SPH^RIACEI. 857 



2560. Sphaeria hispida. Tode. " Hispid Spheeria." 



Spermogonia. — Peritliecia irregularly clavate, cylindrical, or 

 dilated at the base, greenish yellow or pallid ; spermatia minute, 

 ovate, hyaline. — Sphceronema Jlavo-viride, Fckl, exs. no. 774. 



AscoPHORE, — Black ; perithecia ovato-conic, confluent with 

 the ostiola, clothed with short, scattered hairs ; sporidia cylin- 

 drical, vermiculate, 7-8 septate, obtuse, umber ; cells nucleate. — 

 Tode.f.U. Fr.S.M.n.p.VoO. Eng. Fl.Y.p.2&'2. Sphceriater- 

 restris, Fckl. exs. no. 949, 2039. Sph. lignaria, Grev. t. 82 ? Lasi- 

 osphcBria hispida^ Fckl. Sym.Myc. p. 147, t. 3,y. 31. 



On decayed wood. Appin. 



If the specimen of .9. ligniaria examined by jMr. Currey (Linn. Trans, xsii. 

 t. 58, f. 66) belongs to this species the fruit is very different, as follows — 

 ** sporidia uniseriate, at drst pale brown, then dark brown, elliptico-acumi- 

 nate "0005 in. long." 



2561. Sphaeria capillifera. Curr. ** Stiff Hairy Sphaeria.' 



Perithecia globose, clothed with very short, rather stiff black 

 hair, seated on a pale subiculum ; ostiola mamillate ; sporidia 

 uniseriate, rather dark brown, broadly elliptical, 1-2 nucleate. — 

 Cnrr. Linn. Trans, xxii./). 317. ^ 57,/. 26. 



On Corticium 2indi subjacent wood, 



Sporidia (•0003--0004 in.) -OOrB-'Ol m.m, 



2562. Sphaeria scatigena. B. d: Br, " Satiny Sphaeria." 



Perithecia free, ovate, finely hispid, hairs short, rigid ; ostiola 

 papillfeform, truncate at the apex ; sporidia subglobose. — B. ^ 

 Br. Ann. N.H. no. 972, t. 11, f. 2d. 



On horse dung. King's Cliffe. 



Perithecia free, ovate, rough, with very short rigid hairs ; ostiolum papil- 

 Iseform, truncate, asci cylindrical; sporidia uniseriate^ broadly elliptic, sub- 

 globose, at first surrounded with gelatine ('0008 in.) *02 m.m. long, flattened, 

 80 that a lateral view gives a narrow elliptic outline. — B. d; Br. 



% Sporidia hyaline, simple. 



2563. Sphaeria caesia. Carm. " Grey woolly Sphseria." 



Perithecia white, very hairy ; sporidia uniseriate, colourless, 

 elliptical, or subpyriform. — Curr. Linn. Trans. xxii.j9. 316, t. bl ^ 

 f. 17. 



On wood. 



Sporidia ('0002 in.) '005 m.m. long. 



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