No. 19.] 


[January, 1874. 



A MONTHLY RECORD OF CRYPTOGAMIC BOTANY 
AND ITS LITERATURE. 


NOTICES OF NORTH AMERICAN FUNGI. 

By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S. 

( Continued from page 84.) 

*451. Coccularia stictica. B. — Peritheciis punctiformibusnigris; 
sporis brevitcr ellipticis. On dead bark. Car. Inf. No. 2235. 
On Platanus. Ravenel. No. 1532. 

Peritbccia punctiform, black ; spores shortly elliptic, nearly as 
broad as long, with a distinct nucleus *0003 long. Sometimes two 
perithecia become confluent. 

*Excipula strigosa. Fr. — On Scimbucus pubens. Mountains of 
Car. Sup. No. 4492. 

Spores ’0008 long. 

452. Excipula erumpens. B.— Congesta erumpens glabra ; 
sporis curvulis breviter apiculatis. On stems of Phytolacca. Penns., 
Michener. No. 3601. 

Erumpent smooth; spores slightly curved, shortly apiculate, 
with from 2 to 4 nuclei, -0006 long. 

453. Excipula punctiformis. B.~ Punctiformis hispida ; sporis 
curvis fortiter apiculatis latiusculis. On an old corn broom. Car. 
Inf. No. 1752. 

Punctiform superficial hispid ; spores curved enucleate, strongly 
apiculate, rather broad. 

454. Dinemasporium Fezizula. Lev. — Pezizteforme hirtum ; 
sporis curvatis angustis, 5 nucleatis. On Sambucus pubens^ moun¬ 
tains of Car. Sup., No. 4492. 

Regular, pezizjeform, hairy, spores curved. 

* Asteroma pomigena. Schrvein! —On apples. New England. 
Sprague, No. 5410. 

* Asteroma Rosae. Libert .— On rose leaves. Car. Inf., No. 

3676. 

455. Asteroma punctiforme. B.— Punctiforme ; floccis radian- 
tibus tenerrimis; sporis simplicibus cymbeformibus 3-4 nucleatis. 
On rose leaves, No. 5946. 

Minute, punctiform, with extremely delicate radiating threads; 

* The manuscript of the intervening numbershaving been lost in transmission, 
they must be replaced at a future time. 




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spores slightly cymbasform, *0008 inch long, *00016 wide, with 
from three to four nuclei. 

456. Astexoma atramentaxium. B.— Nigerrimum compactum 
expansum ; floccis radiantibus reticulatis ; peritheciis minutis; 
sporis breyibus subcymbyformibus. On leaves of Amelanchier and 
Pyrus arbutifolia. Car. Inf., No. 1773. 

Forming broad black patches, with a reticulated radiating border ; 
perithecia minute ; spores shortly cymbiform, about *0005 long. 

# Astexoma Hobexgei. Besm.— On the inner side of stems of 
Arundinaria . Car. Inf., No. 3213. 

Endobotxya. B. § C— Perithecia abdita ; sporas clavata3 pedun¬ 
culate ; episporium reticulatum; endosporium e cellulis globosis 
nucleatis transversim subseriatis. 

457. Endobotxya elegans. B. & C. —On branches of beech. 
Maine. No. 5703. Perithecia concealed by the bark ; spores *002 inch 
long, oozing out and forming black orbicular patches, clavate, pe¬ 
dunculate ; external coat hyaline at first, continuous, then reticu¬ 
lated ; endochrome consisting of globose nucleated, at length sepa¬ 
rable divisions, which are at first arranged in transverse layers. 
This is probably a state of some Sphaeria, but the structure is so 
curious that for the present it is left under the name originally 
proposed. 

458. Cytispoxa oxthospoxa. B. # C- —Pustulis parvis, demum 
erumpentibus planis; sporis lineari-oblongis. On Robinia . Penns., 
Mich., No. 5158. New Jersey, No. 4681. 

Pustules at length bursting through the bark, plane above; peri¬ 
thecia with a flat expanded base ; spores *0004 inch long. In the 
Pennsylvanian plant the pustules are quite concealed by the bark, 
having probably not arrived at maturity, and the spores are rather 
longer, *0005 inch. 

459. Cytispoxa abnoxmis. B. & C. —Pustulis minutis apice tantum 
erumpentibus ; sporis oblongis binucleatis. On twigs of Robinia. 
Car. Inf. 

