SpktBria.] FUNGI. 265 



crowded black peiithecia rigid globose minutely rugnlose, 

 ostiola obsoletely papillseform. Hoffm. Veg. Crijjjt. 2. t. 3. /.' 

 3. Moug. S)' Nest.! n. 486. Fr, Si/si, Mgc, v. 2. p. 457. Sckr. 

 Suec. ! n. 237. Grev. Sc. Crypt, FL t. 6. Fl. Ed. p. 363. 

 S. aggregata, With. v. 4. /?. 3G3. S. bomhardica, Bolt. t. \:1'2, 

 f. 2. Soiu. ! t. S7'2.f. 4. Purt. v, 2 Sf 3. ?^. 1094. Lycoper^ 

 don nigrum. Light. Fl. Scot. v. 2. p. 1069. ^ 31. 



On rotten stumps. Very common. — Spreading for several inches in 

 a continuous crust, rarely scattered. 



133. S. sorddria, Fr. (scurf-lilie Sphceria) ; subemergent 

 gregarious black, perithecia globose soft collapsing rugulose 

 confluent with the obsolete ostiolum. Scler. Sued n. 270. 

 Fr, Syst. 3Iyc. v. 2. p, 458. 



On moist pine-wood. Appin, Captain Car?nic/iael. — Gregarious, 

 minute, often disposed in rows. To the naked eye presenting little 

 more than a black scurfy stain. 



134. S. moriformis, Tode, {vndberry Sphceria) ; crowded 

 black, perithecia obovate corrugato-tuberculate, ostiolum sim- 

 ple. Tode, Fung. Meek. f. 90. Moug. &; Nest.! n. 382. 

 Fr, Syst. Myc. v, 2. p. 458. Scler, Suec. ! 7i. 125. Grev, Fl, 

 Ed. p. 364. S. clavifor/ms, Soto,! t. 337. Purt. v, 3. p. 27 P. 



S, rugosa, Grev.! Sc, Crypt. Fl. t. 39. Fl. Ed. p. 364 y. 



globosa. S. rubiformis, Sow, t. S7S.f. 2. 



On wood, branches, Poh/pori, &c. Not common. — I do not see 

 any sufficient difference in S. rugosa, Grev. The species is extrem.ely 

 variable in form. 



135. S. pulcis pyrius, Pevs. (gutipoivder Spli(Eria) ; crowded 

 black perithecia ovato-globose rugose, sulcate in the middle. 

 Pers. Syn. p. 86. Fr. Syst, Myc, v, 2. p, 458. Scler. Suec. ! 

 n, 120. Grev, Fl. Ed. p. 365. Sc, Crypt, Fl, t, 152.—/;. 

 minor, Moug, ^ Nest. ! n, 881. S. spermoides, Purt, v. 3. n- 

 1524. 



On wood and branches. Very common; hut tlie smaller form most 

 frequent. — This, like most of tiic neighbouring species varies with the 

 perit/ucia crowded or scattered. Distinguished from tlie foregoing 

 without difficulty by its nnuh smaller size less luberculate surface, aiul 

 subrimose ostiolum. I believe S. insidcus, Sow. is a state of this 

 species. 



136. S. pulverucca, Elir. (dust-like Sphcrria) ; crowded small 

 black, perithecia subovate rugulose rigid, ostiolum distinct 

 pierced. I*crs. Syn. p. 83. Fr, Syst. Myc. v. 2. p. 45i>. 

 Scler. Suec. ! n. 121. Moug. c^- AV*^. /' u, 773. 



On dry wood. Braemar, JJr. Hooker. — The Scottish specimens on 

 pine wood agree exactly with some from Mougcot, but not exactly v,\\.[\ 

 those of Fries, or the published ones of iSIougcot and Nestlcr being so 

 close KCt as to be ainjost conHuent and very small. *' Smaller than 

 the last, surface unequal but not tubcrculate, easily distinguished l-y 



