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North Wootton, 1874-80. Leziate, 1880. 



The Conidia, in this county, occur most frequently upon Lactarius rufus. 

 During the process of decay thus engendered in the agaric, the stroma of the 

 Hypomyces makes its appearance upon the ground beneath it, which in due time 

 produces perithecia and sporidia. If, however, the conidiiferous agaric be by any 

 accident removed while the development of the Hypomyces is in its earlier stages, 

 ascigerous fructification is not produced. M. Boudier has sent me this fungus 

 from Montmorency. 



Plate 8. « Fungus nat. size. 



i Perithecia enlarged. 

 c Perithecium X loo. 

 d Conidia X 400. 

 e Asci and Sopridia X 400. 

 y Sporidia X 800. 



11. Hypomyces Brooraeianus, Tul. Conidia hyaline, oval ; 

 borne on the extremities of branched, septate, hyaline tubes, which form a 

 subiculum around the perithecia ; '005 to "007 mm. in length. 



Perithecia ovate, acute, clad with a dense short wool, except immediately 

 around the ostiola ; "25 to "5 mm. high by "18 mm. wide. 



Asci linear, cylindrical ; '13 to"14 mm. long by '0035 7nm. wide. 



Sporidia eight ; linear, lanceolate, straight, uniseptate ; '013 mm. long by 

 •0035 mm. wide. 



Hypomyces Broomeianus. Tulasne Sel. Carp. Fung, in., p. 108. 



Berk, and Broome Ann. N. H., No. 1175, t. 5, t. 3. 

 „ „ Cooke Hdbk., p. 778. 



„ „ Plow. Sph. Brit, in.. No. 5. 



„ „ Saccardo Mich. I., p. 286. 



Hypocrea luteo-virens. Berk, and Broome Ann. N. H., No. 1101. 

 Rabb. Exs., No. 751. 



Batheaston, Nov. On Polyporus annosus, C. E. B. ; Castle Rising, Nov., 

 C. B. P. 



This minute species seems to be confined to the above Polyporus, over dead 

 and living specimens of which it runs indiscriminately. 



Plate 9. a Portion of Polyporus annosus with its parasite. Nat. size. 

 i Peiithecia enlarged. 

 c Perithecia X 140. 

 ti Conidia highly magnified. 

 r Asci and sporidia X 400. 

 / Sporidia X 800. 



12. Hypomyces Berkleyanus, Plow, d; Cooke. Perithecia seated 

 upon a delicate rose-coloured or pallid subiculum, globose or ovate, with a minute 

 ostiolum ; '32 mm. in diameter. 



Asci cylindrical ; '01 to '012 mm. long by '007 to ■QOS mm. wide. 

 Sporidia eight ; oval or oblong, blunt at both ends, hyaline, uniseptate, 

 uniseriate ; "008 mm. long by '003 to "004 mm. wide. 



