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SACCARDO’S SYLLOGE FUNGORUM. 
We are glad to announce the publication of the second volume 
of this work, but any detailed criticism can only result from a care- 
ful examination. We have no occasion to repeat our strictures on 
the system, and as for its application we seem to recognise deficiency 
in practical acquaintance with the Extra- European species, which 
has already been commented upon in this Journal. 
The third volume is announced for next year, and will contain 
the Sphceropsidece, MeJanconiece and Hypliomycetece. We hope, on 
various grounds, that we shall have no primary divergence of 
opinion as to the basis of classification in these lower fungi, and 
shall be able to welcome the third volume with increased satisfac- 
tion. From an outline of the scheme in “ Michelia,” we gather 
what will be the aspect of the group called — 
MICRONEME^, 
which includes the Torulacece and the Sporidesmiacece. 
I. Amerospor^, Sacc. 
Conidia continuous, globose, ovoid, or oblong, dark coloured, 
a. Conidia catenulate. 
1. Torula, Pers. 
And here we would hope that some attempt will be made to 
separate such species as Torula hysterioides Corda, and one or two 
others, which are certainly aberrant forms of Tonda. 
2. Heterobotrys, Sacc. 
3. Hormiscium, Kunze. 
j3. Conidia in glomerules. 
4. Echinobotryum, Corda. 
y. Conidia single. 
5. Coniosporium, Link. 
But wherefore not Conisporium as Link published it ? More- 
over we should have preferred the retention of Gymnosporium 
Corda, as better known, and less likely to cause confusion by a 
similarity of names. 
II. Didymospor^, Sacc. 
Conidia ovoid, or oblong, uniseptate, brown. 
a. Conidia catenulate. 
6. Bispora, Corda. 
(3. Conidia single. 
7. Dicoccum, Corda. 
