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On dead stems of Epilobium hirsutum.
At first covered by the cuticle, then exposed, half immersed ; perithecia
/ ostiolum; asci cylindrical; sporidia oh'
('0006;0007 m.) '015-'017 m.m. long, containing three nuclei, and with
constrictions.
oblong
two
2 7 2 1 . S p hæ z ia t z ig lo c h in i c o l a . Ourr. “ T rig lo o h in S p h æ r ia .”
Perithecia minute, subglobose, situate beneath the epidermis,
which is pierced by the papillate ostiolum; sporidia biseriate,
triseptate, oblong in a front row, curved in a side view, constricted
at the septa, yellow.— Curr.Linn. Trans, xxiv. p. 158,i. 25, f. 15
B. & Br. Ann. N.H. no. 1100.
On carpels and stems of Triglochinpalustre. Oct. Near Ring-
mer, Sussex.
S p o rid ia (‘0015 in .) '035 m .m . lo n g , v a ry in g slig h tly .
2 7 2 2 . S p h æ z ia T h w a i t e s i i . B .& B r . “ T hw a ite s ’s S p hæ ria .”
Perithecia minute, convex, flattened at the base, mycelium of
very delicate æruginous threads traversing the matrix; asci cylindrical
; sporidia oblong-clavate, slightly curved, obtuse, with
four endochromes.—B. & Br. Ann. N.H. no. 646, t. 11,/. 32.
On stems of Umbelliferce. Jan. Bristol.
P e n th e c ia m in u te , convex above, fla tte n e d below, a rra n g e d in s h o r t lin e s ,
s e a te d on th e woody fibres, which a re tra v e rs e d a n d covered w ith very deli-
c a te a n a s tom o s in g v e rd ig ris g re e n th re a d s ; asoi c y lin d ric a l or subclavate
ra ,th e r s h o rt ; sp o n d ia b is e ria te , oblongo-clavate, o b tu s e a t e ith e r ex trem ity ,
s h g h tly curved, c o n ta in in g a b o u t fo u r e ndochromes ; in some in s ta n c e s naked,
oblong, s h g h tly curved sp o re s, w ith five en d o ch rom e s, th e g e la tin o u s mass
h a v in g a p a le sea -g re en t in t .—B. 4 Br.
2 7 2 3 . S p h æ z ia e c h in e l l a . Coohe. “ H e d g e h o g S p hæ ria .”
Gregarious, subcuticular; perithecia globose, black, covered
with short, rigid black hairs slightly raising, and piercing the cuticle
; ostiola obtuse ; asci cylindrical ; sporidia uniseriate,
straight or slightly curved, triseptate, constricted, pale-brown.—
Coolce exs. no. 267.
On stems of Atriplex, &c. Kentish Town.
T h e p e rith e c ia o ften become exposed by th e sh e llin g off o f th e c u tic le , colle
c ted m p a tch e s o f two o r th r e e in c h e s iu le n g th , b u t n o t crowded ; wholly
o r p a rtia lly s u rro u n d in g th e stem^ th e cu tic le is s lig h tly ra is ed , a n d p u n c t
a t e w ith th e b la c k o s tio la . S p o rid ia closely re sem b lin g th o s e o f S.
pyrius t
E. Sporidia simple, or uniseptate, hyaline.
2 7 2 4 . S p h æ z ia c u z v iz o s tz a . Som. “Curved-beak Sphæria.”
Gregarious ; perithecia covered, ovate, black ; ostiola erumpent,
equal, smooth, oblique.—Sow. t. 373, f . 5. Fr. S.M.H.p.
507.
On stems of Umbelliferce.
“ This is very minute, its sphernlæ are imbedded iu the plant on which
they grow. The mouth is in length nearly twice the diameter of the spherule,
standing obliquely.”—Sowerby.
2 7 2 5 . S p h æ z ia z o s t e l l a t a . Fr. “ Clustered-beak Sphæria.”
Gregarious, black ; perithecia covered, suhrotund, at length
depressed above ; ostiola erumpent, cylindrical, or slightly attenuated
; asci oblong ; sporidia biseriate, oblong, curved, with four
nuclei, hyaline.—Fr. S.M. ii. p. 476. Fr. Obs. i. t. 3, / 3. Fng.
F I.y . p. 267. Fckl.exs. no. 920. Biaporthe rostellata, Nke. Pyr.
Germ.p. 298. Fckl. Sym. Alyc.p. 208.
On branches of rose and bramble.
Minute, growing beneath the epidermis, and having much the habit of S.
acuta ( coniformis).
2 7 2 6 . S p h æ z ia c z u c if e z a z um . JDesm. “ Crucifer Sphæria.”
Scattered ; perithecia innate, hemispherical, turgid, even, black,
shining; ostiola simple, pierced ; asci shortly clavate; sporidia
clustered, long-elliptic, uniseptate, hyaline.—Fr. S.M.H.p. 525.
Desm. exs. no. 985. Berk. Ann. N.H. no. 191.
On Frysimum officinale.
2 7 2 7 . S p h æ z ia su p e z fliia . Awd. “ Clouded Sphæria.”
S p e r m o g o n ia .— Perithecia half the size of the ascophores ;
spermatia very numerous, cylindrical, curved, minute.
A s c o p h o r e .— Perithecia black, covered by the epidermis;
subglobose, pierced, scattered, very numerous ; asci fasciculate,
oblong, curved ; sporidia biseriate, oblong, uniseptate, hyaline.—
Fchl. exs. no. 884. Sphærella superfina, Fchl. Sym. Myc.p. 102.
Sphæria nebulosa, Schm. & Kze. exs. no. 54 ?
On nettle stems. Shere. (Dr. Capron.)
2 7 2 8 . S p hæ z ia n ig z e l la . I r . “ Spotted Angelica Sphæria.”
Perithecia subglobose, even, umbilicate, perforated, black,
nestling in determinate elongated black spots ; sporidia biseriate,
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