Sphcrria.] FUNGI. 245 



46. S. spicidosa, Pers. (spiculate Sphcerici) ; effused immersed 

 black, peritliecia globose, ostiola very slender long round 

 eriimpent. Pers. Sijn. p. 33. Fr. Syst. ]\lyc. v, 2. jo. 369. 

 Scler, Suec. ! n. 307. >V. curvirostra^ Soiv. ! t. 373. /. 5. 



On branches of willows or even on tlie more woody portions of her- 

 baceous plants. Appin, Captain Carmichacl. Northamptonshire, 

 Jiev. M. J. Berlielcy. — Fries informs us that he has received it from 

 Dr. GrcviUe. Staining the branches on which it grows of a bright 

 shining black. Pcrithecla immersed in the wood, irregularly scattered, 

 sometimes grouped. 



47. S. disctifiens, Berk, (veiled spiculate Sphccria) ; broadly 

 effused, peritliecia sunk in the inner bark at length throwing 

 off tbe epidermis by means of tlieir long cylindrical rather 

 scabrous ostiola, covered with a dull black stroma. 



On branches apparently of Elm. Near Edinburgh. Dr. Greville 

 in Hooli. Herb. Northamptonshire, llev. JM. J. Jjcihehy. — Bearing 

 exactly the same relation to S. spiculosa that S. vclata bears to S. lata. 

 Evidently distinct from its coarser ostiola. The specimens from Dr. 

 Greville in Dr. Hooker's Herbarium are unnamed. 



48. 'S'. lata, Pers. (broad SpIt<Tria) ; broadly effused emer- 

 gent unequal, peritliecia close sunk in the wood, covered with 

 a thin black stroma, ostiola slightly prominent conical. Pers. 

 Syn. p. 29. Hooh. Scot. 2. /;. 6. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. p. 369. 

 Scler. Suec! n. 112. Moucj. S)- A'esf. ! n. 56(5. S. papillata, 

 Jioffin. Vey. Crypt. 1. t. 4. f. 3. Stromatcsplueria lata, Grcv. 

 FL Ed. p. 357. 



On wood, dry branches, &:c. Con^mon. — Often confounded with 

 tlie following species. Generally cfiiiscd for some inches but sometimes 

 interrupted, in which state it is niarked as Dr. Greville's aS*. undulata 

 m Dr. Hooker's Herbarium, but probably by a slip of the pen, as the 

 figure appears to have been taken from the true plant. Staining the 

 wood on which it grows dull black, rough with the slightly prominent 

 shining ostiola. S.J'ulir/inosa, Sow., as stated above, is S.fusca. 



49. S. leiophica, Fr. (patc/ty Sphcrria') ; emergent interrupted 

 even black, of the same colour within, jierithccia close, ostiola 

 very small at length umbilicate. Fr. Sy.st. J/yc. v. 2. p. 370. 

 Sclcr. Suec./ cm. n. 112. P. S. imimrsa, Sow. ! t. 374. f. 1. 



On wooil and ilry branches ; ccjually common, I believe, with the last. 

 — Distingui>hablc by its interrupted nioile of growth, more even .surface 

 and far more minute ostiola. 1 am (jnite certain that 1 am correct as 

 to the synonym of Sowerby, whose figured specimen is now before me, 

 and the black line penetrating the wood is much exaggerated. In other 

 .•specimens it runs nearly parallel with liie .surface of the branch from 

 ))utth to patch, exactly ns in the .specimens of Erics also before nic. 

 Indeed lliis ought not to l)e matter of surprise, ns S. spicfilosa sends 

 t)Ccasionally into the wood black creeping lines. See /'/•. PI. 2. p. lb. 

 S. picca. Sow., I believe to be ^'. co/ucrens. 



50. S. dcctpicjis, Dec. ( flower -lihc S/Jnrria) ; effused peri- 

 tliecia ovate-oblong immersed covered with tliegrey-bhick bark, 



