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solid ; perithecia in the upper part raising somewhat hemispherical, 
tubercles, globose ; ostiola discoid, papillate in the centre. Asci 
cylindrical, sporidia continuous, large, brown, 35 X 10 /x. 
On dead wood. Queensland. 
1536 . Xylaria ellipsospora. Cke. Mass. Grev. xvi., 33. 
Capitulum clavate, obtuse in.), black. Stem abbreviated, 
smooth; perithecia immersed, not prominent; ostiola minute, 
punctiform. Asci cylindrical, sporidia elliptic, dark brown, opaque, 
16-18 X 8 /x. 
On rotten wood. Tasmania. 
1537 . Xylaria phospkorea. Berk. Linn. Journ. xm., 177. 
Grev. xi., t. 168,/. 75. Sacc. Syll. 1167. 
Rufous, small (not exceeding £ in.). Stem short, cylindrical, 
striate, dilated upwards into a short club ; perithecia raising the 
surface into even warts ; disc pallid, ostiola rather prominent, 
black. Asci cylindrical, sporidia 10-12 X 4-5 /x, continuous, brown, 
unequal sided. 
On trunks. Victoria. 
c. Capitulum subglobose. 
1538 . Xylaria cretacea. B. £ Br. Linn. Trans. 1879, 405. 
Sacc. Syll. 5963. 
Subglobose, stipitate, white, rather rugose (l in. diam.), reticu- 
lated with thin brown lines, punctate with minute black ostiola 
formed within of fragile woody strata, radiating from the stem’ 
whitish; perithecia oblong, black, ostiola scarcely prominent; 
sporidia oblong, continuous, brown, 35-50 x 12-20 /x. 
On trunks. Queensland. 
1539 . Xylaria gigas ? Cooke. 
Large, ochraceous, then brown (8-10 c.tn. high, 4-6 c.m. thick). 
Clubs oval or irregular, rugose, solid. Stem stout and irregular. 
Perithecia imperfect, hence doubtful. 
On stumps, etc. N.S. Wales. 
1540 . Xylaria elastica. Cke. Grev. xvi., 4. 
Between corky and elastic, subglobose (1-2 in. diam.), or hemi- 
spherical, convex, sessile, becoming black; ostiola punctiform, 
perithecia numerous, crowded, laterally compressed, texture 
spongy, elastic, white. Asci clavate-cylindrical, 8-spored, sporidia 
uniseriate, almond-shaped, binucleate, brown, 12 X 6-7 /x. 
On rotten wood. Victoria. 
1541 . Xylaria cinnabarina. Cooke <J- Mass, xv., 101. 
Stroma corky, subglobose, corrugated or depressed, brown, 
vermilion under the thin cuticle, white within, stem obsolete ; 
perithecia large, prominent ; asci cylindrical ; sporidia lanceolate, 
brown, 10-12 x 3-4 p. 
On wood. Queensland. 
