Entirely covered, m th the exception of the minute ostiolum, which penetrates
tee cuticle. Perithecia subglobose ; asoi clavate, elongated ; sporidia
biseriate, oblong, shghtly curved, very obtuse triseptate, sometimes oon-
stncted at the articulations, dark brown. Allied to S. herharum, but with
diiterent fruit.—B. <f Br.
Sporidia ('0006-'0008 in.) •015--02 m.m. long.
2 6 9 6 . Sphæzia glæospoza. B. 4 Curr. “ Wormwood
Sphæria.”
Perithecia globose, depressed, growing beneath the cuticle ;
ostiola papillæform ; sporidia ohlong-cymbiform, quadriseptate,
articulations torulose.—Ann.N.H. no. 980, t. 17. f . 33.
On dead stems of Artemisia absinthium. Fleetwood.
subcuticular ; ostiola papillæform, black ; asci clavate ; sporidia
(•001-/012 in.)-025-'03 m.m., biseriate, quadriseptate, oblong, somewhat
oymbilorm, joints swollen, endochrome of a pale golden-brown.—B. & Br.
2 6 9 7 . Sphæzia ten ebzosa . B. 4 Br. “ Burdock Sphæria.”
Scattered, covered by the cuticle and subjacent cells ; perithecia
depressed ; asci large, cylindrico-clavate; sporidia brown,
bipartite, articulations suboonic, with two endochromes.—B. &
Br. Ann. N .H. no. 649, t. 12, f. 35.
On dead stems of Arctium, which are blackened therebv. Mav
King’s Cliffe. ^ ^
Perithecia scattered, irregularly covered by the cuticle and subjacent cells,
which are traversed by dark, cellular mycelium, which here and there gives
nse to short toruloid threads. Asoi large, cylindrioal, obtuse, slight, a ttenuated
below. Sporidia biseriate, oomposd of two apposed irregular cones,
which contain at first a single large globule, but at length have two irregular
endochromes. Eemarkable for its curious mycelium and large sporidia.
2 6 9 8 . Sphæzia p a liis tz is . B . 4 B r. “ Tailed spore
Sphæria.”
Covered ; perithecia globose ; ostiola minute, papillæform, at
length opening with a round aperture ; asci linear ; sporidia
elliptic, slightly curyed, uniseptate, appendiculate at either end.
—B. ^ Br. Ann. N.H. no. 654,1.12, f . 39.
On dead leaves of /m , Carex, &c. Dec.
Scattered completely covered by the cuticle, globose at first, witb a
minute papillæform ostiolum, at length opening with a regular round aperture,
the edges of which adhere closely to the matrix. Asci linear; sporidia
unisenate, or rarely biseriate, from slipping over eaoh other, cymbiform
brown, uniseptate, furnished at either end with a hyaline appendage, rather
shorter than the joints, at length ejected, and forming a brown border to
the ostiolum. .Sometimes the two cells of the sporidia appear like two apposed
cones.—B. 4 Br. nr p
2 6 9 9 . Sphæzia p hæ o stic ta . Berh. “ Dark spored sedge
Sphæria.”
Gregarious; perithecia globose, black, covered with the
browned epidermis ; ostiola rather prominent, punctiform ; asci
linear; sporidia very dark b r o w n , subcymbiform.—®er*. rtwiarci,
Fl. Crypt. P.-59, t. 68,/. 4. B. & Br. Ann. N.H. no. 651, 1.12,/.
38. Curr. Linn. Trans, xxii. t. 59,/. 127.
On Carex pendula.
The sporidia are brown (’0004 in.) -01 m.m. long. Perithecia minute,
punctiform, seated beneath small brown spots, which are distinctly visible
to the naked eye. Asoi at first short, and the sporidia pellucid, at length
the asoi become linear, and the sporidia brown, with a large globose nucleus,
rarely a septum is formed after the sporidia have acquired their colour.
C. Sporidia linear, 'kY2X\'n&— ( Raphidospora, De Not.)
2 7 0 0 . Sphæzia zu b e lia . Pers. “ Red spot Sphæria.”
Scattered; perithecia erumpent, sub-depressed, at length
black ; surrounded by a red stain ; ostiolum conic ; sporidia
filiform, length of the ascns, colourless, or yellowish.—Pers.
Syn p. 63. Nees.f.353. Berk, exs.no. 252. Cooke exs. no. 274.
F r.S .M . ii.p . 506. Fries exs. no.246. Fckl. exs. no.7 87. Fng.
Fl. V. p. 274. Todef. 72. Curr. Linn. Trans, xxii. t. 59, f . 136.
Raphidosporarubella,Fell. Sym.Myc.p. 135. Leptospora rubella,
Rabh. exs. no. 532.
On herbaceous stems. Common. [Low. & Mid. Carolina.]
Easily known by the reddish or purple spot which covers the portion of the
stem on which the sphæria is produced, and which sometimes stains the
perithecia. Sporidia (-Ot^-’OOS in.) 'l/Z-'S m.m. long.
2701. Sphæzia u z ticæ . Rabh. “ Nettle Sphæria.”
Perithecia scattered, or aggregated, black, covered _ by the
cuticle ; ostiola erumpent, pierced, gaping ; asci cylindrical,
straight or curved ; sporidia the length of the ascus, filiform,
articulated,yellowish.—Rhaphidospora urticæ, Rabh.exs.no. 745.
Fckl. exs.no.1759. Fchl. Sym.Myc.p. 125.
On nettle stems. Shere. (Dr. Capron.)
The mouth of the perithecium is large and open, looking like a minute
Peziza. There are no red spots, as in S. rubella, which the fruit resembles,
but th (3 perithecia differ considerably. Sporidia ('008 in.) -2 m.m. long.
2 7 0 2 . Sphæzia a cum in a ta . Som. “ Thistle Sphæria.”
Gregarious ; perithecia sub-immersed, ovate, black ; ostiola
erumpent, conical, acute ; sporidia linear, very long, at length