90 British Fitno^i. 



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giferous hyjDhas, ascend. Known by tlie latter "being 

 swollen at the apex and brown in colour. Minute. 



Mucor succosus, Berk. 



Hypliasma forming small pulvinateochraceous tufts; 

 sporangiferous hyplia3 erect^ very delicate, colourless, 

 equal; sporangia globose, yellow, then brownish- 

 olive ; columella very small ; spores colourless, 

 elliptical 5 x 3-3'5 /m. 



Mucor succosus, Berk. Ann. Nat. Hist. vol. vi. p. 

 443, tab. xii. f. 15 (no. 225) ; Cke. Hdbk. n. 

 1889; Saco. Syll. vii. 628. 



On cut stumps of Aucuha Japonica. Rare. 



Forming spongy ocliraceous tufts, \ — \ in. across; 

 sporangia very numerous. 



Mucor amethysteus, Berk. 



Hyphasma dense, expanded, white ; sporangiferous 

 hyphee simple ; sporangia depresso-globose, passing 

 from white through yellow to violet-brown ; spores 

 irregularly globose, dingy violet, 7-11 /-t. 



Mucor amethysteus J Berk. Eug. Fl. vol. v. p. 332 ; 

 Cke. Hdbk, n. 631 ; Sacc. Syll. vii. n. 637. 



On decaying fruit. Rare. 



Sporangia small, stem about \ in. high. Distin- 

 guished by the violet spores. 



Mucor clelicatulus, Berk. 



Hyphasma forming a very delicate stratum ; sporan- 

 giferous hyph^ short ; sporangia globose, minute, 

 yellow ; spores globose, colourless, 4 ft diam. 



Mucor delicatulus, Berk. EDg. Fl. vol. v. p. 332 ; 

 Cke. Hdbk. n. 1891; Sacc. Syll. vii. n. 657. 



On rotting gourds. Rare. 



