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fTypocrea riccioidea Berk, Outl. Brit. Fungol. 383. 1860. 
Dozya vicciotdea P. Karst. Bidr. Finl. Nat. Folk 23: 221. 1873. 
fly pocreopsis ricctotdea P. Karst. Bidr. Fin], Nat. Folk 23: 251. 1873. 
fiypocrea digttata Ellis & Ev. Jour. Myc. 1: 42. 1885, 
Stromata radiating from a common center and consisting of several much-divided 
branches or lobes which may extend entirely around the substratum ; lobes 2-3mm. in diam- 
eter and subcylindric, closely appressed and covering the substratum for a distance of 5 cm, ; 
color yellowish, becoming brown or brownish-black with age ; upper surface roughened by 
the slightly protruding necks of the perithecia; perithecia immersed; asci cylindric or 
slightly clavate, 80-90 X 12; spores ellipsoid, with obtuse ends, a little curved, 1-septate, 
not constricted, hyaline, 25 X10z. 
On partially decayed branches. 
TYPE LOCALITY : Mecklenburg, Germany. 
DISTRIBUTION : New Hampshire ; also in Europe. 
ILLUSTRATIONS: Bolt. Hist. Fung. £/. 182; Ellis & Ev. N. Am. Pyrenom. fl. 11, f. i- 
3; E. & P. Nat. Pil. U: f, 244, A ; Tode, Fungi Meckl. pl. 2, f 15; Mycologia 2: pl. 20, 7. 7-2. 
2. Hypocreopsis consimilis (Ellis) Seaver, Mycologia 2: 83. 1910. 
Hy pocrea consimilis Ellis, N. Am. Fungi 158. 1878. 
Stromata orbicular or ellipsoid, convex, 2-3 mm. in diameter, brick-red, wrinkled, 
fleshy ; asci clavate to cylindric, 60-70 X 3.5-4; spores 1-seriate, hyaline, 10-12 X 3.5-4 yu. 
On dead Azalea viscosa L. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Newfield, New Jersey. 
DISTRIBUTION : Known only from the type locality. 
ILLUSTRATION : Ellis & Hv. N. Am. Pyrenom. J/. 11, f. 8-9. 
EXSICCATI: Ellis, N. Am. Fungi 258. 
3. Hypocreopsis tremellicola (Ellis & Ev.) Seaver, 
Mycologia 2: 83. 1910. 
Hypocrea tremellicola Ellis & Ev. N. Am. Pyrenom. 85. 1892. 
Stromata effuse, more or less cottony, covering the host; perithecia numerous, im-~- 
mersed, with the necks slightly protruding, darker than the subiculum; asci cylin- 
dric, 60-75 long; spores 1-seriate, ellipsoid, slightly smaller toward the base, hyaline, 
1-septate, 7-8 X 3z. 
On Tremelia. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Ohio. 
DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality. 
4. Hypocreopsis subcarnea (Ellis & Ev.) Seaver. 
Hypocrea subcarnea Ellis & Ev. Jour. Myc. 3: 114. 1887. 
Perithecia membranaceous, pale-yellowish, minute, about 804 in diameter, immersed, 
or slightly prominent, appearing as minute specks; asci subcylindric, sessile, 30-35 5-7 n; 
spores l-seriate or partially 2-seriate above, subhyaline, occasionally with a slightly yellow- 
ish tint, ellipsoid, with 1 or 2 oil-drops, 3.5-4.5 & 2-2.5 u: 
On some thin Corticium on dead branches of Lonicera. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Newfield, New Jersey. 
DISTRIBUTION : Ontario to New Jersey. 
DOUBTFUL SPECIES 
Hypocrea Agaves Maublanc, Bull. Soc. Myc. Fr. 19: 292. 1903. 
Hypocrea cupularis Pat.; Duss, Enum. Champ. Guad. 80. 1903. No specimen has 
been seen. 
11. BROOMELLA Sacc. Syll. Fung. 2: 557. 1883. 
Stromata pulvinate or discoid, fleshy or subfleshy; perithecia immersed with the necks 
slightly protruding; asci cylindric to clavate, 8-spored; spores ellipsoid or fusoid, 2-many- 
septate, hyaline. 
Type species, Hypocrea Vitalbae Berk. & Br. 
