Sphceria.] FUNGI. 277 



186. S. tricJiella, Fr. {hairy Ivy-leaf SphcEiid) ; scattered, 

 perithecia ovate very minute moutliless black clothed at the 

 top with very long divergent hairs. Fr, Obs. 2. p. 332. Syst. 

 Myc. V. 2. p. 515. Scler. Suec. ! 7i, 203. — Vermicularia tri" 

 chella, Grev, Sc, CrypL FL f. S4 5, 



On dead leaves of Ivy, &c. Foxhall, near Edinburgh, Dr. Greville. 

 — Sporidia linear-oblong, septate. When young it resembles a Clados- 

 porium. 



187. S. Crateriuniy Dec. (cup-like Ivy-leaf Sphceria) ; hypo- 

 phyllous scattered blackish at length deeply collapsed. Uec. 

 Ft. Fr. V. 2. p. 298. Fr.' Scler. Suec. n. 45S.^P/iacidium? 

 Craterium, Moug. 4" Nest. / n. 986. S. pu?ictijbrmis, (3. Hederce, 

 Grev. Fl. Ed. p. 362. Baxt / Ox. n. 29. 



On dead Ivy-leaves. Common. — De Candolle, as also Greville, 

 refer this species to S. punctifurmis, /3. Pers. It is the Sphceria Heder<2j 

 Purt. It appears to me that Mougeot and Nestler are nearer the right 

 genus than Fries, and indeed that the plant is congeneric with Eusieyia 

 Ilicis. Fungi of precisely the same structure occur on the leaves of 

 Box and Laurel. Mass of Asci, for I believe there is no true peri- 

 thecium, at first yellowish then greenish, at length nearly black. Fries- 

 suspects that it is a state of S. trichella, but I think without reason. 

 See Scler. Suec. I. c. 



188. S. tuhcpformis, Tode, (^trumpet- shaped Sphccria); peri- 

 thecia subglobose covered smooth, ostioUiin straight beaked 

 nearly equal earthy-tawny. Tode, Fung. Meek. f.\'l'6. Moug. 

 4- Nest. ! n. 280. Hook.' Scot. 2. p. 7. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. 

 ^.516. Scler. Sued n. 26. Grev. Sc. Crypt. Fl. t. SS5.f. 1. 



On dead leaves of various trees. Apparently not uncommon. — At 

 first sight nmch resembling Phomu Pusiula, which often occurs on 

 oak-leaves, but immediately distinguishable, when submitted to the lens, 

 by the curious, reddish-brown, intestine-like ostiola. 



189. aS'. Gnomon^ Tode, (Dial-style Sphccria) ; poritliccia black 

 bursting forth often collapsed, ostioliiin elongated clavate 

 straight black. Tod. I. c. f. 125. Sow.! t. 373. f. 6. Furt. 

 V. 3. n. 1321. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. p. 51 7. Scler. Suec. ! «. 285. 

 Grev. Sc. Cn/pt. Fl. t.3S5./.2. — Cryptosphicria Giiomon, Grev. 

 Fl. Ed. p. 360. 



On Hazel leaves. Winter and early Spring. Not uncommon. 



190. S.setdcea, Vqy^. (hristk-like Sphcrria) ; perithecia covered 

 globose, ostiola bristle-like attenuated black. Pers. Syn. p. (52. 

 Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. p. 518. Scler. Sued Ji. 286. Purt. 

 MSS. 



Leaves of various trees. Appin, Captain Carmichacl. It has been 

 also foimd l>v Purton. — This is easily known from the foregoing hy its 

 longer rather irregular bristle-like osdoluni, which bursts forth on the 

 under-side of the leaf, and its coloured ptritlucia which arc often 

 sitiuitcd on a nerve. 



191. aS'. duplex, Sow. (twofold Sjducria) ; scattered, perithecia 



