268 MR. F. CURREY ON THE FRUCTIFICATION OF COMPOUND SPHÆRLÆ. 
52. S. (HyPOCREA) LUTEO-VIRENS, Fr. S. M. ii. p.339. Tas. XLVI. fig. 53 a, ascus with - 
sporidia; 6, free sporidia ; c, stylospores, all x 325. Sporidia uniseriate ; overlapping, 
colourless, very narrowly almond-shaped, 0:0008 to 0-0010 inch long.  Perithecia 
dull-yellow orange colour, imbedded in a woolly subiculum which produces the yellow 
stylospores on the left of the figure. 
Div. 5. GLEBOSÆ. 
53. S. (HYPOXYLON) REPANDA, Fr. S. M. ii. p. 346. Ta». XLVI. fig. 54, ascus with spo- 
ridia X 325. Sporidia uniseriate, dark brown, elliptical, 0:0004 to 0:0005 inch long. 
Stroma rather undulating in surface, ostiola depressed, the whole plant very like 
S. stigma, except in its fruit, which is quite different. 
54. S. (HYPOXYLON) TUBULINA, À. and S. ; Fr. S. M. ii. p.946. Tas. XLVI. fig. 55, ascus 
with sporidia and free sporidia, x 325. Sporidia usually, I think, uniseriate, but 
sometimes biseriate, clear, rather dark brown, elliptical, 0-0002 to 00003 inch long. 
55. S. (HYPOXYLON) LUTEA, A. and S. ; Fr. S. M. ii. p.947. Tas. XLVI. fig. 56, ascus with 
sporidia, x 325. Sporidia minute, uniseriate, brown, elliptical, but rather irregular, 
generally with two nuclei, which sometimes give an appearance of a septum; some- 
times there is one nucleus, sometimes none. Sporidia 0:0002 to 0:0003 inch long. 
56. 8. (HYPOXYLON) DEUSTA, Hoffm. ; Fr. S. Mai. p.345. Tas. XLVI. fig. 57, sporidia, X 
325. Sporidia biseriate I think (the asci were imperfect), rather dark brown, usually 
somewhat curved, with an inner membrane sometimes visible, 0:0012 to 0:0016 inch 
long. a 
57. S. (HYPOXYLON ?) FUSCOSPORA, Schwein. Tas. XLVI. fig. 58, sporidia, x 325. Spo- Lo 
ridia biseriate I believe, at first colourless, then clear dark brown, arcuate, 0:0014 — 
inch long. au 
58. S. (HYPOXYLON) NUMMULARIA, Bull; Fr. S. M. ii. p.348. Tas. XLVI. fig. 59, asci 
with sporidia, x 325. Sporidia uniseriate, brown when young, black when ripe, 
round or elliptical, 00004 to 0-0006 inch long. : 
59. 8. (HYPOXYLON) marçrnara, Fr. El. ii. 69. Tan. XLVI. fig. 60, ascus with sporidia, — 
X 925. Sporidia uniseriate, with one, two, or no nuclei, elliptical or subreniform, — 
00002 inch long, pale clear brown. xn 
| | Div. 6. Lienosa. — Eo 
60. 8. HYPOXYLON) una, Pers.; Fr.8.M.ii. p.358, Tam XLVI. figs. 61 and 62, asci with — 
sporidia, X 825. Fig. 63, free sporidia, x 895. Sporidia at first of a rich olive — 
green colour, eventually dark, clear, transparent brown, sometimes with nuclei, some 
times obtusely elliptical (fig. 61), sometimes almond-shaped (fig. 62). 0:0006 fo 
0:001 inch long. | : 
61. S. (DraTRYPE) DISCIFORMIS, Hoffm.; Fr. S. M. ii. p.353. Tas. XLVI. fig. 64, sporidia, — 
highly magnified. Sporidia biseriate or crowded, yellowish in a mass, almost colour Rå 
less when detached, slightly curved ; 0:0002 to 0-0003 inch long. a 
62. S. (Drarryrn) FLAVOVIRENS, Hoffm.; Fr. S.M. ii. p.357. Tas. XLVI. fig. 65, aset 
with sporidia, x 450. Sporidia crowded, yellowish, curved, 0:0003 inch long. 
