm. exs.no. 676. Seem.
Journ. ii.p. 37. Cooke M.F. t. l , f . 10,11. Cooke exs. no. 11. Fckl.
exs. no. 281. Berk. exs. no. 112.
On leaves and stems of nettles, distorting them very much.
June. Common. [Mid. Carolina.]
1 6 2 2 . Alcidium b eh en is. P.C. “ Bladder-campion Cluster
Cups.”
S p e r m o g o n e s ?
P r o t o s p o e e s . Spots yellow, brown on opposite side ; peridia
somewhat circinating, in snbrotund heaps; spores brown.—
D.C. FI. Fr. Yi. p. 94. Eng. FI. v. p. 372. Baxt. exs. no. 90.
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