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septate, firm, and upright, but I did not find the swollen basal 
hyphae. The spores were also distinctly smaller, 6 x 34 or even 
somewhat less. It seems preferable to record it under the above 
species as Var. parvispora A.L.Sm. 
Melanospora lagenaria Fckl. Sym, p. 126. 
Perithecia scattered or gregarious, globose or somewhat ovate, 
shightly wrinkled, sparingly hirsute, furnished at the base with 
numerous yellowish hyphae, soft, at first yellowish brown becom-- 
ing blackish, about } mm. in diameter, the beak 2} mm. in length, 
rather bent, fringed at the top with white hairs; asci broadly 
clavate, stalked 35-40 x 12-15, 8 spored ; spores elliptical, 
pointed at the ends, brown, 11-14 x 6p. 
On decaying Polyporus, etc. 
Found by W. Williams on decaying fungus (Stereum?) in 
Bushey Park, Middlesex, November, 1904. 
Calonectria vermispora Mass, and Cross]. Naturalist, January, 
1904, p. 4. 
On a decorticated fallen trunk, Hardcastle (Coll. J. Needham, 
November, 1897). 
Venturia Thwaitesiz Mass. and Cross. Naturalist, January, 
1904, p. 3. 
On dead stems of wild Raspberry. 
Dilophospora albida Mass. and Cross]. Naturalist, January, 
1904, p. 3. 
On dead stems of Epilobium hirsutum, Lee Mill Road, 
Hebden Bridge (Coll. J. Needham, August, 1890). 
Guomonia Needhami Mass. and Crossl. Naturalist, January, 
1904, p. 3. 
On dead fir leaves, Crimsworth Dean, Hebden Bridge (Coll. 
J. Needham, May, 1897). 
Stictis sulfurea Rehm, Rabenhorst’s Krypt. Flora, Bd. 1, 
Abth. 3, p. 1 ohh 
Apothecia gregarious, at first closed, globose, immersed then 
bursting the bark and opening finally with a margin of 4-5 
reddish yellow lobes ; the disc white, furfuraceous, then sulphur 
yellow } to 12 mm, broad ; asci cylindrical, thickened at the 
aPeX 100-120 x 8-9,8 spored ; spores elongate, pointed, mostly 
