460 Rev. M. J. Berkeley and Mr. C. E. Broome on British Fungi. 



thecia subglobosa elevata ; sporis fusiformibus triseptatis cir- 

 rhos rubellos effbrmautibus. 



On branches of willows. Penzance, J. Ralfs, Esq. 



Concealed by the cuticle which is obscurely pustulate in con- 

 sequence of the presence of the subglobose perithecia. Spores 

 ejected in the form of pale pink tendrils, fusiform, 'OOISS inch 

 long, triseptate. 



Plate XV. fig. 7. Spores highly magnified. 



747. S. insularis, n. s. Maculis brunneis distinctis, epider- 

 mide supra perithecia elevata, centro pustularum albo ; sporis 

 filiformibus curvulis. 



On half-dead ivy leaves. Penzance. 



Forming large definite umber-brown spots which are rough 

 from the presence of the concealed perithecia, with a white spot 

 in the centre of each pustule; spores filiform, slightly curved, 

 •0015 of an inch long. 



Plate XV. fig. 8. Spores highly magnified. 



748. S. Badhami, n. s. Peritheciis subcongregatis fuscis; 

 sporis clavatis elongatis crassiusculis. 



On vine leaves. East Bergholt, Oct. 1853. 



Forming little brownish specks on either side of the leaf, con- 

 sisting of a few subconglomerate perithecia. Spores oblong, 

 clavate, "002 inch long, endochrome sometimes retracted to one 

 end containing a few minute granules : ve^'y rarely there are one 

 or two septa. 



Septoria Vitis, Lev. is at once known by its dark brown dense 

 patches of perithecia : another species occurs on vine leaves, 

 S. ampelina, B. & C, which has filiform curved spores. 



Plate XV. fig. 9. a. Sporophores and portion of perithecium ; b. spores. 

 Both highly magnified. 



749. S. Polygonorum, Desm. no. 1171. Twycross, Rev. A. 

 Bloxam. 



750. Sporidesmium Lepraria, Berk, in Hook. Journ. 1853, 

 p. 43 ; Lepraria nigra, Eng. Bot. ! t. 2409. Abundant eveiy- 

 where on exposed planks. 



751. Torula Hysterioides, Corda, Ease. 1. fig. 139. On poles, 

 Bathampton and Batheaston, C. E. Broome. 



Our species is in every respect the plant of Corda, except that 

 he calls the threads " luteoli.^^ In our specimens they have rather 

 a green tinge, though the mass as a whole is black. 



752. Coniothyrium glomeratum, Corda. In the cracks of elm 

 planks, especially on the medullary rays, King^s Clitle, Nov. 1851 . 



753. Phlydcena vagabunda, Desm. no. 1624. On dead stems 

 of Dipsacus sylvestris, Twycross, Rev. A. Bloxam, 