Pustules minute, entirely covered by the bark, with the excep¬ 
tion of the apex ; spores oblong, *0003 inch long with two nuclei. 

460. Cytispoxa paxva. B. & C.~ Pustulis minutis apice tantum 
punctiformi erumpentibus; peritheciis globosis; sporis oblongis 
angustis enucleatis. On twigs of Robinia. Car. Inf. No. 3424. 

Pustules small, piercing the cuticle by the minute apex ; 
perithecia globose; spores oblong, narrower than the last, but of 
equal length. 

461. Cytispoxa ficicola. B. d- C. —Pustulis minutis ; peritheciis 
globosis, sporis oblongis curvulis. On twigs of fig. Pennsylvania, 
Michener, No. 4011. 

Pustules minute, covered by the cuticle ; perithecia globose; 
spores sausage-shaped *0003 inch long. 


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4G2. Cytispora leucophthalma. B. d* Pustulis minutis, apice 
niveo ostiolo atro percurso ; peritheciis in stromate nigro conditis ; 
sporis minutissimis curvulis. 

On bark of Cerctsus caroliniensis. Car. Inf. No. 2709. New 
Jersey. No. 4077. 

Pustules minute, bursting through the bark by the snowwliite 
apex, which is pierced by the black common aperture in the 
centre; perithecia globose or elliptic in a black stroma ; spores 
curved, very minute. The New Jersey plant, which was formerly 
named C. nivosa , has rather longer spores, but may be considered 
a variety. C. nipliostoma , Mont, is very different. 

4G3. Cytispora Gordoniae. i?.— Pustulis minutis immersis; sporis 
brevibus, fortiter curvatis utrinque angustioribus. On peduncles of 
Gordonia lasiantha. Car. Sup. No. 700. 

Pustules minute, subcutaneous; spores short, strongly curved, 
thicker in the middle. 

* Cytispora Persicae. Sckrvein ,—On peach twigs. New York. 
Sartwell. No. 2655. 

464. Cytispora chloroglaea. B. <C* C— Pustulis oblongis hysterii- 
formibus, apice planis ; sporis curvulis minutissimis chlorinis. On 
twigs of Cornus sericea. Mountains of New York, No. 4500. 

Pustules oblong hysteriiform, bursting through the bark, flat 
above ; spores very minute, sausage-shaped. The following Cytis- 
porie, with sausage-shaped spores, have been distributed under the 
following names:—C. laxa, B. 4' C., on Calycanthus . Car. Inf. 
No. 3209. C. coryneoides, B. 4' C.j No. 5938. On Vitis labrusca. 
C. pustulata, B. 4' O. No 4387. On roots of Quercus alba. 
Pennsylvania, Michener. C. Micheneri, on ash. Pennsylvania, 
No. 5142. C. Ailanthi, B. 4' C. Car. Sup. No. 3432, 

* Cytispora rhuinae. Schwein .—On Bhus. Maine, Rev. J. Blake. 
Spores *0002 inch long. 

* Cytispora leucosperma. Fr.— On twigs of various trees, under 
twenty different numbers, from various localities. 

* Cytispora rubescens. Fr .—On Pyrus Americana. Mountains 
of New York. No. 4432, 4473. On poplar. New England, 
Russell. No. 5912. 

* Cytispora hyalosperma. Fr .—On Acer rubrum. Car. Sup. 
Car. Sup. No. 20. 

* Cytispora aurea. Fr. —Boston. Sprague. No. G265. 

* Cytispora chrysosperma. Fr. — On Populus grceca. Penn¬ 
sylvania, Michener. No. 3542. 

* Cytispora pinastri. jry.—New England. Russell. No. 5960. 

* Cytispora carbonacea. Fr. —Ohio. Lea. JNo. 131. 

* Micropera Drupacearum. Lev .—On Prunus and Cerasas 


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avium. Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 3537, 4186. Maine, E. S. 
Morse. No. 5440. 

465. Micropexa xubida. B. § Cl— Transversim erumpens, rubida ; 
sporis filiformibus longissimis. On cherry. Pennsylvania, Michener. 
No. 3934. 

Bursting transversely through the bark, reddish “within and 
without; spores thread-shaped, very long, the endochrome here 
and there interrupted. 

* Discella caxbonacea. B. # Br.— On willow twigs. Maine. 
Pev. J. Blake. No. 6304. 

466. Discella effusa. B. B. —Pustulis punctiformibus stratum 
nigrum efformantibus ; sporis oblongis, angustis. On decaying 
apples. Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 3541. 

