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NEW BRITISH FUNGI. 
Spoxidesmium paxasiticum. CooTce in, Oard. Chron. 
Parasiticum, atrum ; sporis cylindraceis, rectis, multiseptatis, 
torulosis, brunneis, breviter stipitatis. 
On Septaria Mori, growing on mulberry leaves. 
A curious parasitic species, in some respects resembling Spori- 
desmiinn exitiosum, Kuhn., but quite distinct. Forming black 
spots in the centre of the groups of Septoria Mori. Spores cylin- 
drical, multiseptate, torulose, brown, •05-’07 X '01 mm., with short 
hyaline pedicels. Fig. A. Spores of Sporidesmium parasiticum. 
Fig. B. Spores of Septoria mori. 
Dactylium modestum. Berk, cf* White. 
Candidum e macula tosta oriundum ; floccis subrectis vel leviter 
flexuosis ; sporis magnis uniseptatis elongatis medio constrictis. — 
Scot. Nat. iv., p. 162, t. 2, f. 2. 
On underside of fading leaves of AJcliemilla alpina. Glen 
Tilt. 
White, seated on a scorched spot ; flocci straight or slightly 
flexuous ; spores large, uniseptate, elongated, constricted in the 
middle ; flocci one-tenth mm. long ; spores much narrower than in 
D. spirale. 
Dactylium spixale. Berk, d; White. 
Candidum e macula tosta oriundum ; floccis simplicibus spirali- 
bus ; sporis magnis uniseptatis, medio-constrictis utrinque obtissi- 
mis. — Scot. Nat. iv., p. 161, t. 2,/. 3. 
On living leaves of Fohjgomm viviparum. Glen Tilt. 
White, seated on a scorched spot ; flocci simple, spiral ; spores 
large, uniseptate, constricted at the middle, and obtuse at both 
ends; flocci one-tenth of mm. long; spores •022-'026 x '012 
mm. 
Helminthospoxium macilentum. Coohe. 
Atrum, effusum ; floccis erectis, septatis ; sporis fusoideis vel 
subclavatis, multiseptatis (7-10) apicalibus. 
On rotten wood. Shrewsbury ( tF. Hereford (P G. 
Morris ). 
