372 FUNGUS-FLOKA. 



Ce^halotrichim curtum, Berk., Ann. Nat. Hist., n. 222, t. xi., 

 f. 13 ; Sacc, Syll., n. 1336. 

 On dead leaves of Carex. 



CAMPTOUM. Link. (fig. 8, p. 358.) 



Sterile hyphae obsolete ; fertile simple, hyaline, marked 

 at regular intervals with brown rings; conidia more or less 

 boat-shaped, typically curved or inequilateral, continuous, 

 brown. 



Camptoum, Link, Spec. PL Fungi, i. p. 44 ; Sacc, Syll., iv. 

 p. 276. 



Eeadily distinguished by the hyaline fertile hyphae being 

 marked with brown rings at regular intervals, and the 

 terminal head of oblique spores. 



Camptoum curvatum. Link. (fig. 8, p. 358.) 

 Tufts jet-black, velvety, often running into each other, 

 hyphae filiform, slightly thickened at the base, hyaline, 

 marked with prominent black rings, apex minutely verru- 

 culose, and bearing the conidia, which are collected into a 

 subglobose head, but soon disperse ; conidia ovate-oblong, 

 variously curved, sooty-black, 18-20 x 7-8 ya. 



Camptoum curvatum, Link, Sp. PI. Fungi, i. p. 44 ; Sacc, 

 Syll., n. 1337. 



On dead leaves of Carex paludosa, Scirims lacustris, Scuyus 

 syhaticus. 



ACKOTHECA. Fuckel. 



Sterile hyphae creeping or almost obsolete ; fertile hyphae 

 erect, simple brown ; conidia lusoid or cylindrical, brown or 

 fcubhyaline. 



Acrotheca, Fuckel, Symb. Myc, p. 380; emended by 

 Saccardo, Mich., ii. p. 24; Sacc, Syll., iv. p. 276. 



Acrotheca solani. Sacc. 

 Fertile hyphae springing from dry spots, ochraceous, erect, 

 slender, 80-90 X 3 /x, sparingly or not at all septate, brown, 

 paler at the slightly attenuated tips, conidia cylindrical. 



