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Psorotheciopsts (Mollisieaj). Apotliecia patellaria, in mycclio tcuuis- 

 simo hyalino sessilia, excipulo subhyalino gonidiis destituto praodita, 

 ceracea; asci oblougo-ovodei, unispori ; sporidia magna, 1-2-scptata, 

 liyaliua; paraphyses subraniosae. 



M. Raciborski * describes four new genera of parasitic fuugi from 

 Java, viz.: — Elsinoe g. n. belonging to tbe Ascomycetes, near to Magnu- 

 siclla ; Telimena g. n. placed in tbe Pyrenomycetes ; Aldona g. n., Dis- 

 comycetes (A. stclla nigra forms beautiful large black radiating spots 

 on leaves of Pterocarpus) ; Hemileiopsis g. n., belonging to Urcdineae, on 

 leaves of Strophanihus. 



F. Tassi t describes a new genus of Sphaaropside®, Barfalinia g. n., 

 nearly related to JEtobillarda, and belonging to tbe section Trichosporae, 

 with tbe following diagnosis: — Peritbecia globosa-depressa, poro cen- 

 trali pertusa, prinio epidermide velata, dein erumpeutia, membranacca ; 

 sporulas oblongas, 4-septataa, cbloriuo-byalina3, apice setulas ternas 

 byalinas gcrentes, basidiis filiformibus brevibns suffultas. 



In an account of the Hypogaei of Sicily and Sardinia, Prof. 0. 

 Mattirulo + describes a new genus Martellia, belonging to the Hymeno- 

 gastreaa. Tbe following is tbe diagnosis of tbe genus, or of tbe single 

 species M. mistiformis sp. n. : — Fungus hypogaeus v. paene hypogseus, 

 globosus, plerumquo irregularis, avellanae circiter magnitudine ; peri- 

 dium la?,vc, facile sccedens ; integumentum ex bypbis filamentosis ; 

 moles interior carnosa, eximie cellulosa; septa loculos limitantia sine 

 ordinc proprio disposita ; bymenium basidiis stipitatis brevibus vestitum; 

 quae ex inferioribus stratis pseudopareucbymatibus subhymenialibus 

 oriuntur; sporae ex sterigmatibus tenuissimis longiusculis orientes, 

 sphosricae v. subsphaaricaa, leviter ellipticae, colore umbrino, leviter 

 echinatae. 



From Borneo, Dr. L. Petri § describes two new species of Gastero- 

 mycetes, viz. : — 



Clathrogaster. Fungus hypogaeus, irregularis v. rotundatus, radi- 

 catus, basi excavata instructus, peridio tenui, sericeo, toto v. partim reti- 

 culatim sulcato, volva plus minus crassa, gelatinosa, a parietibus nee 

 gelatinosis transjecta, gleba cellulosa spongiosa, lacunis rotundatis v. 

 gyrosis ; uterus et mycelium praeditum hyphis vascularibus, crassis, 

 longissimis ; basidia collulis sterilibus emersa, subcylindrica ; sporae 

 sphasricae intcrrupte cristatae, in basidii apice sterigmatibus brevibu* 

 suffultae. 



Caloderma. Fungus epigaaus, rotundatus, substipitatus, peridio 

 crasso, coriaceo, irregulariter dehisceute, corticc initio verrucoso-aculeato, 

 demum subuudo, substantia interiori in loculos farctos permultosque 

 divisa, septis albidis reticulatim dispositis iuterstructa, singulis loculis 

 venis minoribus transjectis, basi sterili ; puis fructifera e filamentis 

 densissime implexis, apice basidia et cystidia constautibus ; sporae sphaa- 

 ricae, umbrinae, echinatae v. ciliatae, in basidiis latere sterigmatibus longis- 

 simis suffulta2. 



* Tarasilischc Algen u. Pilzc Java's, l ler Th. (Batavia, 1000). See Bot. Cen- 

 tralbl., Ixxxiv. (1900) p. 48. 



t Bull. Lab. But. Siena, iii. (1900) pp. 1-3 (1 pi.). See Bot. Centralbl.. lxxxiv. 

 (1900) p. 51. * Malpighia, xiv. (1900) pp. 78-S2 (4 tigs.). 



§ Tom. cit., pp. 111-39 (3 pis.). 



