The Scottish Naturalist. 189 



Near Aberdeen, and at Park. J. W. H. Trail. 

 Europe, the variety in Finland. 



3049. R. Cirsii Karst. Symd. Myc. XV. p. 151, Sacc. Syl. Fung. 



III. 3218. 



Perithecia brown, scattered, numerous, subspherical or de- 

 pressed, 400 diam. ; often depressed around base of pro- 

 minent ostiolum, which ultimately becomes more than half as 

 long as perithecium itself; spermatia filiform, straight, rarely 

 curved, 40-45 by i-i|, septa faint or absent, pluriguttulate. 

 On dead stems of Carduus palustris. 

 East. — — — Dee — — — — 



West. — — — — — — 



Near Aberdeen. J. W. H. Trail. 

 Europe (Finland). 



3050. Gloeosporium Grei Trail, sp. n. 



Spots brown, about 200-300 diam. ; scattered, opening by 

 a pore ; spermatia very numerous, hyaline, fusiform or ellip- 

 tical acute, 7-9 by 2-2|, straight or slightly curved, continuous, 

 hyaline, or with 2 guttse, supported on crowded, slender sper- 

 matiophores. 



In dead stems of Geitm urbanum. Dec. 



East. — — — Dee — — — — 



West. — — — — — — 



Near Aberdeen. J. W. H. Trail. 



Coryneum microstictum B, and Br. is abundant in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Aberdeen, April-May, on Rose twigs and fruits. 

 J. W. H. Trail. 



* Asterosporium Hoffmanni Kunze, Myc. Scot, n° 1178. Com- 

 mon on Beech twigs near Aberdeen in February. J. W. H. 

 Trail. 



3051. Tetraploa aristata B. and Br. Cke. Hbk. n° 145 1. 



On leaf-sheaths of Phalaris anmdinacea. 

 East. — — — Dee — — — 



West. ______ 



Near Aberdeen, scarce. J. W. H. Trail. 



England. 



3052. Echinobotryum atrum Corda. Cke. Hbk. n° 1452. 



On Stysanus Stemonitis on rotting plants. 

 East. — — — Dee — — 



West. — — — — — — 



Old Aberdeen, not very abundant. J. W. H. Trail. 



