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Ceratium insociabile (7. sp.)—Clavulae delicate, white, resem- 
bling prickles, forming a fascicle ; spores oblong, hyaline .0002' long. 
On under surface of leaves of Smilax herbacea. In the very few 
specimens I have found the fascicle bas been solitary and situated 
on the mid-vein, exactly in the centre of the leaf. 
Poughkeepsie, summer, rare. 
Acidium Chelonis, (n. sp.)—Spots small, circular, greenish-yel- 
low, peridia few, circinating, margin fimbriate, at first white then 
yellow; spores globose, orange-yellow. 
-On under surface of leaves of Chelone glabra. 
Poughkeepsie, June. eo 
Acidium minutissimum. (x. sp.)—Spots flesh-colored. _ Peri- 
thecia very minute, sparse (one or two only on each spot). Spores 
chrome-yellow. 
On leaves of Hypericum mutilum in company with Uromyces 
Hyperici. The plants are so minute that they can scarcely be seen 
except with the lens. 
Poughkeepsie, Oct. and Nov. : 
Peziza nigropunctula. (n. sp.)—Cups stiped, black, minute; Asci 
clavate, .0005’ long, spores hyaline, oblong, .0002’ long. 
On newly-cut chips of oak wood. Poughkeepsie, Summer. 
Triblidium dealbatum. (x. sp.)—Scattered over pallid spots: 
perithecia elliptical, black, without strie; lips at length widely 
gaping and exhibiting a somewhat rugose black disk. Asci clavate ; 
spores broadly oval, oiten slightly obovate, about 8-septate .0015x- 
-0006’, the cells filled with granular matter, very pale straw color 
almost hyaline. * 
On bark of living Syringa Vulgaris, Perithecia very small and 
often triangular in outline, like those of T. Aiascens, B. & C. The 
pallid spots over which the plants are scattered give a peculiar look 
to the trunks. 
Pleasant Valley, N.Y. 
_ Hysterium (gloniuwm) parvulum, (n. sp.)—Perthecia roundish or 
elongated, obtuse at the ends, smooth, black, without strie; spores 
oval, hyaline, 1-septate .0002'—.0003’ long. oe 
_ Growing in parallel series in denuded wood of Alnus serrulata. — 
Poughkee sie, Bo 
Dothidea Linderz. (n. sp.)—Stroma black, erumpent, roundish 
_ or oblong, often confluent, surface convex, papillate. Asci? 
Spores oblong, pale brown, 1-septate, .0006’x.0002’, a 
Bursting through bark of dead Lindera Benzoin. me 
_ Diatrype exasperans. (n. sp.)—Perithecia subglobose, immersed — 
in an olive-green stroma which elevates the bark and protrudes — 
through, forming elongated pustules. Asci cylindrical. Spores — 
broadly oval, obtuse l-septate, constricted at the septum, ark- ae 
a ae .0006’x.0003’. — 
n back of Fagus ferruginea, giving ita very rough appearance. — 
New Paltz Litting. xX. — oe amen 2 ae 
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