Pyrenomycetoce, Sphteriacea^ PhieosporEe, Xylaria. 531 



nitentibus; peritlieciis rnagnis, globosis, atris; ascis cyiindraceis, 

 stipitatis; sporidiis eUipticis, utrinque attenuatis, rectis curvulisve, 

 fuscis \2^i. 



flab. in lignis in horto botaaico Calcuttae ludiae (Kurz). — Af- 

 linis X. Poitceancc sed rugosior et sporidia ininora. 



30. Xylarla iobata Cooke in Grev. 1883, p. 86. — Magna, suberosa, 217.1 

 conchiformis,, sessilis, ambiiu lobata, fusca, levis, subnitida, lobis 

 rotundatis, intus alba; peritheciis confertis, globosis, atris; ostio- 

 lis tiiinutissimis, punctiformibus, planis; ascis cylindrsceis; spori- 

 diis arcte lanceolatis, rectis cuivuli^ve, brunneis, 12-3. 



Ilab. \n lignis, Endeavour River Australias. — Nobilis species. 217S 



u7. Xylaria elastica Cooko Grev. XVI, p. 4. — Suberoso-elastica, 

 subglobosa 3-5 cio. diam. vel heinisphagrico-convexa, sessilis, ni- 

 groscens; ostioli^^ punctiformibus; peritheciis uumerosis, congestis, 

 lateraliter compressis, contextu spongioso-elastico, albido; ascis cla- 

 vato cyliudraceis, octosporis ; sporidiis uniseriatis, amygdala^formi- 

 bus, binucleatis, fuscis, 12 c= G-7. 



Hab. \\\ ligno putrescente, Trinity Bay ad mare glac. austr. 

 (SA.yER). — Affinis X regali sed sporidia duplo crassiora etc. 



38. Xylaria cinnabarina Cooke et Mass. Grev. XV, p. 101. — Stro- 2173 

 mate suboroso, subgloboso, corrugato vel depresso, brunneo, sub 

 cuticula tenui cinnabarino, intus albo, stipita obsoleto; peritheciis 

 magnis, prominulis; ascis cylindraceis; sporidiis lanceolatis, fuscis, 

 ! 0-12::^ 3-4. 



Kab. in lignis, Daintree River Australiflo (F. Mueller). 



30. Xylarla favosa l>erk. et Curt. in Merb. Kew. Cooke Grev. 1883, 2174 

 p. 87. — - Suberosa; stromate erecto, atro-fusco, rugoso, piriformi, 

 infra in stipitem brovem attenuato, intus fusco-lacunoso, fusco; pe- 

 ritheciis iroperfectis. 



na'>. \\\ lignis (?) in insula Cuba. — Stroma 35 mm. long., 

 20 iiiin. •■".rfis>;. 



40. Xylaria agariciformis Cooko ot Mass. Gr«>v. XVII, p. 81. — Ca- 2175 

 pitulo sorjiigloboso, 8-10 inm. diain., glauco, ostiolis nigris miuu- 

 tis pirnctato, truncato vel depresso, infra nigro nt sterili, hinc ad 

 stipiiem nigro-annulato ; stipite a-iijuaii vel deorsuin leniter atte- 

 nualo, 2-3 mm. cr., 2-5 inrn. long., rocto vel flexuoso, fuligineo; 

 ascis tfretibus; spor-idiis unisoriatis, ellipsoideis, utrimjue rotunda- 

 tis, initio bi-uucloatis, demuin atro-bruiineis, 23-25-6-8. 



Hab. m truncis Isyre 's Sandj/alli Great Dight Austraiiae (.J. 

 B. Baff). 



