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a full account of it shortly. Its fructification consists of small 

 sessile pilei, which appear to have been described as a CjjphcJIa 

 by Berkeley and Broome. It is closely related to Marasmiuj^ 

 scandcns Massee. which grows on cacao in West Africa, but 

 in the latter the white strands are rather thicker. Unfortu- 

 nately, specimens sent to me from West Africa by Mr. W. S. D. 

 Tudhojx; do not bear any fructification, and I was not able to 

 find the type specimen of Marasmius scandens in the Kew 

 Herbarium. The Ceylon sjDecies appears to be identical with 

 thai recorded as parasitic upon tea in India, under the name 

 of SlUhnm nannm. But an examination of the ty])e specimens 

 of Stilbuvi nanunt shows that the white thread lilight has no 

 connection w ith the Stilhutn ; the t\\ngs which bear the latter 

 show no Thread J51ight, and, except that both are on tea, there 

 is no reason why they should have been thought to be stages 

 of the same fungus. 



Stilhum nanum is a small red or pinkish SiUhum which is 

 common on dead twigs of tea, Hevea, &c. It appears to be 

 identical with the later Stilhum. {Stilbella) Hevece Zimm. It 

 was described as " flavidum," but to any one who knows the 

 changes which tropical fungi undergo in drying, it is evident 

 that it wa,s originally red. As far as is known, it is pm'ely 

 sapn I phytic 



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ArkdiiKinind V:\\.. 283 



/KnigivosjKtra sirxjuUirus v. lloluicl . . 272 



Armillaria da^ypcpla Berk. . . . . 269 



ArmiUdrifi i uritizu Berk. . . 267 



Armillfiriii hrmilif/rna Berk. . . . . 268 



Berkeltlla adcdonica (Pat.) Sacc. . . 295 



B^rkrUUa MUhujcra (B. & Br.) Sacc. . . 292 



licrkdrlUi KiromntiroUi (P. Ilenn.) v. Kohnel . . 29K 



BysHnstUhc /itilhigirn (B. & Br.) Petch . . 296 



Cfidto.'^phreria hystricvla (B. & Br.) Tookc . . 290 



