270 FUKGI. [Sphceric. 



155. S. rudis, ?vIoug. (dingy-hlack SphcBria) ; crowded or 

 scattered furnislied with a black effused ambient crust, peri- 

 tliecia covered villoso-furfiiraceous dingy-black at length dimi- 

 diate from the peeling off of the epidermis, nucleus pale whitish 

 rose-colour. Fr. EL 2. p. 98. Scler. Sued n. 3^6. 



On dead branches of Lahurnnm. Appin, Captain Carmicliad. 

 Oundle, &c., Norths. Bev. M. J. Berkeley. Probably very general. 



A very variable species, remarkable for the manner in which the 



epidermis is pushed off by it. Very crowded specimens must not be 

 confounded with S. Laburni. 



156. S, Xylostei, Pers. {fiy -honeysuckle Splicerid) ; gregari- 

 ous staining black, perithecia covered emergent entire globose, 

 ostiola slightly prominent seated on a black spot at length 

 pierced. Pers. disp. p. 4, Fr, Syst. 3/yc. t\ 2. p. 487. Scler. 

 Suec. n. 189. — b. Fericlymeni. S. semiimmersa^ Pers. in Grev. 

 FlEd.p.mi. 



b. On branches of woodbine. About Edinburgh, Dr. Greville. 

 King's Cliffe. Rev. M. J. Berkeley. 



157. S. clypedia, Nees, {shield- like Sphmrid) ; gregarious, 

 perithecia depressed covered with the innate blackened epider- 

 mis, ostiolum emergent conico- truncate. Nees, Syst. f. 355. 

 Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. p. 487. Scler. Suec. n. 398. 



On dried branches of brambles. Appin, Captain Carmichael. Scot- 

 land, Dr. Greville, according to Fr. El. 2. p. 100. Northampton- 

 shire, Bev. 31. J. Berkeley.— Easily known by the shining. black spots 

 of the epidermis, which cover the perithecioy and by its neat appearance. 



158. S. Tamariscinis, Grev. (Tamarisk Sphceria) ; "scat- 

 tered under the epidermis which is very convex and ruptured 

 in the centre, mouth very short obtuse not exserted." Grev* 

 Scot. Crypt. FL t. 45. Fl Ed. p. 361. (under Crijptospharia). 

 S. Tamariscinis, Fr. Ind. Alph. p. 175. 



On dead branches of r«w2a?7A' Gerrnanica. Carlowne,Z)r. Greville.— 

 Perithecia globose, shghtly depressed, their black colour appearing 

 through the epidermis. 



159. S. pindstri, Dec. {pine-leaf Sphceria); globose de- 

 pressed immersed produced into a short neck piercing the 

 epidermis, ostiolum not prominent. Dec. Fl. Fran. v. 6. p. 

 133. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. ^. p. 488. Scler. Suec. n. 190. 



On leaves of firs and pines. Appin, Capt. Carmichael. Edinburgh, 

 Dr. Greville. 



******* SuBiNNATiE. Simple. Perithecia more or less 

 innate in the epidermis of the matrix ; veil iione. Gelatinous 

 contents of the perithecia inore or less persiste7it. 



Div. 24. OBTURATiE. {Named from obturatus, dammed up, 

 the contents of the sphendes being persistent.) Perithecia soon 

 erumpenty free, ostiolum simple. 



