364 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



Hormiscium splendens. Sacc. (fig. 9, p. 313.) 



Forming black, rather dense, velvety patches ; chains of 

 conidia becoming thinner towards the tip, simple or rarely 

 branched, straight or slightly wavy, up to 400 p. in length ; 

 conidia subglobose, subcompressed in the direction of the 

 long axis of the chain, blackish-brown, remaining in chains 

 for a long time, at the base 10 p. diameter, rather smaller 

 towards tip of chain. 



Hormiscium splendens, Sacc., Syll., iv. n. 1279. 



Torula splendens, Cooke, Grev., t. 48, f. 1. 



On bark. 



Hormiscium hysterioides. Sacc. 



Tufts linear, short, often parallel, black ; chains of conidia 

 erect, crowded, equal, filiform, yellowish, remaining in 

 parallel bundles for some time; conidia cylindric-cuboid, 

 semipellucid. 



Hormiscium hysterioidcs, Sacc., Syll., iv. n. 1282. 



Torula hysterioides, Corda, Icon. Fung., i. p. 9, f. 139. 



On rotten wood. 



The pale chains of conidia remaining collected in bundles 

 for a long time mark the present species. 



Hormiscium stilbosporum. Sacc. 



Tufts erumpent, pulverulent, elongated, confluent, very 

 black ; chains of conidia simple or unequally branched, 

 wavy, conidia subquadrate, brown, 7-8 fi diameter. 



Hormiscium stilbosporum, Sacc., Syll., n. 1283. 



Torula stilbospora, Corda, in Sturm's Deutschl. PI., t. 46. 



On branches of poplar and willow. 



Hormiscium pithyophilum. Sacc. 



Effused, thick, superficial forming very irregular black 

 patches; chains of conidia irregularly branched, branches 

 becoming thinner at the tips, rather wavy ; conidia cuboid 

 or globoso-cuboid, smoky-brown, 18-20 p. diameter. 



Hormiscium pithyophilum, Sacc., Syll., n. 1286. 



Bhacodium pithyophilum, Wallr., Fl. Cr., ii. p. 120. 



On branches and leaves of Taxus baccata and species of 

 Abies and Pinus. 



