SpJicuria.] ruNGT. 075 



depressed, ostiolum papillaeform persistent. Tode, Fung, Midi, 

 f. 88. Fr. jSf/st. 3Jf/c. v. 2. p, 508. Scltr. Suec. ! n. 36, 408. 

 (minor.) 



On stems of herbaceous plants. Extremely common Sporidia 



very minute, oblong-elliptic. Varying considerably, like many other of 

 the simple SphcericB, in size, so as to make it difficult to believe the 

 extremes referrible to the same species. 



177. S. DoUolum, Pers. (Cask-like SpJiccria) ; scattered, peri- 

 thecia conico-rotund papillary black shining folded concentri- 

 cally. Pers. Ic. et Desc. t. 10. /. 5, 6. Sijn. / p. 78. 3Ioicg. 

 Sf Nest.l'n. 571. Hook, Scot. 2. ;;. 7. Purt. v. 3. n. 1525. 

 Fr. Sf/sf. 3If/c. V. 2. p. 509. Scler. Sued n. 321. (in my 

 copy vcir. 7.). Grev, Fl. Ed. p. 363. — Crijptospkccria DoUolum, 

 Grev, Sc. Crypt. Fl. t. 239./ 2. Baxt. ! Ox. 71. 31. 



On the dead stems of larger herbaceous plants. !Not so common 

 as the two foregoing species — Originating beneath the epidermis. 

 Sporidia, according to Dr. Greville, in the present species linear-oblong 

 with 3 — 4 septa, in aS". acuta linear-acuminate with 4 — 5 septa. 



178. S. Pisi, Sow. (Pea-stalk Sphccria) ; scattered, peri- 

 tliecia elliptico-subrotnnd depressed opaque black plicate above 

 in the direction of the stem, ostiola latent subcompressed. 

 Sow,! t, 393. / 8. (junior).-^Fr. Syst, Myc. v. 2. p. 509. 

 Scler. Suec. ! ti. 322. 



On the stalks and withered legumes of the Pea. JRcv. W. Kirhy. 

 Woodnewton, &c., Norths. Rev. M. J. Berkeley. — I have no doubt that 

 Sowerby's species is the same with that of Fries, only in a younger 

 state. My specimens which are more advanced are nearly intermediate 

 between them and the specimens in Scler. Suec. The folds, which are 

 from 1 — 4, arise from the collapsion of the perithecia. 



179. S. cidmifraya, Fr. (stalksplittiny Spkecria) ; scattered, 

 perithecia covered erunipent somewhat compressed black, 

 ostiolum short naked conical. Fr. Syst. J/yc. v. 2. p. 510. 

 Scler. Suec. / ?/. 373. Johnst, Fl. Berw, v. 2. p. 127. >S'. longa. 

 Sow.! t. 393./. 4. 



On culms of various grasses, wheat, rye, &c. Common. — Besides 

 specimens undoubtedly belonging to this species, others have been com- 

 municated by ])r. Johnston lor *S'. cuhnicola, but 1 fear that they arc 

 only a state of the present i)lant, a portion of the stem having becou'.c 

 blackened. 



180. S. scirjiicola^ Dec. (cJiair-rush Sphccria) ; scattered 

 minute black, perithecia immersed globose neck very short, 

 ostiolum naked pinictiform snbglobose. JJtc. Fl. Fr. '2. p. 809. 

 Fr. Syst. Dlyc. V. '2.]). 511. Stler. Sued 71, 150. 



On stems o[ Scirpus lacustris. Couunon. — S.niarulans, Sow. ! /. 394. 

 /. f>, appears to me a mere variety, the black .s[)ots being extraneous 

 and iht ptri/hcria not confined to them. 



181. *S'. herhdruui, Pers. (common stalk Spharia) ; subgre- 

 parious minute black, perithecia generally covered globoso- 

 depressed even, ostiolum slightly prominent ])uncliform. Pers. 



