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Puate XI. 
Fig. 67.—a, Tympanis conspersa, four clusters which have burst 
through the bark, the natural size; }, a cluster with spermogonia inter- 
mixed, slightly magnified; ¢, a section of a cluster; d, a portion of the 
interior of a spermogonium, with the filiform sterigmata; e, the sper- 
matia produced on the sterigmata; /, asci mature and immature, 
surrounded with the adherent paraphyses; g, a number of sporidia, 
showing their variation in size and form. d and g x 400 times. 
Fig. 68.—a, Crumenula urceoliformis, several cups on Vacciniwm 
twigs, the natural size; 6, a cup magnified; c, a section of the same; 
d, an ascus with paraphyses; e, two filiform sporidia; f, stylospores 
on their sterigmata. d, e, and f x 400 times. 
Fig. 69.—a,. Ephelis Rhinanthi, nat. size; b, mature cups mag- 
nified ; c, section of a cup; d, an ascus with a paranhysis; e, four 
sporidia; 7, spermatia with their sterigmata. d,e, and / x 400 times. 
Fig. 70.—a, Patellaria clavispora, a group the nat.size; b, two cups 
magnified; ¢, section of a cup; @, an ascus with several paraphyses; 
é, sporidia, showing stages of growth. d and e x 400 times. 
Fig. 71.—a, Heterospheria patella, nat. size; b, a cup magnified ; 
c, a section of a cup that has not yet split open at the top; d, an ascus 
and paraphyses; e, five sporidia; ,f, stylospores. d, e, and f x 400 
times. 
Fig. 72.—a, Laquearia spheralis, a group the nat. size; b, a single 
receptacle seen from above, enlarged; ¢, a section of a receptacle more 
highly magnified; d, an ascus with paraphyses; e, five sporidia. 
@ and e x 400 times. 
Fig. 73.—a, Propolis versicolor, the nat. size; b, a single receptacle 
magnified; ¢, a section of the same; d, an ascus with paraphyses ; 
e, seven sporidia removed from an ascus. d@ and e x 400 times. 
Puate XII. 
Fig. 74.—a, Schmitzomia atro-alba, the nat. size; 6, three receptacles 
magnified ; c, section of a receptacle, showing how it is immersed in 
the matrix; d, an ascus and paraphyses; e, a filiform sporidium. 
ad and e x 400 times. 
Fig. 75.—a, Stictis pallida, nat. size ; 6, three receptacles magnified ; 
c, a section of a receptacle; d, an ascus with paraphyses; e, six 
sporidia. dande x 400 times. 
Fig. 76.—a, Phacidium striatum, the nat. size; b, two receptacles 
magnified, the one just splitting, the other having fully opened; ¢, a 
section; d, two mature asci with paraphyses; e, six sporidia in different 
stages of development. d and e x 400 times. 
Fig. 77.—a, Trochila eraterium, on a fragment of a leaf, the nat. 
