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NEW BRITISH FUNGI. 
Nectria epigeea. Coolie. 
Aurantio-coccinea. Peritheciis subglobosis, depressis, subgran- 
ulatis, poro pertusis, mycelio albo tenue insidentibus ; asci cylin- 
draceis ; sporidiis ellipticis, uniseriatis, hyalinis, uniseptatis, yix 
constrictis ( 013 x *005 mm.). 
On the ground. Penecuik, N. B. 
Allied to N. sanguinea , but the perithecia are paler, by no means 
so even, and more or less surrounded by white fibrils at the base. 
In external appearance the species are evidently quite distinct, as 
well as internal characters. We have not seen Nectria terrestris , 
Crouan, which does not wholly accord in description with the above. 
Xylaria tortuosa. Sow. M. S., in Herb. Kew. 
Corky, brittle, repeatedly branched, slender and rhizomorphoid, 
black, about 4 inches high, here arid there bearing clavate fertile 
branches, which are obtuse ; perithecia rather prominent, crowded; 
asci cylindrical ; sporidia uniseriate, narrowly fusiform, obtuse at 
the ends, slightly curved, brown (*02-*022 X *004 mm.). 
On the ground. Kew Herbarium (Sowerby). 
This specimen is labelled “ Sphceria tortuosa , J. S.,” and thus 
noted : — “ Found at Mead Place, and I have given Mr. Dickson 
the first publishing of it. I don’t know what Mr. D. will call it.” 
This specimen passed to Mr. Dawson Turner, and has apparently 
never been described. In form it resembles the Xylaria guepini , 
var. eupeliaca, figured by Cesati in the “ Comm. Soc. Critt. Ital.,” 
but the sporidia are very much larger, at least 4 or 5 times as 
long. It also somewhat resembles X. rhizomorpha, Mont., but the 
sporidia in that species are very small. There is no other species 
to which it would be referred. It could scarcely be any condition of 
Xylaria polymorpha, which has similar but rather narrower sporidia. 
Sphaeria corniella. Cite. 
Perithecia scattered, covered, piercing the cuticle with the 
erumpent ostiola. Asci clavate. Sporidia uniseriate elliptical, or 
somewhat fusiform, hyaline (*02 X '006 mm.). 
Botryosphceria corni, Sacc. Fun. Ital., jig. 182, not Sphceria 
Corni, Sow. 
On twigs of Cornus. Shrewsbury. (Rev. W. A Leighton, in 
Kew Herbarium.) 
Sphaerella thallina. Cite. 
Perithecia scattered over the thallus, minute, semi-immersed, 
dark-brown, scarcely papillate ; asci clavate ; sporidia biseriate, 
elliptical, hyaline, uniseptate, scarce constricted at the septum 
(*015 x *005 mm.). 
On thallus of Physcia obscura. Eastbourne (C. J. Muller). 
Grbicula perichaenoides. Cke. 
Scattered, superficial. Perithecia orbicular, depressed, ruptured 
irregularly, and exposing the pale contents ; asci cylindrical ; 
sporidia globose, hyaline ('01-’012 mm.), uniseriate, mixed with 
numerous filiform paraphyses ; asci soon dissolved. 
On old fir beams. Forres (Rev. J. Keith). 
