14-3 The Irish Naturalist. August, 



FUNGI FROM THE ANTRIM COAST. 



BY VV. B. GROVE. 



While visiting the Antrim Coast and Glens with a party 

 of the Birmingham Natural History Society, Easter, 1911, 

 the following species were collected, mainly between Larne 

 and Ballycastle. Those marked with an asterisk are 

 additions to the Irish Flora. 



UREDINE^. 



Puccinia Smyrnii, Corda. — On Smyminm ohtstitnini, coast near Larnc. 

 Uromyces rumicis, Wiut. — On Riimcx Acetosa, Giant's Causeway. 



PYRENOMYCETES. 



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♦Didymella hyporrhodia, Succ. — Murlongh Bay. 



"Diaporthc denigrata, Wiut. — On stems of Angelica, Murlough Bay. 



*Gnomonia Cerastis, Auersw. — On petioles of Acer Pseudoplatamis, 



Murlough Bay. 

 *Phyllachora bromi, Fckl. — On grass leaves. Giant's Causeway. 

 *Ophiobolus acuminatus, Duby. — On Carduus arvensis, Cushendall. 

 Hypoxylon fuscum, Fr. — On Hazel, Glcnariff. 

 Eutypa lata, Tul. — On branch, Murlough Bay. 

 Nectria coccinea, Fr. — On Beech, Glenarift. 



*Dimerosporium abjectum, Fckl. — On Veronica officinalis. Glenariff. 

 'Sphaerelia rubella, N. et S. — On stems of Angelica, Murlough Bay. 



DISCOMYCETES. 



Rhytisma acerinum, Fr. — On Acer Pseitdoplatanus, Murlough Bay, &c. 

 Hypoderma virgultorum, DC. — On Rubiis fruticosus, Glenarifif. 

 ♦Dasyscypha dematiicola, Mass. — On Rttbus fniiicosiis, Glenariff. 

 Dasyscypha clandestina, Fckl. — On Ritbits fniticosus, Glenariff. 

 Heterosphoeria patella, Grev. — On stems of Angelica, Murlough Bay, &c. 

 Calloria fusarioides, Fr. — On Nettle stems, Glenarifif, &c. (with 

 ascospores.) 



DEUTEROiVIYCETES. 



*Leptostroma spiraeae, Fr.— On Spiraa I'hnaria, Glenariff. 

 *Phoma complanata, Desm. — On umbellifers, Glenariff, etc. 

 *Phoma urticae, Scluilz et Sacc. — On Nettle, Cushendall. 



Specimens of most of the^e have been deposited in the 

 Fungus herbarium of the University, Birmingham. 



Birmingham. 



