Sphceria.] FUNGI. 257 



appears to be an abortive state on the common wild parsnip, resembling 

 altogether the true plant, except in the total absence oi perithecia. 



Div. 16. CoNFERT^. Perithecia aggregate, innate, nestUvg 

 under the epidermis of leaves, 



98. >S'. grdininis, Pers. (grass Sphceria) ; covered unequal 

 rugulose rather prominent black, perithecia disposed indistinctly 

 in rows latent as well as the ostiola. Pers. Sf/7i. p. 30. Kces, 

 Syst, f. 314. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. /?. 434. Scler. Siiec. .' n, 

 282. Johnst. ! Fl. Berw. v. 2. p. 119. Moug. &> Nest. ?i. 876. 



On the yet living leaves of grass. Extremely common. 



99. S. Trifolii, Pers. (clover Sphceria) ; covered subrotund 

 rather prominent tuberculoso-rufjulose black, peritliecia immersed 

 in a pulverulent stroma. Pers. Syn. p. 30. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 

 2. p. 435. 



On the leaves of several species of clover. Appin, Captain Car- 

 rnichael. About Oxford on the same leaves with Pulythrincium Tri- 

 foliij Baxt. ! exs. n. 84. 



100. S.Jimbridfa, ^ers. (Jiornbeam-leaf Sphceria) ; covered 

 perithecia crowded running together into a black tubercle, 

 ostiola erumpent spinulose surrounded at the base with a white 

 fringe-like collar. Pers. ! Syn. p. 36. Moug. ^- Nest. / ;^. 277. 

 Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. /?. 436. Scler. Suea n. 242. Klotzsch.! 

 Fung. Germ, exs./ 9i. 53. S. spiculosa, Batsch. Cont. l.f. 182. 

 S. Carpini, Iloffm. Veg. Crypt. \. t. l.f. 1. 



On leaves of hornbeam. Local in consequence of the hornbeam 

 itself being confined to particular districts. Abundant in Sutfolk, J//-. 

 Stock. — It is curious that Sowerby never appears to have met with 

 this species though accustomed to woods abounding with hornbeam. 



101. >S*. CoV//7/, Batsch. (hazcl-hcf Sphceria) ; covered, peri- 

 thecia distinct disposed in a circle, ostiola erumpent spinulose 

 surrounded with a white fringe-like collar. Batsch. Cont. '2.f. 

 231. Fr. Stjst. Myc.v.±p.i^G. Scler. Succ. .' n. 201. Moug. 

 SfNest.f 71. H77. Grev. Sc. Crypt. Fl. t. .330. Johust. Fl. 

 Berw. V. 2. p. 128. Sph. fimbriata, p. Con/li, Ptrs. Syn. 

 p. 36. 



On living leaves of hazL-l. Apparently not uncommon.— Kesemblirg 

 the foregoing sjjccics, l)ut easily distinguished by the iWsUiKt jH/ithtcIa 

 whicli are generally disi)osed iu a cin le. 'Jlic fringe arises from a small 

 circular portion of the epidermis which is raided up ami broken otf by 

 the [)rotruding perithecium. 



102. S. malorum. Berk, (apple Sphuriu) ; globose or sub- 

 globose covered with the blackened cuticle, stroma blacki>h, 

 ostiola erumpent more or less strongly papiiia'forni. 



On apples lying upon the ground. Winter. King's Clirte, Norths., 

 Rev. M.J. JJerhcley. — ^Iac/ broadly cllij)tic, septate, filled with yellow- 

 ish green granules. This species comes very near to /. (jigantca, Mont. 



