204 PERISPORIACE^. 



Genus XVII. BROTIUM. L. and C. 



Perithecia reticulated, vesicular colored, attached to muci- 

 dine threads ; sporangia delicate. — Berkeley Outlines. 



B. herbariorum. 



Characters same as the genus. This is proved to be an ascig- 



erous part of the Aspergillus glaucus, a mucidine. 



On dried plants, and other decaying substances. The meatus of the 

 external ear is subject to a growth of this fungus, producing inflamma- 

 tion and dullness of hearing. 



