TOLUTELLA. 475 



Volutella setoscij Berk., OutL, p. 340 ; Sacc,, Syll., iv. 

 n. 3235. 



Aegerita setosa, Grev., Scot. Crypt. FL, tab. 268. fig. 2. 

 On rotten herbaceous stems, &c. 



Volutella buxi. Berk. 



Sporodochia gregarious, minute, sessile, j^ulvinate, the 

 elongated setae clear pale rose, septate, tips obtuse, 100-120 x 

 4 fjL erecto-divergent, forming a fringe round the sporodochium ; 

 conidia oblong-fusoid, acute at both ends, 10-12 x 3-5 fx; 

 pale rose-colour. 



Volutella hiixi, Berk., OutL, p. 340; Sacc, Syll., iv. n. 3237. 



Chaetostroma huxi, Corda, Icon. Fung., ii. f. 107. 



On the under surface of box leaves. 



Volutella gilva. Sacc. 



Sporodochia scattered, erumpent, convex, |— 1 mm. dia- 

 meter, rather compact, sometimes elongated, dingy yellow or 

 reddish, its substance interspersed with filiform, very wavy, 

 150-200 X 5-6 ft, septate, ochraceous setae that are rough 

 at the tips; conidia cylindrical, straight, ends obtuse, 

 10-13 X 1-2*5 fji, basidia fasciculate, filiform, 15-20 X 

 1-5-2/x. 



Volutella gilva, Sacc, Mich., ii. p. 208; Sacc. Syll., iv. 

 n. 3240. 



On putrid leaves, stems, &c. 



Volutella discoidea. Sacc. 



Sporodochium 2-4 mm. high, orbicular, elongated, flexuous, 

 pale fulvous then browri, at first setulose all over, disc 

 proliferous, margin rosy-brown ; conidia oblong or sub- 

 cymbifoiTQ, 9 x 3-4 /x. 



Volutella discoidea, Sacc, Syll., iv. n. 3246. 



Psilonia discoidea, B. & Br., Ann. Nat. Hist., 1866, n. 1150, 



t. o. I. o. 



On rotten wood. 



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Growing on Monocotyledons. 



Volutella arundinis. Desm. 

 Sporodochium oblong, pale rose-colour ; setae hyaline, 

 fasciculate ; conidia elliptical, 5 ^x long. 



