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individuals every year, which are in perfection after the spring 2021

rains. Stictis parallela Fr. Syst. Myc., v. ii. p. 197. A curiousundescribed species (Stictis nivea) is found in great abundancenear Paris, in the Bois de Boulogne, on the fallen leaves of Pinusmaritimus, and is most probably to be found in some of the

London nurseries. Naemateliaencephala Fr. Syst. Myc., v. ii. p.

227.; Dacrymyces stillatus Fees,

Grev, t. 159., and our fig. 2024.;

Agyrium rufum Fr. Syst. Myc., v.ii. p. 232.; Nidularia crucibulumFr. Syst. Myc.,\. ii. p. 299., Grev.,t. 34., and our fig. 2025. Sphae'ria gelatinbsaTode Fung. Meek., ii. p. 48. f. 123, 124. a very rare species. Sp. abietisFr. Syst. Myc., v. ii. p. 398.; Sp. strigosa Alb. et Schw., t. 5. f. 7.; Sp.sordaria Fr. Syst. Myc., v. ii. p. 458.; appearing like a black scurfy stain onmoist pine wood. Sp. pilifera Fr. Syst. Myc., v. ii. p. 472.; remarkable forits hair-like orifice. Lophium mytilinum Fr. Syst. Myc., v. ii. p. 533., Grev.,

t. 177. f. 1., and ouryfg. 2026.; ..

and Lophium elatum Grev., t.

177. f. 2., and our fig. 2027.;are most curious and elegant2026 Pungi, resembling minute bi-

valve shells, placed with their frontal margin upwards.

Phacldium Pini Schmidt, Myc. Heft., ii. t. 2. f. 11.; on the 2027

bark of Pinus sylvestris. Reticularia atra Alb. et Schw., t. 3. f. 3.; Lycoper-don fuliginosum Sow., t. 257.; Ret. olivacea Fr. Syst. Myc., v.iii. p. 89.; remarkable for its beautiful olive-green sporidia.Perichae'na abi&ina Fr. Syst. Myc., v. iii. p. 191.; Sphaero-carpus sessilis Sow., f. 258.; and Pachnocybe ferruginea Berk.Eng. FI., v. v. p. 334., syn. Mucor ferrugineus Sow., t. 378. f.10 .

Several species occur on the fallen cones;amongst which are: Agkricus tenacellusPers. Ic. Piet., t. 1. f. 3, 4., syn. Ag. spi-nipes Sow., t. 206., and our fig. 2028.;

Ag. conigenus Pers. Syn., p. 388. Ag. sanguinolentusAlb. et Schw., p. 196.; a small but elegant species,distilling a claret-coloured fluid when broken, which often occurs on conesof the Scotch pine, though found also on the twigs of various trees. Ag.strobilinus Pers. Syn., p. 393., and our fig. 2029., syn. A coccineus Sow.,t. 197.; which occurs, also, occasionally on twigs, as in

our figure. -Hydnum auriscalpium L., Sow., t. 267., _

Grev., t. 196., and our fig. 2030.; on cones of Pinussylvestris. Peziza pinfeti Batsch. Cont., i. f. 140.; P. coni-gena Pers. Syn., p. 634., Grev. FI. Ed., p. 425.; Sphae'riastrobilina Hall, et Schm., Fr. Syst. Myc., v. ii. p. 495.;

Hysterium conigenum Moug. el Nest., No. 475.; on

cones of theScotch fir,

confined to the upper and ex-posed portion of the scales.Perichae'na strobilina Fr. Syst.Myc.,i/. iii.p. \90.,Grev.,t. 275.;between the scales of old conesof the spruce fir.

2031 On the leaves are produced :

Peziza subtilis Fr. Syst. Myc., v. ii. p. 157.; Sphae'ria Pinastri Dec. FI. Fr.,v. vi. p. 133.; Hysterium Pinastri Schrad., Pers. Syn., p. 28., Grev., t. 60.

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