230 SUMMARY OF CURRENT RESEARCHES RKLATING TO 



Namyslowski, B. — Wawelia regia, subfam. et g. n. 



[On the structure and development of Wawelia, a 

 genus of Hypooreacese, found on hare dung.] 

 Bull. Acad. Sci. Gravovie, 1908, pp. 597-603 (6 figs.). 

 f|See also Ann. Mycol, vi. (1908) p. 199. 



„ ,, Fungi novi aut minus cogniti. (New or rare fungi.) 



[Several species of microfungi (parasitic) are dealt 



with.] Kosmos, 1908, p. 328-30. 



[See also Ann. Mycol, vi. (1908) p. 199. 



Rehm, H. — Die Dothideaceen der deutschen Flora. (German Dothideacese.) 

 [Descriptive list of the genera and species.] 



Ann. Mycol., vi. (1908) pp. 513-24. 

 ,, „ Ascomycetes exs. Fasc. 42. 



[Nos. 1776-99 are listed, with notes and descriptions of new 

 species. Most of them are from Brazil.] 



Tom. cit., pp. 484-91. 

 Rouppebt, C. — Discomycetum species novae tres. 



[Diagnoses of three new species of Discomycetes.] 



Bull. Acad. Sci. Cracovie, CI. Sci. Math. Nat. 1908, pp. 649-51. 



See also Ann. Mycol, vi. (1908) p. 199. 

 Saccardo, P. A. — Notae MycologicaB. 



[Descriptive notes on a large number of species, with diagnoses of new 

 forms. Ann. Mycol, vi. (1908) pp. 553-69 (1 pi.). 



Sydow, EL— Myootheca germanica Fasc. xiv.-xv. (No. 651-750). 



[The diagnoses of five new species are included with the list of 100 species.] 



Tom. ci£.,pp. 478-81. 

 Sydow, H. & P. — Novae Fungorum species. V. 



[A number of new species and one new genus of Sphseropsideae 

 (Beaderiella) , distinguished by its plurilocular stromata 

 and brown trigonous spores.] Tom. cit., pp. 482-4. 



,, ,, Micromycetes orientales a cl. J. Bornmuller communicati. 



[A list of species found on herbarium plants ; a few that are 

 new to science are described at length.] 



Tom. cit., pp. 526-30. 

 Theissen, P. — Fragmenta brasilica. 



[Notes and descriptions of a number of species, mostly micro- 

 fungi.] Tom. cit., pp. 531-5. 



,, ,, Hypoxylon annulatum und sein Formenkreis. 



[The author arranges seven published species of Hypoxylon 

 under three types. He is not quite sure that these three 

 are distinct species.] Tom. cit., pp. 536-8. 



Toerend, G. — Additions to the Fungi of the Counties of Dublin and Wicklow. 



[Fungi and Myxomycetes collected during a visit of three years duration.] 



Irish Naturalist, xvii. (1908) pp. 25-7. 



Lichens. 



(By A. Lorrain Smith, F.L.S.) 



Lichens from the High Altitudes of Savoy (La Tarentaise).* — 

 J. Makew has collected from many upland regions and now from the 

 highlands of Savoy. He found a large number of foliaceous species in 

 the forests, which extend up to 1800 m. • The siliceous rocks gave 

 another flora, also recorded. From 1898 m. high to 2188 m. the flora 



* Bull. Soc. Bot. France, liv. (1907) pp. 232-40. 



