264 FUNGI. [SpJicsria, 



agrees with Scotch specimens gathered by Klotzsch and Greville. The 

 state figured by Greville, t. 175. f. 2, which is not, as Fries supposes, 

 the same as his iS. media, is the form in which it occurs abundantly 

 throughout the midland and southern counties of England. 



127. S. umbrina, Berk, {umber Sphceria) ; gregarious ovate 

 obtuse minutely papillary umber often pruinose at the apex. 



On decaying bean-stalks. Dec. Apethorpe, Norths. Rev, M. J. 

 Berkeleij. — A^very distinct species, allied to 5. sanguinea. 



128. S. pomiformis, Pers. (^apple-shaped Sphceria) ; rather 

 small black, perithecia apple-shaped even with an impressed 

 ring round the papillieform ostiolum. Pers. Syn. p. 65. /<?, 

 Pict, t. 5./. 4, 5, 3Ioug, Sf Nest. J 7i. 482. Fr. Si/st Myc. v. 



2. p. 435. Scler. Sued n. 236. .S'. papillosa, Purt. ! v. 2 4- 



3. n. 1099. excl. syn. — b. S. corona; scattered. Sow. J 393./. 7. 

 On wood. Not common. Sambourne, Purton. — Sowerby's plant 



is upon young decorticated pithy elder shoots, and I have no doubt is 

 correctly considered a form of this elegant species. " Perithecia glo- 

 bose, rather thin, but slightly rigid, and in consequence collapsed only 

 at the apex." Fr. I. c. 



129. S. mammcBformis, Pers. (ni j^ple- shaped Sphceria) ; large 

 black perithecia thin globose even, ostiolum papillseform. Pers. 

 Syn. p. 64. Ic. Pict. t. 5.f. 6, 7. Mouy. ^ Nest. n. ! 380. Fr. 

 Syst. Myc. v. 2. p. 455. Scler. Suec. I n. 387. Hypoxylon 

 globidare, Bull. t. 444. f. 2, 



On wood. Appin, Captqin Carmichael — Much larger than the 

 last, and, though sometimes slightly depressed, by no means collapsing. 

 S. papiliosa^ Sow. is certainly aS*. byssiseda. 



iSO. S. siercordria, Sow. {simple dung Sphceria); black 

 sliining, perithecia globose rigid even, ostiolum papillseform. 

 Sow. ! t. ^bl.f. 1. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. ;;. 455. 



On dune. Not common. Near Yarmouth, Mr. Dawson Turner. — 

 Rather larce, firm, thick, not collapsing in the least.— Another Sphceria 

 of a similar form, but far more minute, is extremely common on dung 

 of rabbits, cows, horses, &c., which according to specimens from> 

 Mougeot labelled " S. stercoraria, Fr. Syst. Myc, and Fr. in litt." 

 is referred by Fries to this species. I can, however, find no notice 

 of it. Sphceria solitaria, Sow. ! t. 367, f. 2., likewise unnoticed' 

 by Fries, growing upon earth appears intermediate between the two. 



131. S. Bombdrda, Batsch. (bomb Sphceria); fasciculate 

 black-brown, perithecia elongated soft ventricose, ostiolum 

 papillaeform. Batsch. Cont. \.f. 181. Hedw. Crypt. Theor.t. 

 38. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. p. 456. Scler. Suec. ! ?i. 266. S. 

 reptans, Soto. ! t. 395./. 1. (in text,/. 2.) 



On rotten stumps. Not common. Kensington Gardens, Sowerby. 

 Cambridge, Ilev. M. J. Berkeley.— ^Vhen dry, sometimes compressed 

 laterally and rugose ; sometimes not the least collapsed. 



132. S. spermoides, Hoffm. (seed-like Sphcsria) ; densely 



