ASCOPHAXUS. 303 



narrowed at the base, somewhat abruptly, to a point; 

 sporidia about 128 (not less), elliptic, hyaline, smooth, 

 collected at length into an ovoid mass in the upper part 

 of the ascus ; paraphyses not seen. 



Ascozonus subhirtus — Renny in "Trans. Woolhope 

 Club," 1873, p. 131, t. 2, f. 4-7; and "Jour. Bot.," 1874, 

 p. 357, t. 155, f. 4-7. 



On rabbit-dung. Autumn. 



Name — Sub, somewhat, hirtus, hairy. 



Hereford (Mr. James Renny). 



8. Ryparobius parvisporus. (Renny.) 



Very minute, fragile, somewhat more fleshy than 

 other species, white and brilliant at first, then duller, 

 with a faintly vinous tinge ; substance formed of bladdery 

 polygonal cells, unequal in size, and often projecting in 

 hair-like threads ; margin unevenly fringed with some- 

 what roughened subulate hairs, often in a partly double 

 row ; hymenium at first flat, then filled with the 

 prominent, broadly clavate asci; sporidia 16 to 24, 

 elliptic, hyaline, smooth ; paraphyses filiform, stout, 

 septate. 



Ascozonus parvisporus — Renny in " Trans. Woolhope 

 Club," 1873, p. 131, t. 3, f. 1-5 ; and " Jour. Bot.," 1874, 

 p. 356, t. 156, f. 1-5. 



On rabbit-dung. Autumn. 



Name — Parvus, small, spovus, a spore. 



Hereford (Mr. James Renny). 



Genus VI. — Ascophanus. Boud. 



Receptacle sessile, pilose, pruinose, or glabrous ; 

 hymenium plane or convex, rarely marginate; asci broadly 

 clavate, or rarely oblong-ovate ; hyaline or very faintly 

 coloured, opening by a conspicuous, rotund, often recurved 

 operculum; sporidia 8 or 16, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 

 hyaline or at the most very faintly tinted, when young 

 singly surrounded with gelatine, smooth or rarely very 

 minutely punctate. (Plate IX. fig. 58.) 



