Galway Exairsion — Fungi. 239 



DISCOMYCETES. 



The Only Peziza of any size— a fawn coloured species (probably P.plairota, 

 Phil.), collected by Mr. M'Ardle, and placed in a tube — was unfortunately 

 lost, together with the tube and its remaining contents, which comprised 

 a Saprolegnia or Achlya sp. on a dead fl}', and Dr. FitzGerald's specimen of 

 Claviceps on grass. Another specimen which I took on a superficial 

 inspection to be a discomycete parasitic on some frondose hepatic proved 

 to be a Lichen, Solorina saccaia, L., stated to be rather rare, but already 

 recorded from Brandon in Kerry, and Ben Bulben in Sligo by Mr. 

 J. T. Mackay, and from Cushendall, Co. Antrim, by Dr. Moore. I had 

 confined my examination to the apothecia, and had therefore become 

 acquainted only with the fungal element in the compound organism 

 of the Lichen. Each ascus contains four uniseptate brown .spores. Struck 

 by these peculiarities, I thought I should have no difficulty in 

 identifying the specimen ; but here I was disappointed, and not being 

 able to find a place for it, I sent it to Mr. Phillips of Shrewsbury, the 

 well-known authority on Discomycetes, and to his kindness I am indebted 

 for the establishment of the true nature of this specimen. Moral — 

 always examine the substratum / The poverty of this region in Discomy- 

 cetes is very remarkable. 



Lachnea stercorea, Gill. > ^ -, t 1. rv -i, 



' L On cowdung, Lough Comb. 



Humaria g^ranulata, Sacc. y 



Dasyscypha virglnea, Fekl.— Frequent, Recess, Lough Corrib, &.C. 

 Phialea virgultorum, Sacc— Recess, lake-side. 

 IVIoIlisla clnerea, Karst. — Lough Corrib. 

 WI. melaleuca, Sacc. — Lough Corrib. 



SPHyER/ACEL 



The most important species found was Claviceps purpurea (Ergot), taken 

 at Burren by Dr. FitzGerald on some grass not now certainly recogniz- 

 able, Only a few fruits were ergotized. 



Claviceps purpurea, Fr. — 0\\ grass, Burren (Prof. FitzGerald). 



Eplchloe typhina, Pers.— On Dadylis glomerata. Gentian Hill wood. 



Polystigma ruttrum, Pers.— Burren, on Black-thorn. 



Cladosporluin herbarum, L. R.— (The conidial stage of some 

 Pyrenomycete) on Quaking-grass, Aran, Prof FitzGerald. 



Hypocopra flmlcola (Rob.), Sacc— On rabbit-dung, Lough Corrib. 



UREDWEI k^n USTILAGINEL 



When industriously sought for, members of the first-named class are 

 fairly abundant in the region examined* The only smut we found was 

 Ustilago scgetum on oats, Aran (Dr. FitzGerald). I was much struck with 

 the slight degree of development attained by these parasitic forms on 



