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the botanical garden at Copenhagen, with this species, described from 

 Kansas in 1896 upon Gleditschia triacantha. The description of the 

 fungus by Ellis and Barth is however somewhat incomplete, and its 

 place were more correct under Ceuthospora. 



Diplodina Junci Oud. 



This species, described by Oudemanns from Holland, was found 

 upon stems and flower-stalks of Juncus squarrosus in the heath at Borris. 



Leptothyrlum radiatuni n. sp. 



Peritheciis superficialibus, orbicularibus 

 vel polygonatis, applanato-scutatis, circ. 250 

 (x diam., nitentibus, contextu distincte cel- 

 luloso-radiato, irregulariter, plerumque radi- 

 atim dehiscentibus. Gonidiis copiosis, con- 

 tinuis, bacillaribus, 6 1 /a — 8 1 /a x l 1 /) ft, 

 hyalinis. Basidiis curtis, nonnunquam ra- 

 mosis, evanidis. 



Ad culmos siccos Junci squarrosi prope 

 Borris Jutlandiae. 



Upon Juncus-species is so far only 

 known one species of L., namely Lepto- 

 thyrium juncinum Gke. et Harkn. (California). 



Fig. 5. Leptothyri urn radiatum. 

 A. Pycuide, From above. 



It. Part of the peridinni. 



('., Spores. 



(A: »/i; B: circ- 1 " 1 ,: C: :, -"/i.) 



Microdiplodia Nartliecii (Sacc, Bomm. et Rouss.) Allescher. 



Common upon withered flower-stalks and inflorescenses of Nartlie- 

 cium ossifragum on the heath at Borris. 



Neottlospora scMzocMamys q. sp. 



Peritheciis immersis, papillo erumpentibus, glo- 

 bosis vel subglobosis, contextu parenchymatico, circ. 

 250 ll diam., nigris, seriatis. Conidiis cylindraceis, 

 vel cylindraceo-clavatis , utrinque rotundatis , plas- 

 mate irregulariter partito, nebuloso, subsessilibus, 

 primitus gelatino indutis, dein membrano gelatinoso 

 longitudinaliter fisso — apice (2?-) 4-ciliatis, 24 

 — 37 li x 6 — 7 1 /a li, saepe curvatis, hyalinis. Ap- 

 pendiculis 1 ti crassit., longitudine sporarum, primo sporis adpressis, dein 

 erectis, corniformibus, hyalinis, mox evanescentibus. 



Ad caules siccos Scirpi caespitosi prope Borris Jutlandiae. 



The species described is most closely related to N. paludom Sacc. et 

 Fiori (upon Eriophorum, Berlin). The genus is connected with Cyperaceae 



Fig. (i. Neottiospora 



8chizochlamy8. 



Spores. i :,7: 7i). 



