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a family of parasitic ascomycetous Fungi, distinguished by the absence of any definite fruit-body, the asci being produced in a layer on the surface of the host. The best known are Hxoascus Pruni, the cause of the malformed fruits called *‘bladder-piums’ or ‘pocket-plums,’ and LH. turgid us, which produces the abnormal tufts of branches on silver birch known as ‘witches’ brooms.’ EXOBASIDIINEAX, a family of parasitic basidiomycetous Fungi, resembling the HExoascines in most respects, but producing badicia in place of asci, a remarkable instance of parallel evolution. The commonest British species is Hzobasidium VWaccinti, which is frequent on cowberry (Vaccinium Vitis-Ide@a) in Scotland. E. verans is the cause of a serious disease of the tea-plant called ‘ blister blight,’ which is very destructive to the A am plantations., EX’CDUS (Gr. exodos, a going out), the name given in the Septuagint to the second book of the Pent a teuch, because it describes the departure of the Israeli tes from Egypt. The contents of the book are partly historical, describing the departure of the Israeli tes from Egypt, and partly legislative, describing the promulgation of the Sinaitic law. One of the difficulties connected with this book is that, according to Scriptural chronology, the residence of the Israeli tes in Egypt was only 215 years, and it seems incredible that in this time ‘“‘the threescore and ten souls” who accompanied Jacob to Egypt could have become the two and a half millions who Jeft with Moses.