Rev. M. J. Berkeley & Mr. C. E. Broome on British Fungi. 39 



cupulis planis, subtus venosis ; margine elevate ; ascis liiiea- 

 ribus ; sporidiis uuiseriatis, breviter fusiform i bus, binucleatis. 



On stems of herbaceous plants. Glamis, liev. J. Ste- 

 venson. 



Sporidia '001 inch long, one fifth as much wide in tlie 

 centre. 



1489. Psilojiezia myrotheciuides, B. & Br. Suborbicularis; 

 margine laciniato tomentoso, pallide flavo ; disco viridi-atro ; 

 ascis linearibus ; sporidiis ellipticis, margine pellucidis. 



On Prunus padus. New Pitsligo, Rev. J. Fergusson. 



Sporidia '0009 inch long. 



One of the most curious circumstances about this species is 

 that some of the asci contain a very delicate spiral thread or 

 line, a structure which Fuckcl has observed in some other 

 species. 



Plate II. fig. 5. a. plant, tnsi^M, of the natural size; h. ditto, magnified ; 

 c. asci ; d. tip of ascus ; e. sporidia. All more or less highly magnified. 



1490. Patellana Fergiissoni, B. & Br. Stipite brevi, sur- 

 sum incrassato ; cupulis planis, extus fuscis, granulosis ; hy- 

 menio piano vel pulvinato luteo ; ascis elongatis ; sporidiis 

 filiformibus ; paraphysibus capite globoso. 



On Prunus padus. New Pitsligo, Rev. J. Fergusson. 

 Sporidia '009 inch long. 



Plate II. fig. 6. a. ascus ; b. sporidium j c. tip of paraphysis ; d. cells 

 of cup. All highly magnified. 



1491. Ascoholus consociatuSj B. & Br. Cupulis extus ru- 

 gosis, granulatis, pallide flavis vel albidis ; ascis clavatis bre- 

 vibus ; paraphysibus linearibus ; sporidiis octonis biseriatis, 

 late fusiformibus. 



On the remains of Splicer ia cupulifera. Langridge, C. E. B., 

 April 14, 1873. 



Cups -OOS-'OIOS inch in diameter. 



Plate II. fig. 7. a. plant, in situ ; b. single cup ; c. ascus with para- 

 physes ; d. sporidia. AH more or less magnified. 



1492. Nectria citrino-aurantia^ Desm. PL Crypt, ser. 2, 

 no. 778 ; Rab. Exs. no. 325. 



On willow-twigs. Batheaston, Dec. 1873. 

 Densely ccespitose ; sporidia oblong, •0003-'00035 inch 

 long. 



Plate II. fig. 8. a, b. plant, in situ ; c. asci ; d. sporidia. All more or 

 less magnified. 



1493. Sphceria (Villosse) membranaceay B. & Br. Semi- 

 imraersa ; peritheciis amplis membranaceis, pilis brevibus 

 flexibilibus tectis ; sporidiis breviter fusiformibus uniseptatis. 



