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May, 



ASCOMYCETES. 



Claviceps Junci, n. sp. 



The species of this genus are usually found parasitic iu the ovary of 

 Grasses, sometimes ou Sedges. Neither iu Saccardo's " Sylloge Fun- 

 gorum " nor in Engler and Prantl's " Pflanzenfamilien " is there any 

 mention of a member of the genus occurring on Rushes. The Sphacelia 

 stage only was found, occurring in the ovary of Juncits glaucus, and filling 

 up its interior with an immense number of colourless spores. The spores 

 are oblong to elliptical in shape, one-celled, 7-0— 10-3 /x x 2'S— 3-5 /x 

 (Fig. 1). Obtained on 17th Sept. on Royal Canal bank, Co. Dublin. 

 Rhytisma Andromedae (Pers.)— Ascus stage. July. On Andromeda 

 folifolia. Bog near Newbridge, Co. Kildare. 



UREDINE^. 



Coleosporium Campanulas (Pers.). — Uredospore stage, August. 



On Campanula rotundifolia. On north shore of L,. Neagh, south of 



Randalstown, Co. Antrim. 

 Uromyces Betae (Pers.). — Uredospore stage, May. On Beta maritima. 



Portrane, Co. Dublin. 







Fig. 1. — Spores of Claviceps Junci. Fig. 2. — Leaf of Whin covered with 

 pycnidia of Cicinnobolus Ulicis. Fig. 3. — P}-cnidia of same, more enlarged. 

 Fig. 4. — Spores of same. 



FUNGI IMPERFECTI. 



SPH^EROPSIDE>E (Section SPH^ERIO I DE^E . 



Cicinnobolus Ulicis. n. sp. 



The species of this genus are usually found as parasites on the 

 Frysiphacece, which are themselves parasites. Pycnidia pedicellate, 

 brownish black, 33*6— 61 *6 ft X 26*6— 42 /*. Spores oval to oblong, one. 

 celled, hyaline, 4*2 — 8*4 /u x 2'i— 2 8 a<. 



