Rev. M. J. Berkeley and Mr. C. E. Broome on British Fungi, 459 



These three curious species, together with Physarum hyalinurn, 

 P. utriculare, and Sphcerocarpus capsulifer, constitute a distinct 

 genus characterized by the clustered spores, which are at first 

 enclosed in a common sac. For further particulars we must 

 refer to the volume of the Linnsean Transactions quoted above. 



734. Didyniium furfuraceum, (Schum.) Soell. ii. p. 204. On 

 oak branches. Wothorpe, Aug. 23, 1853. 



735. Phoma inophila, Berk, in Hook. Journ. 1853, p. 40. On 

 planks of maple. King's Clifie, Nov. 1851, 



736. P. mucifera, Berk. /. c. On elm planks. King's Cliffe, 

 Nov. 1851. 



737. P, ulmicolttj Berk. /. c. On elm planks exposed to the 

 weather. King's ClifFe, Nov. 1 85 1 . 



738. P. epileuca, Berk. /. c. p. 41. On bleached pine planks. 

 Wood Newton, Dec. 1851. 



739. P. fibricohy Berk. /. c. On ash, oak and elm. King's 

 Cliffe, Nov. 1851. 



740. P. bicuspidata, Berk. /. c. On pine wood. "Wood Newton, 

 Dec. 1851. 



741. Diplodia fibricola, Berk, in Hook. Journ. 1853, p. 42. 

 On Lombardy poplar. King's Cliffe, Nov. 1851. 



This is the fungus which was found on the elm plank picked 

 up by Capt. Penny, lat. 76° 2' N., long. 96° W. 



742. D. oospora. Berk. /. c. On bleached willow. King's 

 Cliffe, Nov. 1851. 



743. Hendersonia fibriseda, Berk. /. c. p. 43. On birch planks. 

 King's Cliffe, Dec. 1851. 



744. Septoria lituus, n. s. Peritheciis subcutaneis depressis 

 sporis filiformibus apice curvatis sporophoris paullo excedentibus. 

 On smooth twigs. Penzance, J. Ralfs, Esq. 



Concealed by the cuticle which is raised into minute pustules; 

 perithecia depressed. Spores filiform, curved at the apex, -0015 

 inch long ; sporophores filiform, rather shorter. 



Plate XV. fig. 5. Spores on thin delicate sporophores which are 

 attached to the walls of the perithecium. 



745. S. Ralfsii. Subcutanea ; epidermide supra perithecia 

 elevata, centro pustularum albo ; sporis rectis multinucleatis. 

 On decayed apples, Penzance. 



Forming black irregular patches, dotted with minute pus- 

 tules, the centre of which is white. Spores straight, oblong 

 •00133 inch long, with about six nuclei. 



Plate XV. fig. 6. Spores highly magnified. 



746. S. salicella, u. s. Subcutanea; epidermide supra peri- 



