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II. Schizophyllum, Fr. Fungus excarnis, aridus. Lamelle coriacez, ramoso-flabelliformes, 
acie longitudinaliter fisse, lamellulis discretis extrorsum revolutis patulisque.—Fr. Epicr. p, 402, 
1, S.commune, Fr. Epicr. p. 403; pileo postice adnato, subporrecto, simplici lobatoque ; 
lamellis e griseo fusco-purpurascentibus villosis, acie revolutis.— Viti Islands (R. B, Hinds!). 
III. Polyporus, Fr. Hymenophorum inter poros in tramam descendens, sed cum eisdem in 
stratum proprium seu discolor mutatum.—Fr. Epicr. p. 427. 
1, P. sanguineus, Fr. Epicr. p. 4443; sanguineo-miniatus; pileo coriaceo, tenui, reniformi, 
glabro, nitido, stipite laterali brevi, basi orbiculari dilatata adnato; poris minutis, rotundis.— Viti 
(Seemann! n. 857). 
2, P, affinis, Fr. Epicr. p. 445; pileo papyraceo, flabelliformi, rigido, castanco, zonis obsenriori- 
bus picto, stipiteque laterali tenui zequali castaneo-fusco, basi seutato-adnato, glabris; poris determi- 
natis, curtis, minimis, albo-alutaceis.—P. lateralis, Pers —Viti (Seemann! n, 858). 
3, P. hirsutus, Fr, Epicr. p. 477; pileo suberoso-coriaceo, convexo-plano, pilis rigidis hirto- 
sulcis concentricis zonato, unicolori, albido; poris rotundis, obtusis, albidis, fuscescentibus,— Viti 
(Seemann ! n. 859). 
IV. Xylaria, Fr. Mycelium atrum (exsertum saltem), matrici sepe maculate vel marmorata 
innatum. Stroma lignoso-suberinum, rarius carnosum, extus seepissime atro-fuligineum, quandoque 
tamen lietius coloratum, cylindricum, clavatum, aut filiforme, teres seu compressum, simplex vel in 
rainos varie discedens indeque quasi fruticulosum. Conidia minima, ovata vel lanceolata, summam 
stromatis recentis partem in qua nascuntur veluti pulvere candido (“ velo farinaceo, heterogeneo”’) 
cinereo, zerugineo luteove obruentia, moxque vel tardius evanida ; hymenio conidiophoro, gongylis 
concolore, e sterigmatibus cylindricis brevibus simplicibus et stipatissime sociatis facto, aliquan- 
doque in squamas tandem secedente, stromate nudato nigricante aut varie infuscato. Perithecia 
exigua, globosa, brevissime rostrata, aterrima, in extimo stromatis strato spisse nidulantis et modice 
protuberantia; parietibus crustaceis; nucleo maturo udo, fluxili, atro, Thecee anguste lmeares, 
deorsum versus breviter attenuate, 8-sporz et paraphysibus longe filiformibus simplicibusque 
stipate. Spore oblique monostiche, ovate, plus minus ineequilatcrales, leves, atree, uniloculares 
oleoque fetze.—Tul. Carp. vol. ii. p. 4. 
1. X. Peejeensis, Berk. in List of Seemann’s Viti Plants; suberosa, simplex vel sursum pal- 
mata, fusco-purpurea, rugosa, rimulosa; peritheciis minntis, subglobosis, subprominulis, ostiolis 
nigris; stipite brevi vel nullo.—Spheria (Hypoxylon) Feejeensis, Berk. in Hook. Journ. 184, 
p. 456.—On stumps, Viti Islands (R. B. Hinds), 
More nearly allied to Xylaria hypoxylon, Gvey., than X. polymorpha, Grey.; the nearest ally being 
Hypoxylon scruposum, Mont. 
V. Spheeria, Pers. Mycelium matrici plus minus maculate glabreqne immissum, nec con- 
spicue byssinum. Conceptacula dense gregaria, suffulero natali imposita, exigua, globosa, nonnihil 
conica vel deformia, brevissime imo vix papillata, atque ex parictibus glabris atris et duris facta; 
alia minora pyenidea, stylosporis rectis et spermatiomorphis, scilicet brevissime linearibus et 
exilissimis feta; alia ascophora, thecis lineari-cylindricis monostiche octosporis, sporis autem ovato- 
oblongis multipartitis fuscis muticis et nudis gravida,—Tul. Carp. vol. ii. p. 244. 