Pustules minute, crowded into black effused spots; spores 
oblong, -0008 long, *00016 wide, without any nucleus. 

467. Discella xugosa. B.SfC. —Pustulis sparsis curvulis sub- 
hysterii formibus; sporis oblongis utrinque attenuatis, endochro- 
mate utrinque retracto. On Acer rubrum. Pennsylvania, Michener. 

Pustules scattered hysteriiform, slightly curved, here and there 
dotted with the slightly prominent ostiola; spores pedicellate, ob¬ 
long, attenuated, slight at either extremity, *0005 inch long; en¬ 
dochrome retracted towards either apex; pedicel as long as the 
spores. 

468. Discella IVEagnoliae. B. & C— Pustulis sparsis, apice tantum 
nudis; sporis oblongis brevioribus. On twigs of Magnolia cordata. 
Virginian mountains. No. 3359. 

Pustules small, covered with the cuticle, which is not discoloured, 
except at the apex; spores *0003 inch long, oblong, *00008 wide ; 
pedicels as long as the spores. 

469. Discella obscuxa. B.ft C.— Pustulis minutis depressis sparsis 
fuscis, epidermide tectis ; sporis oblongis. On twigs of Acer stria¬ 
tum. Massachusetts. No. 3395. 

Pustules minute, rather irregular, depressed, covered with the 
transparent cuticle through which their brown tint is visible; 
spores oblong, 0003-0006 long, slightly wider than in the last. 

470. Discella micxospoxa. B. & C.— Pustulis parvis elongatis 
depressis ; sporis brevibus subellipticis. On twigs of Ceanotlius 
Americanus . Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 3599. 

Pustules elongated, depressed, covered with the cuticle, which at 
length becomes transparent in the centre and bursts; spores sub- 
elliptic, *0003 long, *00013 wide. 

* Phlyctaena vagabunda. Bern. —On stems of Phytolacca. 
Alabama, Beaumont, No. 4656 ; spores, *0006 long. 

471. Phlyctaena axcuata. B. —Pustulis minutis, epidermide 


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teetis, sporis filiformibus apice hamatis. On dead Solidago. New 
England. Russell. No. 5814—5015. 

Pustules minute slightly convex, covered with the cuticle; 
spores filiform, curved over at the apex, *001 long. 

472. Phlyctaena orthospora. B. Jc C. —Pustulis oblongis fusco- 
marginatis; sporis oblongis. On Phytolacca . Pennsylvania, 
Michener. 

Pustules oblong covered with the cuticle, with a narrow brown 
border; spores oblong, *00062 long. 

* Melanconium magnum. B. — On Acer, Connecticut. 

Wright. No. 5615—5646 ; spores *001-*0015 long. 

473. Melanconium cellulosum. B. <k C. —Pustulis ellipticis, rima 
apertis ; stromate celluloso ; sporis oblongis nucleatis. Oil stems 
of Rhus radicans. Pennsylvania. Michener. No. 5130. 

Pustules elliptic covered with the cuticle which splits along the 
major axis, Cellular within ; spores oblong with a nucleus *00057 
long. 

474. IVIelanconium cinctum. B. # ^.—Pustulis nigris epider- 
mide cinctis; sporis obovatis. On small branches of Castanea 
pumila. Mountains Car. Sup. No. 4451. 

Pustules black, surrounded by the cuticle ; spores broadly obo- 
vate, *0008 long, with a minute nucleus. 

475. Melanconium varium. B. $ C. —Pustulis liberis elevatis 
subtruneatis ; sporis oblongis. On dead twigs. New England. 
Sprague. No. 5819. 

Pustules free, somewhat truncate above; spores oblong, *00016 
long, sometimes slightly curved. 



SORBY’S RESEARCHES ON CHROMATOLOGY. 

Mr. H. C. Sorby, F.R.S., has published, in the Proceedings of 
the Royal Society, some of the results of his examination of Algae 
and other Cryptogamia, by spectrum-analysis. We quote the fol¬ 
lowing :— 


Connexion of the different Groups of Algce . 


Perhaps I cannot choose a better illustration than that furnished 
by the different groups of Algce —the olive, the red, and the green. 
They contain at least twelve different colouring-matters, distributed 
very differently, in such a manner as to connect, and yet to dis¬ 
tinguish, the different groups very characteristically. 1 have not 
yet made any accurate quantitative analyses, and therefore express 



