188 THE MVXOMVCETES OF PICTOU COUNTY. — MOORE. 



(icmis. Stemonitis ( (ilcililsdi ) IJost. 



Sjxtraiiii'ia siaiidiui:' cl'^^c toji'ctJicr, hctoi'c maliiriry foniiiug 

 a sliiiiN- ma-- which (Hilv hitci- (li\-iiU'- into the iii;li\-iiliial spor- 

 an<>ia. A cohuiiclhi is ])i'('sciir ami fmm this the (•a])illitial 

 tilainenrs l)raiicli out on all -ides ami, r(']»cai(Mllv dividinc: and 

 anasto'iiiosiuii' with (Hic anoihci-, t'onu at tho pori]i.lu'rv a 

 C'hai'actcristic morc<ir less (do-(- meshed net. I'evidiiiiii evanes- 

 cent. 



l-'J. ,'<lciiiniilfls fused (Roth.) Host. — Spofanaia cylimlideal 

 lii'owiiiii' iu tufts on a ^v<dl devejoix'd hypothallus. ])ur])lisli 

 hhudv in coliii'. heconiinii' ])alli<l after spore dispersal. Total 

 heiiihr al)out .">'"'". Sti]ie l)laek. ahout one-third the total heiffht. 

 Columella hecominii- sinuous sonie distance helow the summit of 

 tlie sporauii'iuni. hul traeeahle almost to tli!' apex. The capillirial 

 branches ai'ise fi'om tlie columella at riizlit angles and anastonios- 

 inii' foian an o|)en interioi- scatfoldini:- of dai'k drown threads 

 with Hat ex])ansii)ns at the junctions. The ])erii)iieral net formed 

 by the ana-tomosinn- of tli,. ultimate ca]>illitial l)ranches shews 

 pfdygonal meshes \arvinii- considerably in si/e. Peiddial ])ro- 

 ccsses ciins])icuon<. Spores ])ale violet by transmitted li<iht, 

 smooth, 7 — NjU-iii diameter. 



On decaying' J'nnis s/rofn/s and other conifers. 



14. ,^/cni'iiii/ls iiKi.niiiii S(diweinit/. — S]")oran,<>-ia in tufts, 

 cvlin<lidcal, >tipitate, purple bla(d< in coloi- beconiinu' <irey with 

 a ])urple tint aftei- spore dis])ei'sal. Total weiaiht about 1.")""". 

 Stipe black, abimt onedialf the total heli^-ht. Ilypothallus thin, 

 1ransj)arent an! -hiniiiii'. ( '(ilnmella dis-ipateil uear the a])ex 

 in cai)il]itiai In-anche-. The periphei'al net (d' uniform, small 

 meshes, the ]ieridial ])i'oeesses slioi'l. Interior scaffoldiuo' i.pon. 

 Spores violaceous ni-cy by tran-miited liiiiht, i-ei:u1arl\- and boan- 

 tifnlly reticnlatiMJ, 7 — s ^ ;,, diameter. 



On dei-ayiiiii' F(t(jtis frn-it;/i iira. 



W). >^l<'iiif)iiifis simHiii. AFacbi-. — S|)oi'aniiia tormina dense 

 clusters on a W(dl dev(dop;'d liypothalln<, cvlindrical. -tipitate. 



