Fig. 3. S. acuminata.
SCATTERED on the stalk of a thistle, some nearly on the surface, others deeper, somewhat egg-shaped, with the pointed end upwards; the mouth a little elongated, forming a small conical point. They only appear on some parts of the stalk.
Fig. 4. S. brevis.
SHORT or flat, seated in the bark of a decaying branch. The mouth is seen on the surface, with a white space round it, terminated by a blackish ring, or border.
Fig. 5. S. lævis.
ON hazel? inserted into the bark, and swelling a little above it, in smooth, shining, oblong, black blots; the inside whitish, with many egg-shaped sphaerulæ. Found at Bar ham by the Rev. William Kirby.
Fig. 6. S. Taxi.
FOUND on dead leaves of the yew (Taxus baccata) in Hainault Forest. It is generally under the cortex of the foliage, blackening it in little scattered spots, somewhat conical at the top, flattish at the base, with one, two, or three little sphærulæ.
Fig. 7. S. recta.
ON the stalks or petioles of the leaves of some water plants; Arrow-head, (Sagittaria sagittfsolia, Sparganium, &c.) inserted into the cortex. It is very round, with a straight neck passing through the cuticle. The minute black mouths are scattered irregularly, and are almost imperceptible.
Fig. 8. S. multiceps.
ON decaying sticks, in black sooty looking irregular patches, on the surface of the bark, or cuticle, uniting in numbers, each with a fort of pointed or acuminated mouth. Substance green within.
