624 SEPEDONIEI. 



Masses 1-2 lines broad, snbinnate ; flocci very fine, cnrionsly twisted to- 

 gether, external surface, finely tomentose, from their free apices. Spores 

 fusiform (sometimes globose or oval), collected about the apices of the fila- 

 ments.— 3/./. B. 



1873. Psilonia arundinis. Besm. ** Keed Psilonia." 



Tufts oblong, dense, pale rose-coloured; flocci fasciculate, in- 

 tricate, simple ; spores ovoid and oblong. — Fr. S.M. iii. /?. 451. 

 Berk. exs. no. 102. Berk. Ann. N.II. no. 35-551. Desm.exs.no. 460. 

 Ann. Sc. JS^at. 1830, t. 5,/. 1. Chloridium festuccs. Corda. Anl. t, 

 B.f. 12, no. A. 



On dead leaves and stems of reeds and Carices. Feb, 



Tufts evidently erumpent, oblong, linear, 1-2 lines long. 



Psilonia xivea, Fr. is clearly an insect production. 



1874. Psilonia discoidea. B.& Br. " Discoid Psilonia." 



Pale fawn-colour, then brown ; disc proliferous ; spores ob- 

 long, margin discrete, rosy tan-colour. — B, ^ Br, Ann. N.H, 

 1866,?io. 1150,^.3,/. 8. 



On rotten rails. Jan. — Feb. Wilts. 



Whole plant 1-2 lines across, variously shaped, orbicular, elongated, flex- 

 uous, &c. In the early stage the disc is quite covered by the shaggy coat,, 

 which afterwards folds back or cracks, and leaves the stratum of spores 

 naked, precisely as in Myrotheciuni. Spores oblong or, seen laterally, sub- 

 cymbiform, (•OUOuo in.) 'UOQ m.na. long.— ^. <b Br, 



