NOTER ON HYPOCREACE^. 
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N ectria infusaxia, Qoolie ^ Hark. 
C^espitosa, erumpens, pallide rubra. Peritlieciis paucis, ovali- 
bus, ceraceo-mollis subconfluentibus, Igevibus, glabris, 5-10 in 
stromatice gerentibus. Ascis cylindraceis octosporis. Sporidiis 
uniseriatis ellipticis, obtusis, uniseptatis, nec constrictis, hyalinis 
demum pallidis (*01 x *0045 mm.). 
Conidiis plerumque consociatis, vel in pustulis praecedentibus, 
fusarioideis, stromate pulvinato, rubro-pallescente, sporis curvulis, 
utrinque acutis, triseptatis, gracilibus, hyalinis (•03-*04 x '0025 
Tam.)=Fusarium Acacice, C. & H. 
On Acacia twigs. (No. 2362, 2268.) California. 
Byssonectxia chxysocoma, Cke. ^ Hark. 
Lignicola. Stroma fibroso-byssoidea, aurea, effusa. Peritheciis 
minutis gregariis (’l-’lb mm.) obovatis, tenuibus, flavido-fuscis, in 
stromate semi-immersis. Ascis clavatis, octosporis. Sporidiis 
biseriatis arcte ellipticis, uniseptatis hyalinis (’Ol x ’002-*0025 
mm.). 
On wood of Eucalyptus. (No. 2321.) California. 
Byssonectria zosella, Cke. ^ Hark. 
Tenuis, effusa, rosella. Hyphis repentibus intertextis. Peri- 
theciis minutis inspersis obscurioribus (incompletis). Conidiis 
fusarioideis lunatis, utrinque acutis quinqueseptatis, plerumque 
nodulosis hyalinis immixtis (*04 x *005-*006 mm.). 
On dead grass. California. (No. 2241.) 
Unfortunately, in an immature condition, the perithecia alone 
being formed. The conidia appear to present distinctive characters. 
Dialonectria filicina, Cke. Hark. 
Sparsa vel gregaria, aurantia, intra squamulas filicis nidulans. 
Peritheciis obovatis, Isevibus, glabris subnitidis, vix papillatis. 
Ascis cylindraceis octosporis. Sporidiis elliptico-cylindricis, utrin- 
que obtusis hyalinis (*008 X *0025 mm.). 
On stipes of tree-fern. California. (2133.) 
Acxospexmum Robexgeanum, Desm. Ann. des. Sci. Hat. ser. 3, t. xvi. 
(1851) 300, Desm. Cnjpt, Ho. 51. 
Sparsum minutum clavatum cylindricum brunneo-pallidum, 
apice et basi albidum siccum nigrescens complanatum. Ascis 
cylindraceis, longissimis, tenuibus, octoporis (-25 mm.) sporidiis 
parallele stipatis filiformibus, ascis longitudine subsequalibus, 
hyalinis. 
In foliis semiputridis Corni sanguinece. 
Aczospexmum fultum, Harkness in Trans. California Acad. Sci. 
1884, p. 47. 
Acrospermum (Baxya) parasiticum, Fckl. Sace. Syll. No. 5003. Acro- 
spermum stromaticum, Cooke in Grev. vin., 38. Epichloe virescens 
Quelet inGrev. Viii.,'38. Acrospermum virescens, Sacc. Syll., No. 5870. 
Whichever description may prove to be most accurate, we have 
at least satisfied ourselves, by examination of authentic specimens 
of Fuckel’s and Quelet’s plants, that both are in all respects abso- 
lutely identical. 
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