204 THE MYXO.MYCETES OF PICTOU COUNTY. — MOORE. 



EXPL.A.NATION OF PLATE X 



2. — Didymium melanospermum (Pers. ) Macbr. A. — Columella shewing 

 origin of capillitial filaments x 33. B. — Spores x 250. C. — Portion 

 of the peridium with capillitial threads attached x 166. D. — Stellate 

 linse crystals from peridium. E. — Diagrammatic section of sporan- 

 gium sliewing relations of columella, capillitiura and peridium. 



7. — atemonitis maxima Schweinitz. A. — Portion of columella and capil- 

 litium X 500. B. — Spores x 500. C. — Sketch of cluster of sporangia, 

 shewing habit of growtli. 



8. — Fuligo ovata (Schaelf. ) Macbr. A. — Sketch of an aethalium shewing 

 habit of growth. B. — Portion of capillitium x 300. C. — Spores 

 X 300. 



