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Rccondaiy verticils of 2-4 aciiiinnate branclilets; conidia^ 

 ttrmiiial, solitary, elliptical, 5 X -j {j^. 



Vert'iciUium microspermuni, Sacc, Syll., iv. n. 793 ; Grevillea,. 

 1)1. 154, tig. A. 



On Fames annosus ; accompanying Htjpomyccs Broomcanus, 

 of which it is the conidial form. 



Verticillium aspergillus. B. & Br. 



AVhite; sterile hyphae scanty, ciee]»ing ; fertile branches 

 erect, septate, simple, rarely branched near the base, np to 

 150 /A long, repeatedly dividing near the apex, in a dicho- 

 tomous manner, the branches terminating in a verticil of 3-4 

 acuminate branclilets; conidia apical, solitary, elliptical^ 

 o X 2 fx. 



Verticillium aspergillus, Berk. & Broome ; Ann. Nat. Hist.^ 

 n. 1384, pi. 8, 1. 7 ; Sacc, Syll., n. 795. 



On decaying Porta vapor aria. 



The habit is that of Clonostachjs araucaria, Cda. It i& 

 worth inquiry whether this may not be a state of Hijpocveai 

 furinosa. (B. & Br.) 



Verticillium quaternellum. Grove. 



Snow-white. Mj'celium very slender, intricately branched^ 

 fertile hyphae short, hyaline, erect, almost cylindrical^ 

 lemotely septate ; branches cylindrical, straight, simple, in 

 verticils of 3-4, and bearing 3—5 (most frequently fonr)i 

 conidia at the apex; couidia cylindric-oblong, hyaline, 7-8 fjL. 

 long. 



Verticillium quaternellum. Grove, Journ. Bot., vol. xiii_ 

 p. 10; t. 240, f. 7 ; Sacc, S^lh, n. 720. j 



On Agaricus (Mycena), 



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Bosy, red, tawny, or yellow. 



Verticillium epimyces. B. & Br. 

 Forming effused, rather dense patches, at first white, there 

 tinged with rose, primary and secondary branches usually 

 in pairs, opposite, tertiary branches short, becoming sharp 

 pointed, often also in pairs; conidia colourless, at first almost 

 globose, then elliptical, 9-12 X 5 /x when mature. 



