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NEW BlilTISH FUNGI. 
Formerly referred to Fusarium minutulum^ Ca. Individual 
plants about ‘007 in. across, densely crowded in the centre, scattered 
towards tlie margin of the patches, composed of compact branched 
threads bearing minute spores, *0002 in. long, in a dense stratum. 
Geaster mammosus. Sj/s. Hi. 17. CooJce Handhooh, No. 1076. 
This curious species, of which no other British specimen was 
known than that figured by Sowerby, was lately found in Berk- 
shire by the Eev. G. H. Sawyer. — J3. ^ Br. Ann. N.H., Feh, 
lb76, 139. 
Lycogala flavo-fuscum. Ehrt. 
Somewhat pulvinate, peridium membranaceous, firm, even, flocci 
adnate to the walls, reticulated, and, as well as the spores, of a grey- 
ish-brown. — B. ^ Br. Ann. N.H., No. 1591. Reticularia Jiavo- 
fusca. Fr. Sys. Alyc. Hi. 88. 
On trunks. Coed Coch. 
Named as above on the authority of Rostafinska. 
Reticularia olivacea. Fr. Sys. iii. 89. 
Peridium membranaceous, somewhat plicate, hyaline, flocci ad- 
nate, dendroid reticulate; spores greenish then oKve. — B. ^ Br. 
Ami. N.H., No. 1592. 
On decayed fir. Aboyne. 
Chondrioderma (Erstedii. Rostf. — B. cD Br. Ann. N.H., No. 1593. 
On bark, more or less covered wdth moss. Jedburgh. 
Up to the present we have been unable to meet with any de- 
scription of this species, and the next, which are named on the 
authority of Rostafinska. 
Chondrioderma niveum. Rostf. — B. J Br. Ann. N.H., No. 1594. 
On dead wood. Linlithgow. 
Badhamia capsulifer. Bull. t. 470,/. 2 (sub. Spharocarpns.) 
The peridia reflect the most beautiful tints of steel blue and lilac, 
and are densely crowded ; spores rough. — B. Br. Ann. N. H.j 
A^o. 1595. {i\oi Fungi Britt.) 
Glamis. 
Fhysarum theioteum. Fr. Sys. iii. 142. 
Elongated, stipitate, small, peridia between ovate and globose, 
squamulose, yellow, flocci of the same colour ; spores purple-browm. 
— B. ^ Br. Ann. N.H., No. 1596. Physarum virescens, Ditm. 
Stuinn., t. 61. 
On little twigs. Glamis. 
Fhysarum tussilaginis. — B. Br. Ann. N.R., No. 1597. 
Peridia depressed, adnate, very thin, shining, capillitum thin, trun- 
cated, white ; spores globose, rough. 
Badhamia capsulifera, Cooke, Fungi Britt, i. 526, ii. 206. 
On leaves of Tussilago. 
Fhysarum nigrum. Fr. Sys. Myc. ill. 146. 
Black ; peridia delicate, subrotund, irregular and unequal, flocci 
copious, interwoven, black as well as the globose snores. — B. 4' Br. 
Ann. N.H. No. 1598. 
