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Moor, near Abbeystead, April, 1911. The specimens referred 

 to agree very well with Saccardo's description of this species, 

 but I have not access to authenticated examples for com- 

 parison. The original fungus was found in Germany on hare- 

 dung, and Eehm has recorded it on horse-dung from California. 

 The spores of the German example are stated to be 22-25 x 

 12-14 /x, whilst those of the Californian species are 25 x 9 /x. As 

 the fungus seems to be new to the British flora the following 

 description of the West Lancashire specimens may be of interest : — 

 Perithecia immersed, sparsely gregarious to subcsespitose, shape 

 variable, almost cylindrical, oblong, pyriform or utriculiform, 

 about 0'75 mm. high, rough, the rounded apex having a few 

 setulose papillae near the ostiole as in S. minuta Fck., brownish 

 black. Asci cyhndrical, 142-165 x 15-18 //, 8-spored. Spores 

 uniseriate, ovate-elliptical, first hyaline but soon fuscous-black, 

 with two or more oily nuclei, 23-25 x 12-14 fx (excluding the 

 hyaline appendages, which are about 10 /a long). 



Hypocojjra fimicola (Kob.) Sacc. 60. On cow-dung near Tun- 

 stall and Wennington, August, 1910. 



Bosellinia pulveracea (Ehrh.) Fck. 60. Wray, August, 1910, 

 /. W. H. d- H. J. W. 



B. conglohata (Fr. et Fck.) Sacc. 60. On furze, Abbeystead, 

 April. 



B. quercina Hartig. 59. On oak seedlings, Nurseries, 

 Brinscall, July, 1909. Eeceived from Mr. McBeath, per G. H. 

 Hopley. 



B. aquila (Fr.) De Not. 60. Lords Lot Wood, near Arkholme, 

 August, 1910. 



Bombardia fasciculata Fr. 59. As SphcBria Bombarda, Hough 

 End Clough, L. H. Grindon, 1859. 



Xylaria hypoxylon (Linn.) Grev. Common on stumps. Re- 

 corded for every division of both vice-counties. 



Ustulina vulgaris Tul. 60. On beech-branch, near Dolphin- 

 holme, April, 1911. 



Hypoxylon fuscum (Pers.) Fr. 59. Whalley, June, 1910, 

 J.A.W. ; Chorley ; Ince Woods. 60. Tunstall and Leek, August, 

 1910 ; Silverdale, Wi. d' Wh. ; on hazel, Castlebarrow, March, 

 1910 ; Dolphinholme, April, 1911. 



H. imdtiforme Fr. 59. Hough End Clough, 1859, L. H. 

 Grindon (Flora of Manchester). 60. On alder, Abbeystead, 

 April, 1911. 



Daldmia concentrica (Bolt.) Ces. et De Not. 59. On ash, Ince 

 Woods, 1909; on trunk, Rainford. 60. Deep Dale, Yealand, 

 August, 1910, /. W. H. ; Carnforth, 1910, /. W. H. 



Nummularia succenturiata (Tode) Nits. 60. On oak (?) wood, 

 Wray, August, 1910. 



Gnomoniclla tubiformis (Tode) Sacc. (Syn. Cerastoma tubce- 

 formis Ces. et De N.). 60. On leaves of Alnus glutinosa, near 

 Abbeystead Lake, April, 1911. 



Lcestadia punctoidea (Cke.) Auersw. 60. On fallen oak-leaves, 

 Bay Horse and Tarn brook, iVpril, 1911. 



