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fine species, much resembling H. sublater vitium, Sacc., 
general appearance, but distinguished by the viscid or glutinous 
pileus, which is ornamented, especially when young, wit tawn wny, 
is naked and glabrous at d but if the viscidity dries ice zt 
pileus the scales are also glued down and persist. The taste i 
slightly acrid when dry. 
ASCOMYCETES. 
Parodiella maculata, Wassee (sp. nov.). Perithecia dense gregaria, 
in maculis elongatis nigricantibus poe atra, 100-125 p 
diam. Asci oblongo-cla avati, breviter pedicellati , octospori, 50 x 14 p. 
Spore distincto, 2 -septatee, sub- ence  elongato-elliptica, utrin- 
que acute, 20 x 5-6 p. Paraphyses filif 
On the leaf of i an undetermined plant, reda 1496. 
A typical Parodiella in every respect save the subhyaline 
spores, and in this one feature is distinct from all known species. 
Nusia. 
Collected and communicated by the late Mr. J. Theodore Bent, 
R.G.S. 
USTILAGINEJE. 
Ustilago Digitarie, Rabenh. Fung. Eur. no. 1199. 
Parasitic on Panicum Tenerife, R. Br., dintucking the ovary. 
Bermupa. 
Specimens communicated by Surg.-Capt. H. A. Cummins, F.L.S. 
PHYCOMYCETES. 
ahaa Lamii, De Bary in Rabenh, Herb. Myc. ed. 2, 
no. 
sr. GEORGE'S. On living leaves of Lamium amplexicaule, 
Lin 
SPH ZROPSIDEM. 
cope nel Cumminsii, Massee (sp. nov.). Sporodochia 
dense aggregata, Se ee ae, convexo-pulvinata, irm 
("5 mm. diam. , compac Conidia crebra, obpyriformi-clavata, 
ST. GEORGE’ s. On long ras of Garida "Papaya, Linn. 
