; both ends are 
188 DANISH FIMICOLOUS FUNGI. 
this surmise should prove correct, the name_Pithophora will have 
to yield priority to Blodgettia. Unfortun nately we can only surmise 
in the matter, for we have not access to the Chlorosperm part of 
Harvey’s ‘‘ Nereis Boreali- Americana,’ S. M. 
Danitsax Fuutcotovs Funet. 
De Danske Trees dais af E. C. Hansen. (Vidensk. Meddel. fra 
der hist. Forening, 1876.) [With a French abstract. ] 
Pp. ia “ab. 6. 
— memoir comprehends an — of the Fungi found in Denmark 
wing on excrement, and is chiefly devoted to their classification, 
iterate, and geogra phical distribution, but there are also various 
hological and physiological observations. The previous 
Simonse ec ny subject appears to have been exhaustively 
worked mmencing with Pilobolus, the various genera 
containing + Seobedlinan species are passed in review ; those i n countries 
other = De — are also enumerated. There are 12. aren es of 
Agari and same number of Coprinus. Co ve 
us iS 
‘ented i in detail, aid the development and racoreat os its Solin 
described. The latter are exceedingly variable in size, form 
colour ; they possess a fine gray membrane on the outside which appears 
under the micro Scope as a granular mass composed of broken-down 
cells ; yeast this i is a black cortical portion i in continuation with the 
former, and co small thick-wall — 
This tissue passes gradually into the central pana! on made up o 
pseudo-parenchyma with fine meshes, the intervals filled with air. 
cells of this tissue are ve irregu ar, and become gradually 
larger towards the centre ; if the sclerotium be boiled with potash they 
rous partitions; these interlace and form a firm, very close tissue. 
A dimorphism is noted in this species : in one form the pileus is covered 
with a felt-like, white, floccose down, and in the other with a snow- 
white, floury stratum ; the first form iealces solely from the sclero- 
tium ne second never. 
new species of Peziza of ripensis) is described and figured, 
having been cultivated from sclerotia. Most of the Ascoboled grow 
oni Masta) P. 
are two n eata), 
one of Spherella (S. Schumacheri), and three of Sporormia (S. adn 
d S. pulchella). 
Of Sordaria21 ean on dung. The author here describe 
new ones, in rearranging the genus on the prin ear 
of M. Winter, proposes two n w sub-genera, in one of which the spores 
ipa gelatinous nied at the lower end, and in the other 
_, Iman appendix a’ list, with Nerpoas is given of ee Sa 
though found | excrement, grow on other substrata 
paper. 
