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GENUS 322. EUROTIUM.* Lk. 



Perithecia reticulated, vesicular, coloured, attached to 

 mucedinous threads, asci delicate. 



Eurotium herbariorum Lk. Batheaston, on plants in herbaria. 

 This is considered merely an ascigerous state of Aspergillus. 

 St. Catherine's on damp sticks and leaves in the woods. 



ORDER 28. ONYGENEI. 



Peridium formed of loosely interwoven threads. Sporidia at 

 length forming a compact, dusty mass. 



GENUS 323. ONYGENA..t P. 



Parasitic on animal substances. Peridium stipitate or sessile, 

 paper like, at length spUtting. Asci delicate. Sporidia at length 

 forming a dusty mass. 



Onygena apus J3. and Br. Hanham, on bones buried in the soil 

 in woods. 



FAMILY VI. PHYSOMYCETES.J 



Threads free, or only slightly felted, bearing vesicles which 

 contain indefinite sporidia, 



ORDER 29. ANTENNARIEL 



Threads black, more or less felted, moniliform and equal in the 

 same felt, bearing here and there irregular sporangia. 



* Eurotium, from euros, mouldiness. 



t Onygena, from onux, a hoof, and ginomai, to spring &om. 



X Physomycetes, from phusa, a bladder, and muke, a fungus. 



