OF GREAT BRITAIN 1 . 407 



and linear, simple, wavy and shining or greasy ; epithecium rimae- 

 form, uniform ; proper margin thick, very round and inflexed ; 

 spores 8, colourless, fusiform, 5-septate. 



forma vulgata, Ach. lirelloe small, numerous, but regularly scat- 

 tered ; epithecium rimaform, more or less expanded. 



On various trees, apple, ash, willow, birch, yew, fir, holly, com- 

 mon. 1807. 



Syn :-Ach. Prodr. 21. (1798.) Syn. 73. Nyl. Scand. 255. Leight. Br. Graph. 

 23. Mudd Man. 232. 



Fig :— E. Bot. 1811. Leight. Br. Graph, t. 5. f. 13. a. b. 



Exs :— Bohl. 127. Sohser. 516. Fries L. S. 280. (fide Nyl.) Leight. 194. Anzi 

 It. S. 333. Mudd 211. Eabh. 820. Zw. 407. 



Gboo. Distrib : — Sweden, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Normandy, 

 Belgium, Calcutta, Amazons, N. America. 



Bot. Prov:— 1, 2, 3.. .5.. .7.. .10, 11.. .14, 15...19...26...31. 



England :— Hurst and St. Leonard's Forest ; Sussex ! Mr. Borrer. New 

 Forest. Men. J. M. Crombie. Malvern Hills ! Worcestershire. Mr. Lees. Berwick- 

 on-Tweed. Dr. G. Johnston. Easby Wood ! Cleveland. Mr. Mudd. Northum- 

 berland and Durham. Mr. Winch. Haldon, Exeter. Mr. Parfitt. Woodham 

 Walter ; Braxted ; Messing, Essex. Mr. Varerme. Plymouth. Mr. Holmes. 

 Haughmond Hill ! Weir Coppice ! Red Hill ! near Shrewsbury, Castle Hill 

 Plantation ! near Acton Scott, Shropshire. 



Scotland : — Lasswade ! and near Edinburgh ! Dr. Grevilh. Killin. Bee, J, 

 M. Crombie. 



Ireland :— Near Derrycrimlry ! Mr. Carroll. Lough Derryclare ! co. Galway. 

 Mr. Lwrbalestier. 



Wales : — Bryn Maelgwyn ! near Conway, Carnarvonshire ; Penmaen-mawr ! 

 Torrent Walk, Dolgelley ! Gwydir Woods ! Bettws-y-coed. Trefriw ! Rallt ! 

 near Welshpool. Edderton ! Montgomeryshire. Craig Breidden ! 



Channel Islands :— St. Peter's Valley, Jersey, and on all the Islands. Mr. 

 Lwrbalestier. 



" Spores .005 to .006 in. long, by .00075 in. broad." (Mudd.) " Spores .015 

 — 20 mm. long, .003 — 4 mm. broad." (Nyl.) Spores .021 mm. long, .003 mm. 

 broad. 



forma stenocarpa, Ach. lirellse long, slender and wavy, densely 

 crowded ; epithecium rimseform, very narrow, closed. 

 On various trees, oak, beech, elm, ash, fir, common. 



Syn:— Ach. L. U. 257. (1810.) Syn. 75. Leight. Br. Graph. 24. Mudd Man. 

 232 



Fig :— Chev. Graph, t. 7. f. 5. u . t. 9. f. 1. Leight. Br. Graph, t. 5. f. 13. a. 1. 

 b. 1. 



Exs :— Zw. 6. 147. Schaer. 93. 



Geog. Distrib :— Sweden, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Bavaria. 



Bot. Prov:— 1, 2...5...7, 8...10...19...31. 



England : — Sussex ! Mr. Borrer. New Forest ! Hants. Mr. Lyell. Twycross ! 

 Leicestershire. Bev. A. Bloxam. Torquay ! Devon. Dr. Deakin. Airyholme 

 Wood ! Newton ! Cleveland. Mr. Mudd. Stoke Wood, Exeter. Mr. Parfitt. 

 Weir Coppice ! Shrewsbury ! Shropshire. 



Ireland : — Near Cork ! Mr. Carroll. 



Wales : — Pen-maen-mawr ! Trefriw ! 



Channel Islands : - St. Peter's Valley, Jersey. Mr. Larbalestkr. 



forma subsiderella, Nyl. lirellce radiato-ramose. 

 On trees, rare. 



Syn :— Nyl. Scand. 255. 



Fig :— Chev. Graph, t. 7. f. 3. a. 



Exs :— Nyl. 78. Mudd 212. 



Geog. Distrib : — France, Belgium. 



Bot. Prov:— 2, 3.. .5 ..7...10...19. 



England : — Near the Ham, Clayton ! Mr. Borrer. Easby ! Brantsdale ! 

 Yorkshire. Mr. Mudd. Kelvedon, Essex. Mr. Varenne. Water lane, East- 

 bourne. Mr. Roper, Red H}U '• near Shrewsbury ! Shropshire. 



