1G2 



FUNTGUS-FLOEA. 



erect; asci cylindrical at first and the 8 spores oWiquely 

 imiseriate, finally tlie ascns elongates and liecomes clavate 

 upwards and the spores irregularly aggregated near the apex ; 



Ascdbolus furfuraceus, Pers. — Fig. 1, plants, Dat. size ; — Fig. 2, plants, 

 slightly X ; — Fig. 3, section of young plant ; — Fig. 4, section of matui-e 

 plant, showing the projecting asci ; — Fig. 5, structure of excipuluni ; 

 X 400 ; — Fig. 6, portion of disc, showing a young ascus with 1-seriate. 

 colourless spores, and a mature asoua projecting above the level of the 

 disc, and containing coloured spores aggregated near its apex; also 

 paraphyses ; x 400 ; — Fig. 7, free spores at different ages ; x 400. 



spores elliptical, hyaline and smooth at first, then with longi- 

 tudinal anastomosing delicate wrinkles, passing from lilac 

 tnrough purple to purple-brown at maturity, 20-27 X 10-11 /a ; 



