190 FUNGI OF EAST DORSET. 



Class IV. DEUTEROMYCETES (Imperfect Fungi). 

 Microscopic ; supposed to be forms of higher 

 fungi. 



Family 1. MUCEDINEAE Link. 



Hyphae pallid or bright-coloured, collapsing, not 

 cohering in fascicles. 



Genus 1. MONILIA Pers. (emended by Saccardo). (Lat., 



bracelets, from the arrangement of the conidia). 

 M. fructigena Pers. (Lat., born of fruit, from its dense 

 tufts growing on decaying fruits). In the form of 

 mould growing on decayed apples in Edmondsham 

 Rectory Orchard, and doubtless common else- 

 where. 



Genus 2. OIDIUM Link (emended). (Gr., diminutive of 



egg, from the elliptic or oval conidia). 

 0. alphitoides Griff, et Maub. (Gr., like pearl-barley or 

 meal, alphiton). On living oak leaves, roadside 

 Edmondsham to Goatham. 



Genus 3. ASPERGILLUS Micheli. (Lat., aspergo, to 



sprinkle) 



A. glaucus Link. (Gr., the hyphse being slightly 

 glaucous). 



On fruit and leaves, Edmondsham Rectory 

 garden. 



A. flavus Link. (Lat., yellow). A mould on herbarium 



specimens, Edmondsham Rectory. 



Genus 4. BOTRYTIS Mich. (Gr., from botrys, a cluster of 

 grapes). 



B. cinerea Pers. (Lat., ashen, from the grey 



colouring). 



Frequent in Edmondsham Rectory greenhouse, 

 on dead leaves of geranium, Passion-flower, 



