268 MR. F. CURREY ON THE FRUCTIFICATION OF COMPOUND SPH^RI^. 



62. S. (Htpocrea) luteo-vibens, Pr. S. M. ii. p. 339. Tab. XLVI. fig. 63 a, ascus with 

 sporidia; i, free sporidia; c, stylospores, all X 326. Sporidia uniseriate ; overlapping, 

 colourless, very narrowly almond-shaped, O'OOOS to O'OOIO inch long. Perithecia 

 dull-yeUow orange colour, imbedded in a wooUy subiculuni which produces the yellow 

 stylospores on the left of the figure. 



Div. 6. GlebosyE. 



53. S. (Htpoxtlon) bepanda, Fr. S. M. ii. p. 3iG. Tab. XLVI. fig. 54, ascus with spo- 



ridia X 326. Sporidia uniseriate, dark brown, elliptical, 0*0004 to 0'0006 inch long. 

 Stroma rather undulattag in surface, ostiola depressed, the whole plant very like 

 S. stigma, except in its fruit, which is quite different. 



54. S. (Htpoxtlon) tubulina, A. and S. ; Pr. S. M. ii. p. 346. Tab. XLVI. fig. 66, ascus 

 with sporidia and free sporidia, x 325. Sporidia nsuaUy, I think, uniseriate, but 

 sometimes biseriate, clear, rather dark browai, elliptical, 0"0002 to 0"0003 inch long. 



65. S. (Htpoxtlon) lutea, A. and S. ; Er. S. M. ii. p. 347. Tab. XLVI. fig. 56, ascus with 

 sporidia, X 325. SporicUa minute, miiseriate, 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. S. (Htpoxtlon) deusta, Hoffm. ; Fr. S. M. ii. p. 345. Tab. 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, 0012 to 0*0016 inch 

 long. 



57. S. (Htpoxtlon ?) pitscospoba, Schwein. Tab. XLVI. fig. 58, sporidia, x 326. Spo- 

 ridia biseriate I believe, at first colourless, then clear dark brown, arcuate, 00014 

 inch long. 



68. S. (Htpoxtlon) nummtjlaria. Bull. ; Fr. S. M. ii. p. 348. Tab. XLVI. fig. 69, asci 

 with sporidia, x 326. Sporidia uniseriate, brown when young, black when ripe, 

 round or elliptical, 0*0004 to 0*0006 inch long. 



69. S. (Htpoxtlon) margin ata, Fr. El. ii. 69. Tab. XLVI. fig. 60, ascus with sporidia, 



X 325. Sporidia uniseriate, with one, two, or no nuclei, elliptical or subreniform, 

 0*0002 iach long, pale clear brown. 



Div. 6. LiGNOS^. 



60. S. Htpoxtlon) tjda, Pers. ; Fr. S. M. ii. p. 358. Tab. XLVI. figs. 61 and 62, asci with 

 sporidia, X 325. Fig. 63, free sporidia, X 326. Sporidia at first of a rich ohve- 

 green colour*, eventually dark, clear, transparent brown, sometimes with nuclei, some- 

 times obtusely elliptical (fig. 61), sometimes almond-shaped (fig. 62). 00006 to 

 0*001 inch long. 



61. S. (DLA.TBTPE) DisciFORMis, Hoflin. ; Fr. S. M. ii. p. 353. Tab. XLVI. fig. 64, sporidia, 

 highly magnified. Sporidia biseriate or crowded, yellowish in a mass, almost colour- 

 less when detached, shghtly curved ; 0*0002 to 0*0003 inch long. 



62. S. (DiATBTPE) FLAVOViRENS, Hoffm. ; Fr. S. M. ii. p. 357. Tab. XLVI. fig. 65, ascus 

 with sporidia, X 460. Sporidia crowded, yellowish, curved, 0*0003 inch long. 



