NOTES. 
ON A NEW GENUS OF ASCOMYCETES.— ‘ During the present summer 
a quantity of fungus material was sent to me for examination by the Lancashire 
County Council, with the information that it was causing blockage in certain drains 
in an estate near Preston. The material on examination was found to consist largely 
of mycelia of members of the Saprolegniaceae, especially Saprolegnia androgynia 
and Leptomitus ( Apodya ) lacteus. There were present, however, indications of 
another fungus which could not be identified with the means at my disposal. I sub- 
mitted some of the material to Mr. Massee, of Kew, for his opinion. He finds that 
Fig. i. Perithecium. x 60. 
Fig. 2. Upper portion of beak of perithecium showing extruded mass of mucilage, containing 
spores, x 200. 
Fig. 3. Ascus containing spores, x 400. 
the unknown fungus is a genus and species new to Science. Mr. Massee has been so 
kind as to examine the structure of the fungus in detail, and has favoured me with 
the following diagnosis and description. 
R. J. Harvey-Gibson. 
University of Liverpool/ 
[Annals of Botany, Vol. XXIII. No. XC April, 1909.] 
