252 FUNGI. ISpharia. 



On branches. Fineshade. Norths., Rev, M. J. Berheley Peri- 



thecia about 12 together their ostiola minute, black in a small flat disc, 

 which is not raised above the bark. Pustules on the same branch, 

 bursting the branch transversely or longitudinally ; sometimes three or 

 four are confluent giving the plant altogether a different habit like that 

 of aS. strumella. 



76. S. convtrgens^ Tod. {convergent Sphceria) ; perithecia 

 about six together minute ovate circinating converging, as well 

 as the round somewhat attenuated erumpent ostiola. Tod. 

 Fung. Meek. /.111. Sow. t. 374. / 6. Fr. Sijst. Myc. v. 2. 

 2?. 410. Jolmst. Fl. Berw. 2. p. 122. 



On smooth bark. — I am very doubtful whether the species intended 

 by Sowerby was the true plant of Tode. There is no named specimen, 

 but I rather suspect that the plant he had in view was S. leiplicsmia. 

 I have, however, no certain ground to go upon, and, therefore, leave 

 the matter as it at present stands. »S. ohlonga, Sow., which is quoted 

 doubtfully under aS". vasculosa by Fries, with the remark, however, that 

 supposing the conceptaculum to have been overlooked, it agrees better 

 with S. melasperma, I believe to be S. prunastri ; though of this 

 again there are no named specimens. There is yet another species 

 figured by Sowerby of which I have had the privilege of examining 

 specimens, S. perforata, which appears to me to approach very near to 

 *V. hi/podermia, Fr., agreeing with it in having a thin black crust, which 

 in the present instance is quite even and concave. It does not, how- 

 ever, grow on the elm, but apparently on ash ; and as it seems not to 

 have attained its most perfect form, I judge it expedient to leave it to 

 future investigation. 



**** EpiPHERiCiE. Not strictly coiupoimd. Perithecia naked, 

 destitute of a neck, seated upon a stroma which is frequently 

 spurious, but at first covered with the matrix. 



Div. 13. CyESPiTOSiE. Perithecia ccBspitose, superficial, free 

 seated upon a subinnate erumperd stroma. 



77. S. cinnabcirifia, Tod. (vermilion Sphceria) ; csespitose, 

 perithecia globose corrugated vermilion at length brownish, 

 ostiola papillseform. Tod. Fung. Mech.f. 68. Fr. Syst. Myc. 

 V. 2. p. 412. S.fragiformis, With. v. 4./?. 359. Sow. ! t. 2bQ. 

 Purt.! V. 2 ^ i. 7i.'l083. S. decolorans, Pers.! Sy?i. p. 49. 

 Moug. Sf Nest. / ?i. 570. Fr. Scler. Suec. .' n. 184. Cucurbitaria 

 decolorans, Grev. Fl. Ed. p. 359. C. cinnabarina, Sc. Crypt, 

 Fl. t. 135. Baxt. / 7?. 26. 



On dead or dying trunks and branches of various trees. Winter and 

 Spring. Extremely common. — Easily known by its Yv\ggei\ perithecia. 

 The stroma appears to me most certainly Tubercidaria vidgaris. See 

 Fr. El. p. 79. The ostiola are frequently very indistinctly papillae- 

 form. 



78. S. ochrdcea, Grev. {yellow-ochre Sphceria) ; caespitose, 

 perithecia globose furfuraceous bright yellow-ochre, ostiola 

 impressed papillseform. Grev.! MS S. Fr,Eh2.p.l^. 



