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CARPOPHYTA. 



ASCOMYCETE^E. 



Pyrenomycete^. — (Vols. I., II., and Add.) — Perisporiaceae, 481 ; 

 Sphaeriaceae, 5448 ; Coryneliaceae, 2 ; Hypocreaceae, 640 ; Dothidi- 

 aceae, 351 ; Microthyriaceae, 65 ; Lophiostomaceae, 213 ; Hysteriaceae, 

 372; Hemiihysteriaceae, 3. Total, 7575 species. 



HypodekmE/E. — (Vol. VII.) — Uredineae, 1224 ; Ustilagineae, 284. 

 Total, 1508 species. 



Phymetosphaeriaceae, 16; Onygenaceae, 6; Laboulbeniaceae, 15. 

 Total,. 37 species. (Vol. VIII.) 



Sph/eropside^:. — (Vol. III.) — Sphaerioidaceae, 3690; Nectrioidaceae, 

 44; Leptostromaceae, 203; Excipulaceae, 143. Total, 4080 species. 



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Melanconiaceae, 606 species. (Vol. III.) 



Hyphomycete/E. — (Vol. IV.) — JVIucedinaceae, n 47; Dematiaceaa, 

 1579; Stilbaceae, 344; Tuberculariaceae, 594. Total, 3664 species. 



SaccharomycetEjE. — Saccharomycetaceas, 30 species. (Vol. VIII.) 



Discomycete^e. — (Vol. VIII.) — Caliciaceae, 78; Gymnoascaceae, 

 51 ; Cordieritaceae, 5; Patellariaceae, 161; Phacidiaces, 268; Stic- 

 taceae, 229 ; Bulgariaceae, 152 ; Dermateaceae, 255 ; Ascobolaceae, 

 130; Pezizaceas, 1948; Heloellacese, 169; Cyttariaceae, 7. Total, 

 3453 species. 



Tuberoide^e. — (Vol. VIII.) — Elaphomycetaceae, 21 ; Cenoccoca- 

 ceae,i ; Tuberaceae, 102 ; Endogonaceae, 6. Total, 130 species. 







BASIDIMYCETE/E. 



Gasteromycete/e. — (Vol. VII.) — Hymenogastraceae, 78 ; Lyco- 

 perdaceaa, 426 ; Nidulariaceae, 61 ; Phallaceae, 81. Total, 646 species. 



HymenomycetE/E. — (Vols. V. and VI.) — Tremellaceae, 258; Clava- 

 riaceae, 371 ; Thelephoracese, 884; Hydnaceae, 427; Polyporaceae, 

 1972; Agaricaceae, 4639. Total, 8551 species. 



There are thus 1 100 species of Protophytes ; 371 of Zygophytes; 

 176 of Oophytes, and 30,280 of Carpophytes. Of the latter again 

 there are 12,703 Ascomyceteae ; 9,197 Basidiomyceteae, with 8,380 

 probably, but not certainly, imperfect stages of the former. 



Charles E. Bessey. 



Published July 31st, 1890. 



