SPH^ROXEMEI. 453 



3.34S. Fhyllosticta ruscicola. D.R. and llont. "Butcher's 



Broom Fhyllosticta." 



Amphigenous ; spots pallid, with a reddish-brown margin ; 

 perithecia scattered over the spots, covered by the epidermis, 

 globose, black ; sporidia oblong. — Fl. Alg. i. p. 611. Mont, Syll. 

 /). 279. Desm. Ann. Sc. Nat. 1847, viii. p. 32. Desm. exs. no. 

 1634. West. Bull, de Brux. vii. p. 23. Cooke Seem. Journ. iv. p. 

 97. 



On the phyllodia of Ruscus aculeatus. Autumn. 



1347. Phyllosticta cytisi. Besm. "Laburnum Fhyllosticta." 



Spots few, round or irregular, grey, with a brown margin ; 

 perithecia epiphyllous, black, numerous ; sporidia ovoid-oblong, 

 with two nucleoli. — Ann. Sc. Nat. 1847, viii. p. 34. Desm. exs. 

 no. 1861. Cooke Seem. Journ. \\. p. 97. Cooke exs.no. 150. 



On fading leaves of Cytisus Laburnum. Autumn. 



1348. Phyllosticta sambuci. Desm. " Elder Fhyllosticta." 



Epiphyllous ; spots whitish, solitary, or confluent, and disposed 

 in a line ; perithecia innate, minute, few, brownish-black, 

 pierced with a terminal pore ; nucleus whitish ; sporidia ovoid- 

 oblong, with two nucleoli. — Ann. Sc. Nat. 1847, viii. p. 34. 

 Desm. exs. no. 1638. Cooke Seem. Journ. iy. p. 97, f. 28. 



On fading leaves of elder. Autumn. 



1349. Phyllosticta primul8ecola. Desvi. "Frimrose 



Fhyllosticta." 



Spots occupying both surfaces of the leaves, large, blanched, 

 oftentimes with a yellowish border ; perithecia epiphyllous, 

 numerous, rather prominent, globose, black, shining ; sporidia 

 subglobose, very small. — An7i. Sc. Nat. 1847, viii. p. 130. 

 Desm. exs. no. 1^29. Cooke Seem. Journ.iv.jJ-'^^. Cooke eots.no. 

 147. 



On fading leaves of Primula vulgaris. Autumn. Common. 



1350. Phyllosticta limbalis. Pers. " Bos -leaf Fhyllosticta." 



Spots oval or oblong, ivory white, with a discoloured margin, 

 generally at the edges of the leaves ; perithecia rare, blackish, 

 scattered, sometimes confluent ; spores oblong, hyaline, with 

 three or four nucleoli. — Pers. Champ. Comest. Cooke Seem. 

 Journ.iY.p.dl. Depazea buxicola. Fr.S.M. ii. 528. Fckl. exs. 



