elongated, cylindrical, curved, with 3-6 sporidioles.—Berk. Outl.
p . 318. Hendersonia macropus, B. / Br. Ann. N .H . no. 416.
On dead leaves of Carices. Jan. Wilts.
Peritheoia entirely covered and pouring out their spores hy a minute orifice,
so as to make little black stains on tbe leaves; spores furnished with a
long peduncle, cylindrical, but slightly attenuated at either end, many times
longer than their diameter, somewhat curved.—B. A Br.
Gen. 117. V E R ia iC U L A R IA , Tode.
Perithecium thin, monthless,
generally bristly ; spores vermiculate.—
Berk. Outl.p. 318.
(Fig. 161.)
K g . 1 6 1 .
1 2 8 8 . V e rm ic u la i ia d em a t iu m . Fr. “ ClusteredVermioularia.”
Gregarious, peritbeoia piano-depressed, monthless, black, stri-
srose in the centre, witb somewhat divergent hairs of the same
colour; spores long, cmy<ià.— Berk._Outl.p. 318. Sphoeria dem
a t i u m , Eng. F I .y .p . 2U . F r .S .M .ii,p .5 6 5 . Fckl exs. no. 516.
On dead herbaceous stems. [United States.]
first covered by the epidermis, through which the hairs penetrate like
le brush, at length naked, the hairs frequently falling oS.—M .J .B .
V e im ic u la r ia t i ic h e l la . Orev. “ Ivy-leaf Vermioularia.”
At
a little
1 2 8 9 .
Scattered, peritbeoia ovate, very minute, monthless, black,
clotbed at tbe top with very long divergent hairs.— Grev. ¿.345.
Sphoeria trichella, Fr. S .M . ii.p . 515. Eng. F l. v. p. 277. Fckl.
exs. no. 569.
On dead ivy leaves.
Spores linear-oblong, septate. ""I-)
1 2 9 0 . V e im i c u l a r i a a t z a m e n t a z i a . B. 4 Br. “ Inky
Vermioularia.”
E f f u s e d , gregarious, maoulæform; spores straight, sbort ; endocbrome
retracted to eitber end.—-B. 4 Br. Ann. N .H . no. 430.
On decayed stems of potatoes. Common.
Forming large ink-black velvety patches, crowded with minute peritheria,
clothed with long straight subulate bristles, connected at tbe base by m tr/
cate fibres creeping beneath tbe cnticle of tbe matrix. Spores minute, Unear,
ratber sbort. Distinguished at once by its straight spores.
SPHÆEONEMEI.
1 2 9 1 . V e rm ic u la iia c iz c in a n s .
Vermioularia.’
Berk. “ Circinating
Spots orbicular, perithecia concentric, seated on a byaline,
articulated, radiating mycelium. Spores oblong, slightly curved,
attenuated.—Berk. Gard.Chron. 1851,p. 595,fig. 1851 ,p . 53,fig.
On Nocera onions.
In round black spots, consisting of multitudes of distinot, extremely minute
subglobose perithecia, clothed with long rigid black hairs, and sending off
in every direction from tbe base flexuous hyaline articulated, often branched
or anastomosing threads. The spores are sligbtly curved and attenuated at
eitber end, though the tip is very obtuse. The endoohrome is either retracted
to either end, leaving a free space in the centre, or the whole mass is broken
np into several ronnd bodies. —M. J. B.
Gen. 1 1 8 . DISCOSIA, Lib.
Perithecium flat, opening at tbe
b a s e ; spores septate, obliquely
aristate at eitber end.—Berk. Outl.
p . 318. (Fig.162.)
Fig. 1 6 2 .
1 2 9 2 . D is c o s ia a ln e a . Lib. “ Leaf Discosia.”
Gregarious, innate, orbicular, black, shining, at first convex, even,
soon depressed round tbe dot-like ostiolum, at length collapsed
and rugoso-plicate ; spores triseptate, obliquely aristate at each
extremity.— Outl.p. 318. Sphoeria artocreas, Tode.ii.fi. 72.
Fr. S.M. ii.p. 523. Eng. Fl. y .p . 278. Fckl. exs. no. 452. K l. exs.
ii.MO. 154. Fries. t.8 ,f. 4-6. De. Not. Act. T u r .1849,^. f . 2 .
On dead leaves. Common. [United States.] (pig. 1 6 2 . )
Gen. 119. P ltlD IU M , Kunze.
Perithecium scutellseform, smootb, sbining,
opening irregularly ; spores curved,
without appendages.—Berk. Outl.p. 318.
(Fig. 163.)