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An inspection of plates VIIT. and IX. will at once 

 manifest that Syncesia albida, Fl. Hib., is referable to 

 this genus. 



A vertical section of the wartlike apothecium shows it 

 to be formed of the medullary layer of the thallus, within 

 which is developed an opaque, blackish-brown, dense 

 torus, generally similar in appearance, though not in 

 shape, to that observable in the genus Spharophoro?!. 

 This torus is divided upwards into several erect processes, 

 variable in size and form, each bearing on its summit a 

 separate nucleus, or lamina prohgera, flattened or de- 

 pressed, and somewhat disciform, pale-coloured, contain- 

 ing narrow- obovate erect asci, intermingled with para- 

 physes. The asci contained sporidia, I think 8 in 

 number, of a narrow elongated fusiform shape, triseptate, 

 pale yellow. 



The specimen of CJiiodedon myrticola, Fee, examined, 

 (see Plate VIII. fig. 3 ; and Plate IX. fig. 2,) was sent 

 by M. Montague to Mr. Borrer, from the Isles 

 d'llieres ! Fee, in Part ii. of his Crypt. Exot., says that 

 in all the species there is little or no difference in the 

 form of the sporidia. In Tab. xl. he figures the sporidia 

 with many septa, which is certainly not correct. When 

 still contained in the asci, and lying one over the other, 

 they do sometimes appear as if possessing many septa, 

 but when disengaged from the asci and viewed separately, 

 they will be found to have really no more than three 

 septa. 



The wartlike apothecia, general appearance, and struc- 

 ture, show its affinity \V\\}L\Fertusaria ; the structure of the 

 nucleus, supported on an opaque torus, assimilates to 

 Sphcerophoron, 



1. Chiodecton albidum. Sporidia 8 in asci, elongato- 

 fusiform, triseptate, pale yellow. Plate VIII. fig. 4 ; 

 and Plate IX. fig. 1. 



Syncesia albida, Tai/l. FL Hib. pt. 2. 103. (1836.) 



