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closely allied, if not identical, Pharcidia marina Bomm., cf. Trans. Brit. Mye. 

 Soc, 1908, p. 98. This species might perhaps be placed in the genus 



Phomatospora argentina Spegg. 



Clearly separated from the common P. Berkeleyi by the larger asci and 

 spores. The latter measured 12 - 13 x 3*5 - 4 - 5 ft. It was collected by 

 Mr. A. D. Cotton on dead stems of Beta maritima, on the Bills, a group of 

 small rocks some nine miles north-west of Clare Island. This species does 

 not seem to have been recorded outside South America before, but it only 

 differs in small points from the continental Phomatospora ovalis (Pass.) Sacc. 

 with which it may be identical. It may be interesting to record that on these 

 few stems also occurred Pleospora mdgaris, an undetermined Sphaeropsid, 

 and some scattered conidia of a Fusarium type. 



Omphalia umbellifera Fr. 



On the hillsides a dwarf form occurs, altogether of a bright golden yellow, 

 which was referred here. Spores 8 - 10 x 3 - 5 -4 fi. 



Hygrophorus obrusseus Fr. 



The specimens to which I have given this name, and which were rather 

 plentiful on the slopes of Knocknaveen, differed from typical obrusseus in 

 the greenish sulphur-yellow of every part except the apex, which was often 

 tinged sienna. They also with age often become grey or brownish in 

 patches on the pileus, suggesting H. intermedius Pass. Spores 8 - 10 x 4 - 5 - 5 ju. 

 Smell not mealy. Also noticed on the slopes of Croaghpatrick on the 

 mainland. 



CANDELOSPORA gen. nov. 



Uyphae steriles repentes. Conidiophoris erectis, septatis, hyalinis, 

 irregulariter ramosis vel etiam simplicibus, supra penicillatim divisis. 

 Conidiis singulis in ultimis ramulis ortis, hyalinis, multiseptatis. 



This genus differs from Mucrosporium in its penicillate branching, and 

 in its conidia produced singly at the tips of the branchlets. 



Candelospora ilicicola Hawley. 



Conidiophoris gregariis, circa 100 jx altis, 7 n crassis, varie ramosis 

 vel etiam simplicibus, ramis ad apices plerumque tris divisis, ultimis ramulis 



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