CALIFORNIAN FUNGI. 
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Sphaeria herbarum. Pers. — On stems of soap plant. No. 707. 
The ascus contains 16 sporidia, and therefore adds to the varieties 
already recorded of this plant. 
Sphaeria conflicta. Cooke.— Epiphylla, maculis rotundatis, brun- 
neis ; peritheciis in centro gregariis ; ascis clavatis ; sporidiis fili- 
formibus, nucleatis, *06 mm. long. 
On leaves of Quercus . No. 691. 
Phyllactinia guttata. Lev.— On fallen leaves. Nos. 328, 331, 
690. 
Erysiphe Martii. Ik . — On clover. No. 706. 
Rhytisma arbuti. Phillips. — Hyphophylla, innata, in maculis, 
rugosis atris irregularibus confluens, dirumpens, in rotundis flexuo- 
sum fissuris, disco brunneo, atro ; ascis latis sub-clavatis, spori- 
diis filiformibus. 
On Arbutus leaves. No. 336. 
Rhytisma. sp.— Immature. On Balm of Gilead. No. 682. 
SOME EXTRA-EUROPEAN FUNGI. 
By M. C. Cooke. 
A small collection of fungi from Mr. W. R. Gerard, collected in 
the State of New York, included the following species : — 
160 Sphaerella nigrita. Cke. 
Hypophylla. Peritheciis semi-immersis, in maculis orbiculari- 
bus nigrofactis congestis. Ascis clavatis ; sporidiis elongato- 
ellipticis, uniseptatis, hyalinis (-015 X -004 mm.). 
On oak leaves. 
161. Tubercularia nigricans. Link. 
173. Polyporus radiatus. Fr. 
176. Sphaeropsis fusispora. G. 
178. Polyporus gilvus. Schrv. 
179. Diatrype quercina. Fr. 
182. Polyporus poripes. Fr. 
193. Sphaeria acuminata. Sow. 
195, 203. Valsa stellulata. Fr. 
196. Sphaeria doliolum. Pers.— On herbaceous stems. 
198. Sphaeria stictostoma. B. C. — On herbaceous stems. 
199. Diatrype verruciformis. Fr. 
200. Peziza pteridis. A. & S. 
202. Peziza fusca. Pers. 
204. Sphaeropsis puncta. C. $ E. — On Lonicera. 
205. Sphaeria anguillida. C. fr E. — On herbs. 
206. Sphaeropsis celtidis. Curt.— On galls of Celtis. 
