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Hist.," 160 ; Cooke, "Handbk.," 2080. Crumenula Ledi 

 — Karst., " Myco. Fenn.," p. 214. 



On Arbutus Uva-Ursi. September. 



Sessile, globose-hemispherical ; externally rugose, 

 brownish- black ; mouth especially shining, greenish, 

 covered with a compact powder ; disc dingy. 



Glencoe, N.B. (Mr. Churchill Babington). 



Genus VI. — Ephelis. Fries, " Fung. Mexic.," and 

 " Summa Veg. Scan.," p. 370. 



Perithecium (stroma) forming an effused crust; here 

 and there tuberculate, tubercles dehiscing into cup-shaped 

 excipula. (Plate XI. fig. 69.) 



Name fyqAfe, spots brought out by the sun. 



1. Ephelis Rhinanthi (nov. sp.). 



Cups at first tuberculate, crowded or gregarious, 

 arising from an effused horny crust, at length expanding, 

 patelliform, softish-waxy, black ; asci cylindraceo- 

 clavate ; sporidia 8, oblong, or clavate, 3-guttulate, 

 10 x Ofi ; paraphyses filiform, slightly enlarged at the 

 apices. (Plate XI. fig. 69.) 



Rhytisma radicalis — Cooke, " Grevillea," viii. p. 9 

 (the immature stage). 



On stems near the base, and roots, of Rhinanthu* 

 Crista galli. Autumn. 



The mature cups are about a J of a line broad, sessile, 

 attached by a broadish base, externally rough, internally 

 pale grey. Dr. Cooke finds stylospores which are 

 elongated fusiform, tapering at the extremities to a 

 slender point, with two or more septa, 70 x 5ju. The 

 general appearance is that of a black gouty swelling, the 

 unexpanded cups somewhat like a Cucurbitaria. 



Name — Rhinanthus, the genus to which the yellow 



rattle belongs. 



Near Aberdeen (Mr. J. Taylor). Forres, N.B. I (Rev. 

 Dr. Keith). Osmere, near Whitchurch, Salop ! 



