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been reported from America, 6'. myophilmn Sacc.® This species 
was not available for study. 
Glycophila, Paepalopsis and Halobyssus have not been reported 
from America. The first one has two species, the other two are 
monotypic. 
The genus Fusidtum^ is very indefinite and will require more 
extended study to determine its limits. 
Cylindrium will be discussed under the genus Polyscytalurn. 
The genus Helicocephalum is monotypic and does not belong 
here. It is more closely related to the MncoraceaeJ 
Hill® gives the first description of the genus Monilia. It is 
quite interesting and seems worthy of reproduction here : 
“Monilia is a genus of Fungi, consisting of a pedicle support- 
ing a number of naked seeds, arranged together in series like the 
beads of a necklace. 
“ The Monilia all produce distinct male and female flowers. 
The male flowers are antherae, placed on short stamina, on the 
summit of the pedicle, or near the summit, surrounding it in 
form of fine powder. The female flowers we are able to distin- 
guish nothing of, except the seeds which are arranged together in 
series, by means of a glutinous matter, and stand sometimes 
close to one another, sometimes more distinct. In some species 
these chains of seeds are laid along both sides of the summit of 
the stalks ; in others they are wound round in clusters, and form 
a kind of tuberous knobs, which terminate it; in others they rise 
at distances from the very summit of the pedicle, in forms of 
fingers; and finally, in others they rise more numerous in this 
form, and near their bases, so as to form a kind of globule, with 
the extremities of several of the chains of seeds hanging down 
from them. These clusters of the series of seeds Micheli took 
for placentae; he also divided this genus into two, under the 
names of Botrytis and Aspergillus but the differences, this di- 
vision is founded upon, are rather specific than generical; we 
have arranged them all together under one genus.” 
“Ann. Rep. N. Y. State Mus. 41: 80. 1888. 
"Link, Berl. Mag. 3: 8. 1809. 
’Thaxter, Bot. Gaz. 16; 201. 1891. 
“Hist, of Plants 69. 1751. 
