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NEW AUSTRALIAN FUNGI. 
On old twine. Brisbane (Bailey 516J. 
Cups -i-1 line broad. The enlarged apices of the paraphyses 
somewhat resemble those of C. Iasia, B. & Br., as does the whole 
plant, but are more irregular in outline ; the sporidia are only half 
the length, and more obtuse at the ends, and the exterior of the 
cups is glabrous. 
NEW BRITISH FUNGI. 
By M. C. Cooke. 
(Continued, from Yol. xv., p. 111.) 
Fhoma Muhlenbeckiae, Clce. Sf Mass. 
Perithecia exceedingly minute, sub-cuticular, densely gregarious, 
dark brown, membranaceous, subglobose, papillate. Sporules 
elliptical, continuous, at first on short basidia, hyaline, 3x2 /i. 
On dead stems of Muhlenbeckia. Kew Gardens, May, 1887. 
Phoma Ryckholtii, Sacc. Syll. 484. 
On Symphoricarpus. Dee. 
Phoma phlomidis, Thum. Sacc. Syll. 771. 
On P. fruticosa. Kew. 
Phoma insularis, Cke. Sf Mass. 
Perithecia gregarious, for the most part collected on determinate, 
dark-coloured spots (resembling Diaporthe ), circumscribed by a 
black line, subcuticular, at length cracking the epidermis. 
Sporules narrowly elliptical, with a nucleus near each end, con- 
tinuous, hyaline (10x3 p). 
On twigs of Aucuba Japonica. Kew. 
Differing considerably in the sporules from P. aucubce , Sacc. 
Phoma araliae, Clce. Mass. 
Perithecia gregarious, mostly seated upon irregular, blackened 
spots, small, subglobose, elevating, and at length piercing the 
cuticle. Sporules oval or elliptical, continuous, hyaline, 8 X 4 p. 
On stems of Aralia spinifera. Kew. 
Phoma dulcamarina, Sacc. Syll. 757. 
On Solanum. Kew. 
Phoma saligna, Fr. Trail. Scot. Nat., 1887, p. 90. 
On Salix cinerea. Aberdeen. 
Phoma cladodiae, Clce. fy Mass. 
Perithecia on both surfaces, very numerous, minute, punctiform, 
subcuticular, black, densely gregarious, sometimes occupying the 
whole surface. Sporules almond-shaped, continuous, hyaline, on 
short basidia (10x5 p). 
On cladodes of Ruscus hippoglossus. Kew, May, 1887. 
