Ord. IX. TribkII. 
FUNGI GASTEROMYCETES. 
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* Receptacle free, not bursting through bark. 
J6860 Large black somewhat hemispherical, Surface smooth. Orifices of the spherules scarcely at all raised 
within composed of regular concentric strata 
16361 Large pale and carnose at length brownish-black and rigid spreading thick undulato-rugose : the 
surface dotted with raised points 
16362 Brown hemispher. depress, somew. conflu. when crowd, interior of same col. Spher. very slightly promin. 
1636.3 Black thickish undulato-rugose whitish within, Mouths of the spherules round and somewhat prominent 
163&i Black gregarious forming linear or oblong strise smooth. Spherules very minute without obvious mouths 
16365 Black irregular mostly free but sometimes bursting through the bark spreading confluent thickish-green 
within. Mouths of the spherules obtuse granulated prominent 
16366 Globose purplish-red shining black within. Spherules in circumference with more or less promin. orifices 
** Beceptacle bursting through hark, 
a. Orifices of the spherules plane, or slightly prominent. 
16367 Black plane spread, transversely on branch, smooth : inside whitish, Mouths of spherules not prominent 
16368 Black plane spreading longitudinally white within, Mouths of the spherules somewhat prominent conical 
16369 Black plane widely spreading somewhat rugose at first subdistinct at length confluent and united by a 
kind of irregular crust, Mouths of the spheru'es conical and angular 
16370 Grey.-black scattered plano-conv. round, parasitic on elm leaves. Surface papill. with mouths of spherules 
16371 Scattered distinct very gregarious round elevated plane dark-brown doited with the orifices of the 
spherules, Orifices nearly plane 
16372 Scatter, broadly thin, Perithecia immers. scatter, cover, with a dark membran. crust. Orifices burst, forth 
16373 Scattered gregarious rather large elliptical rusty-brown smooth minutely pulverulent blackish and friable 
within, Mouths of the spherules quite concealed 
16374 Short of a determinate figure emerging dark, Perithecia somewhat ovate. Orifices obtuse-unequal 
16375 Rather small roundish elliptical dull-black bursting transversely through the bark depressed rugoso- 
sulcate. Surface minutely rough with the mouths of the spherules 
16376 Innate-immersed effused smooth black, Perithecia ovate immersed, Orifices prominent somew. depressed 
16377 Gregar. distinct bursting through the bark which is marked with a narrow black ring, Disk small covered 
by an evanescent membr. ben. white pulverul. dott. with the black orifices of the immersed spherules 
16378 Thickish purplish-brown black within covered with a min. pulverul. substance, Spher. conceal. Spor. oval 
h. Orifices of Vie spherules more or less spinous. 
16379 Scattered very gregarious somewhat conical roundish : the disk pulverulent white, Orifices of the 
spherules somewhat prominent and converging 
16380 Deep black bursting transversely througii the bark oblong elevated. Orifices of the spherules crowded 
level-tojjped acutely 4-sided and grooved 
16381 Black round much elevated very gregarious : the orifices thick irregular 4-sided 
16382 Black gregarious sometimes subconfluent bursting transversely through the bark ferruginous within. 
Orifices of spherules erect straight cylindrical spinose 
16383 Receptacle very small black. Spherules few crowded with thickish cylindrical elongated obtuse coarctate 
orifices umbilicate at their apex and piercing the bark 
16384 Black ellipt-obl. burst, longitudin. through the bark, Spher. seat, on recept. crowd, rugose somew. tessellat. 
16385 Clustered, Spherules globose dotted red at length black at first immersed in the receptacle. Tubes con- 
taining the sporules attenuated at each extremity 
16386 Very gregarious. Spherules minute clustered scarlet oval irregular in size smooth : the mouth papilliform 
16387 Dull pale-red scattered or crowded on the receptacle. Spherules globose tubcrculated and rugose 
163S8 Black, Stroma very long, Perithecia at first immersed at length sessile crowded globose. Orifice papilli- 
form with a circular depression around it 
* Spherules collected into circular clusters. 
16389 Black, Spherules few : the mouths elongated rough converging 
16390 Black sjjherules aggregated forming a dense circle. Mouths filiform flexuose converging depressed 
16391 Innate grow, on both sides. Leaf arrayed in round spots flat black, Perith. convex promin. becom. bossed 
** Splierules more or less scattered, or simply aggregated, 
a. Spherules luith an orifice. 
16392 Spherules few aggregated globose black : the orifice suberect filiform shining style-like 
16393 Gregar. burst, forth, Perithecia glob, nearly separate fine black becom. ragged and cup-shap. Orifice simp. 
16394 Black shining very numerous ovate conical : the mouth short thick cylindrical piercing the epidermis 
like a black point. After the decay of the epidermis the spherules are naked 
16395 Scattered, Perithecia prominent convex smooth black. Orifice open white 
16396 Spherules black minute very numerous globose white within immersed in the substance of the bark: the 
mouth very short scarcely piercing the epidermis which seems covered with innumerable dots 
16397 Upon leaves, Perithecia innate prominent punctiform globose black clustered in unequal si)Ots 
16398 Minute scattered, Spherules depressed : the mouth very short not exserted. Epidermis of the leaf convex 
and slightly ruptured, Sporules naked extremely minute 
16384 16387 16391 ^ 16396 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
Cucurbitula of Tode, seems to have afforded the type of the genus, which contains most of the species con- 
stituting the seventh section of Spha^ria in Persoon's system. 
2423. Cryptosphceria. A genus formed by Dr. Greville, to include those plants formerly refered to SphjKria, 
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