F I G . 4. S. PAEALLELA.
THE furfece of this is often nearly fmootla. The
fphEerules are more or lefs in number, imbedded m a
blackifli fubflance which rifes above the buril: cuticle,
Handing in little parallel patches above it.
F I G . 5. S. picEA.
THIS is irregular, and fmooth on the furface, refembling
dry pitch, partly bleached to a browniili colour,
and cracked. The fpha:rules are imbedded, but the
whole Fungus lies on the outlide of the wood on
which it grows.
F I G . 6. S. CONVERGENS. rode Fung. Meckl. t. IA-M- i " -
THIS fpecies rifes from the cortex in a peculiar
manner, fimilar to a parcel of flafks, having 4, 5, 6,
or more together, prefling the cuticle in a convergent
manner upwards, and perforating it: their mouths are
juft feen through it. This fpecies can fcarcely be underftood
without cutting it in a tranfverfe direftion.
F I G . 7. S. OBLONGA.
THIS fpecies is fomewhat allied to the preceding, but
the cuticle is perforated in an oblong manner and
nearly tranfverfe direftion. The bafes of the fphaerules
are irregularly feated; their necks are converged, more
or lefs curved, and longer than the laft.
F I G . 8. S. TUBERCULOSA. With. &c.
THIS feems fometimes to form fphaerules round its
furface, at other times not. When without thofe
fphxrules it often exaftly agrees with the external
appearance of L. pifforme, tab. 271. E. Fungi; and
fometimes refembles a fmall S.fraxinea, tab. 160.
E. Fungi; and we fufpeiled L. acariforme might alfo
belong to it. Some fpecimens the Rev. Mr. Francis
lately fent me confirm this, and he agrees with me. He
alfo thinks that my figure of L. radiatum is nearly
allied to i t ; other friends have formed the fame conjc£
lure.
F I G . 9. S. IRREGULARIS.
THIS Spbaria is irregular two different ways. It
forms irregular tubercles of a browniflr black; the
fubftance being of a reddifli brown, including fpha;-
rules fcattered irregularly in it.
T A B . CCCLXXV.
Fig. I. SPH^RIA pustula. var. ininuta.
" W E believe this to be a variety of S. pujlulata *,
tab. zio.Jig. 4. but rather fmaller.
F I G . 2. S. SUPER-CRUSTACEA.
THE upper part of this little Fungus, burfting the
cuticle of the flicks on which it grows, forms 3 or 4
tubercular rifings fomewhat cruftaceous: below, it
confifts of a rather irregular black mafs, not fo hard as
the upper part.
F i g . 3. S. EiMosA.
THIS may poflibly be a variety of 5". coriacea E. Fungi,
tab. fig. I. only growing in larger clufters, and
fomewhat"conglutinated together, forming cracks in
drying.
Fig. 4. S. DUPLEX.
THIS is a very neat little Fungus, growing on the
fiftulous ftems of fome umbelliferous plants. The
neat round fpha^rule is formed in the woody part of
it. The neck paffes ftraight to the cuticle. The
mouth, fpreading a little, makes a black fpot on the
outfide, which without careful examination might
be taken for a perfeft Sphnria, refembling i . puftulata,
which is often found among it.
F I G . 5. S. GREGARIA.
THIS we place here upon old authority, but cannot
pofitively affirm it to be a Sphceria. It appears to vary
extremely in fize and colour; fometimes it is of a
bright or dull orange. We could only difcover it to be
fomewhat granulated on the outfide ; the infide is of a
lightiflr brown. The whole is fometimes in lobes,
forming ftella:, or otherwife.
F I G . 6. S. PUNCTATA.
THIS little fphterule flands upon the face as it were
of a Uchen, forming black punftures, more or lefs
round, of different fizes. Coat cruftaceous, black;
within which is awhitifli coat including jelly or black
feed. This was fent me for Verrucaria punaata of
Hoifmann.
• Which ought to have been piftula.