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is normal; the spores are pale purple-brown, minutely reticulate 
with about six meshes across the hemisphere, and measure 6-7 p 
S. nersatica Peck, /.c., leg. 8. Kusano, Aug. 1899. Total height 
4 mm., the stalks equalling the sporangia in length; the meshes of 
the surface- net of the capillitium are small, measuring 10-20 
across; spores 6-7 » diam., pale purplish brown, nearly smooth. 
S. sprenpens Rost. /.c., leg. 8. Kusano, Aug. 1898. A slender 
form ; the meshes of the surface-net measure about 30-40 p across; 
spores 7 » diam., pale purplish, minutely spinulose. 
ATRICHA LONGA Peck, /.c., leg. S. Kusano, Sept. 1902. A 
beautifully typical specimen. C. longa is not unfrequent in several 
of the Kastern States of North America, and has been obtained in 
the West Indies, Nicaragua, Brazil, and also in Java; the earliest 
He named it Sternonitis — Welw., but the name was not 
published. "These specimens are in the British hen Pinot 
and are precisely similar in character to that from 
DERMA ARCYRIONEMA Rost. /.¢., leg. 5. Kusano, sg 1898. 
yc 
pl. xlviii.; in examples from the aaah kota where the species 
is common, the threads are mae 
TUBULINA FRAGIFORMIS Pers. J.- 8. peers a 1899. 
This is the typical form met with i in ares and Am 
Aroyria ausipa Pers. J. c., leg. 8. Kusano, Aug. set: On dead 
wood. The capillitium is § minntaly warted, and is of the type most 
frequently met with in this country. The s sporangia are shortly 
cylindrical, and are either empha, or clustered on a column of oa 
enced where the sporangia sometimes attain a great levigth' ; it 
given specific rank as A. digitata, but is doubtfully 
dcvarving of even a vuvietal's hammer 
A. punicea Pers. l.c., leg. S. Kusano, Aug. 1901. Typical. 
Lycoegaxa miniatum Pers, /.¢., leg. 8. Kusano, Aug. 1901. Typical. 
“L, ruavo-ruscum Rost. J. c., leg. 8. Kusano, July, 1899. A firm 
edict an measuring 32 mm. diam. ; typical. 
DEscRIPTION OF PuatEe 458. 
Erionema aureum Penzi et in ene 20. : &, ae with frag- 
ment of sporangium-wall <i spores, x 280. ec. Spores, x 
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