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50 IX crassum prsebentes. Apothecia primum pcarva ac thal- 

 li cortice velata, dein nuda, rufofusca, 2-3 mill. lata, in 

 origine thallum sequantia ac demum concava et in eo pro- 

 funde immersa. Perithecium superius, flavidulum, 30-40 

 [X crassum ex hyphis horizontalibus, angustis, breviter ar- 

 ticLilatis et arcte coalitis compositum atque in margine de- 

 ficiens, paraphysibas thalli cortice vicino vel paulum re- 

 curvo vel geniculato ac tune apothecium adhuc tegente 

 limitatis. Zona gonidialis 40-50 y. crassa, non raro defi- 

 ciens atque tune perithecium superum 70-90 [x crassum ; 

 stratura medullare 80-100 jx crassum nudumque. Perithe- 

 cium inferius 170-200 p. crassum et plectenchjmaticum 

 cellulis sph}3eroideis vel ovoideis, lumine ô-lO [x lato, vel 

 oblongis 18, 30, 36 et 40 h- longis ac 6, 10, 1 et 6 y. la- 

 tis. Paraphyses hyalincie, sursum rufe et cuticula hyalina 

 10 lA crassa tectse, 210-260 jx altas, 6 [x crassa3, rectue, arc- 

 te cohaerentes, articulatse articulis 8-10 p. longis, in disse- 

 pimentis tenuibus constrictis, lumine 2,5 [x lato, parce con- 

 nexo ramosœ atque iodo non tinette, thecis ca3rulesceuti- 

 bus. Una ex his octo sporas 30-34 \i lougas et 14 [x latas 

 continens 180 v- longa, 26 [x lata, breviter caudata et in 

 apice incrassata. Spora3 octonte, primum incolorattie, dein 

 rufescenles, Ueves, juniores intus triplice reagente rubes- 

 centes aç in apicibus et in toto ambitu auguste Côeruleiie, 

 uniseriatse, paucis paulum imbricatis, uniseptatae, 32-48 ;x 

 longaî et 14-16 [x iatse, immixtis 34-48 [x longis et 16-14 ;x 

 latis. Cephalodia endogena, in Arn. Licli. exdcc, n. 529 

 b, extrin^ecus pagina iuferiore thalli promineute iudicata; 

 intus usque 0,6 mill. louga ac 0,45 mill. alta, interdum tria 

 contigua et 0,16, 0,24 mill. longa et 0,4 mill. lata, strato 

 hypharum e medulla ortarum circumscripta, interdum 

 eisdem hyphis in casas divisa atque gonidia nostococacea, 

 sphierica vel oblonga, 3-4 ^ lata, in glomerulis va^iua- 



