CALIFORNIAN FUNGI. 
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Sph«ria*(Pleospora) permunda. Coohe. 
Sparsa ; peritheciis globosis, tectis, demum detectis ; ascis 
clavatis ; sporidiis ellipticis, triseptatis, brunneis. 
On stems of soap plant. No. 244. 
The sporidia are quite distinct and characteristic, clear brown, 
triseptate, one or rarely both central cells longitudinally divided, 
'03 X *015 mm. 
No'^. 172, 177, 198, 199, 203, 206, 211, 219, 220, 229, and 298 
are not satisfactorily developed. 
Nos. 222, 226, 245, 250, 300, 301, and 303 are not fungi. 
Nos. 197, 225 are insect work. 
Nos. 232, 248 are leaf stains. 
No. 243 is an Erineum. 
No. 212 is probably an incipient Collema. 
SPECIMENS OP SCANDINAVIAN ALG^. 
We, the undersigned, have the intention of publishing, under the 
title of ^^Algce aquae dulcis exiccatce, praecipue scandinavicae, adjectis 
algis marinis cliloropliyllaceis et pliycochromaceisj^ z. of pre- 
pared algge. This work, which will embrace partly freshwater 
algag (in the first place Scandinavian) and partly marine algse, to 
wit of those groups which have also numerous representatives in 
fresh water, will be published in fasciculi in imperial 8’70, each con- 
taing 50 numbers. It is our plan to furnish specimens which are 
(1) critically determined, (2) properly and well conserved, and (3) 
free, as far as possible, from foreign admixtures, and in a suffi- 
cient quantity. Of Coleocliaeteae, Oedogonieae, Mesocarpeae, Zyg- 
neniece, etc., only fertile specimens are given. Complete diagnoses 
in Latin are always joined to the new species. Two fasciculi are 
now published. Of the 50 numbers contained in each, several 
consist of two specimens (from ditferent localities), so that each 
fasciculus embraces about 60 specimens. The countries repre- 
sented in these two fasciculi are, besides Scandinavia, Nowaja 
Semlja, England, Germany, Austria, and Italy. Six new species 
and three new varieties are given. Several species have never 
before been given in any collection of exiccata. (Compare the 
two indices joined.) The price of each fasciculus is 17 shillings 
(15 kronor Swedish coin, 17 reichsmark, 21*25 francs), expense 
of freight not being included. Orders accompanied by the above- 
mentioned sum may be sent to either of the two undersigned. 
Dr. Veit Wittrock, 
Upsala (Sweden). 
Otto Nordstedt, 
Lund (Sweden). 
Upsala, Jan. 20th, 1877. 
