colourless, fusiform ; endoclirome bipartite.—Fr. Ohs. i. t. 4 ,/. 2.
B. & Br. Ann. N. II. no. 649*. Fr. S.M. ii.y». 512. Curr. Linn.
Trans, xxii. t. 60,/. 130. Coolce exs. no. 893.
On Angelica sylvestris. [Mid. Carolina.]
Sporidia (-0008 in,) '02 m.m. long.
2 7 2 9 . Sphæzia p la n iu sc u la . B . ^ B r . “ Flattened Sphæria.”
Scattered, somewhat plane; ostiola obscure; asci clavate;
sporidia biseriate, oblong, uniseptate, irregularly thickened in
the centre.—®. & Br. Ann. N .II. no. 891,1.11,/. 35.
On dead herbaceous stems.
Minute, scattered, covered by the cuticle, depressed, with an obscure
ostiolum. Asm clavate ; sporidia biseriate, oblong, uniseptate, slightly
but irregularly swollen at the commissure, the one articulation generally
being more swollen than the other (• 0006 in.) -015 m.m. long.—B <£• Br.
2 7 3 0 . Sphæzia comman ipula .
Sphæria.”
B . 4 B r. “ Capsule
Scattered, at first subglobose, covered, at length denuded,
collapsed j ostiola minute ; asci cylindrical ; sporidia biseriate,
short, elliptico-cymbiform, uniseptate.—®. & Br, Ann N H no
645, i. 11,/. 31.
On capsules of Scrophularia. May. Forfarshire.
Scattered, at first covered by the cuticle, subglobose, then exposed and
collapsed, with a minute papillæform ostiolum, which is, however, sometimes
obscure. Asoi cylindrical. Sporidia biseriate, elliptico-cymbiform, uniseptate.
_ Sometimes one of the endochromes is decidedly conical, with a con-
striction about the centre.—B* & Br.
2 7 3 1 . Sphæzia to sta . B . 4 B r . “ Scorched Sphæria.”
Perithecia minute, pallid, depressed, covered by the scorch-
brown epidermis ; asci linear ; sporidia uniseriate, short, elliptico-
cymbiform, uniseptate.—®. & Br. Ann. N.H. no. 648,1.11, f. 84.
Cooke exs. no. 266.
On dead stems of Epilohium hirsutum. Feb.
Perithecia depressed, subglobose, pale, concealed under broad spots which
look as it they had been scorched, the part of the cuticle above each peri-
thecium being darker. Asci linear. Sporidia uniseriate, short, elliptico-
cymbiform, umseptÿe, very pale. With somewhat the habit of S. tomwun,
but very distinct.—B.
2 7 3 2 . Sphæzia pinode s. B . 4 B lox. “ Pea-stern Sphæria.”
Scattered, very minute, sub-hemispherical, depressed, astomous ;
asci short ; sporidia constricted in the middle, uniseptate.—®.
& Br. Ann. N.H. no. 981, t. 17, f . 34.
On pea stems. Twycross.
An obscure species, with scattered, extremely minute, subhemispherical,
depressed, mouthless perithecia ; asci short ; sporidia (’0007 in.) '0177 m.m.
constricted in the middle, uniseptate. —B. & Br.
2 7 3 3 . Sphæzia co zn i-sue ciæ . Fr. “ Cornel Sphæria.”
Scattered, shining, jet black, depressed ; ostiolum obsolete
(asci oblong, curved ; sporidia oblong-clavate, uniseptate, hyaline).
—Uri««. exs. no. 409. Sph. corni. Sow. t. 370, / . 5. Fng. Fl.
V. p. 276. Fckl. exs. no. 912.
On stems of cornel.
The portion of the stem on which it grows is whitened, and the perithecia
which are of a very bright je t black, are almost effused at the base, and often
sulcate in the direction of the stem.—M.J.B.
Only a Sphoeropsis ( Ourr. Linn. Trans, xxii. p. 330].
2 7 3 4 . Sphæzia d u p le x . Sow, “ Uncertain Sphærella.”
Scattered; perithecia immersed, globose, latent, black ; ostiola
naked, dilated, hemispherical.—Sph. duplex. Sow. i. 375,/. 4.
Fr. S.M. H.p. 520. Fng. Fl. v. p. 277.
On stems of Umhelliferæ and on petioles of Sparganium.
An obscure or doubtful species.
d. Foliicolæ.
Perithecia suh-cuticular, innate ; ostiola elongated ; epiphyl-
\ovLS==Gnomonia, De Not.
2 7 3 5 . Sphæzia fim b z ia ta . Pers. “ Fringed-leaf Sphæria.”
S p e r m o g o n i a .—Spermatia very minute, ovate, simple.
P y o n i d i a .—Stylospores filiform,curved,simple.—Gloeosporium
carpini, Desm. Ann. Sc. Nat. 1853, xx.y». 214. Fckl. exs. no. 202.
A s o o p h o r e .— Covered ; perithecia crowded, running together
into a black tubercle ; ostiola erumpent, spinulose, surrounded
at the base with a^white fringe-like collar ; sporidia colourless,
curved, simple.—Pers. S y n .p .36. Moug. exs.no. 277. Fng.Fl.
Y.p. 257. Fr. N.M. ii. p. 436. Fries exs.no. 242. Batsch.f, 182.
Hoffm. V.C. t. i ./.i. Berk. exs. no. 36. Mamiania fimbriata. De
Not. Schema,p. 57. Gnomonia fimbriata, Fckl. exs. no. 882. Cooke
exs. no. 163. Coohe L.F. no. 89.
On leaves of hornbeam. Common.