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the botanical garden at Copenhagen, with this species, described from 

 Kansas in 1896 upon GleditscMa triacantha. The description of the 

 fungus by Ellis and Barth is however somewhat incomplete, and its 

 place were more correct under Ceuthospora. 



Diplodina Junci Oud. 



This species, described by Oudemanns from Holland, was found 

 upon stems and flower-stalks of Juncus squarrosus in the heath at Borris. 



Leptothyrium radiatum n. sp. 



Peritheciis superficialibus, orbicularibus 

 vel polygonatis, applanato-scutatis, circ. 250 

 ti diam., nitentibus, contextu distincte cel- 

 luloso-radiato, irregulariter, plerumque radi- 

 atim dehiscentibus. Gonidiis copiosis, con- 

 tinuis, bacillaribus , 6 1 /2 — 8V2 x IV4 fjt, 

 hyalinis. Basidiis curtis, nonnunquam ra- 

 mosis, evanidis. 



Ad culmos siccos Junci squarrosi prope 

 Borris Jutlandiae. 



Upon Juncus-species is so far only 

 known one species of L., namely Lepto- 

 thyrium juncinum Gke. et Harkn. (California) 



Fig. 5. Leptothyrium radiatum. 



A. Pycnide, from above. 



B. Part of the peridium. 



C. Spores. 



(A: w/i; B: cire. wo/i; G: œo/i.) 



Microdiplodia Narthecii (Sacc, Bomm. et Rouss.) Allescher. 



Common upon withered flower-stalks and inflorescenses of Narthe- 

 cium ossifragum on the heath at Borris. 



Neottiospora schizochlamys n. sp. 



Peritheciis immersis, papillo erumpentibus, glo- 

 bosis vel subglobosis, contextu parenchymatico, circ. 

 250 p. diam., nigris, seriatis. Conidiis cylindraceis, 

 vel cylindraceo-clavatis , utrinque rotundatis, plas- 

 mate irregulariter partito, nebuloso, subsessilibus, 

 primitus gelatino indutis, dein membrano gelatinoso 

 longitudinaliter fisso — apice (2?-) 4-ciliatis, 24 

 — 37 p. x 6 — 7 x /2 fi, saepe curvatis, hyalinis. Ap- 

 pendiculis 1 ^ crassit., longitudine sporarum, primo sporis adpressis, dein 

 erectis, corniformibus, hyalinis, mox evanescentibus. 



Ad caules siccos Scirpi caespitosi prope Borris Jutlandiae. 



The species described is most closely related to N. paludosa Sacc. et 

 Fiori (upon Eriophorum, Berlin). The genus is connected with Cyperaceae 



Fig. 6. Neottiospora 

 schizochlamys. 

 Spores. ( 375 /i). 



