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Sporidia pale, crowded, elliptical, coarsely granular, about 15x10 p. 

 \\ii\\ 1-2 large vacuoles at first. 



On dead twigs of Lindera Benzoin, West Chester, Pa. (Everhart), 



A. minor, E. & E. Jotirn. Mycol. II, p. 42. 



Perithecia applanate. superficial, orbicular, \ mm. cliam., black, 

 mycelium obsolete. Asci obovate, 25-30 x 12-15 p. Sporidia crowd- 

 ed, oblong-obovate, uniseptate, yellowish. 10-13 x3-3| p. (becoming 

 brown?). Differs from A. /vy ///>//<///.'*, Ell., in its smaller perithecia 

 and sporidia. 



On dead twigs, Texas (Ravenel). 



A. iiiquinans, E. & E. Journ. Mycol. Ill, p. 41. 



Exsicc. Ell. & Evrht. X, A. F. 2d Ser. i 



Perithecia scutelliform, black, umbonate, of radiate-cellular struc- 

 ture, the marginal cells subelongated and slightly enlarged at their 

 extremities. Asci ovate or obovate. 35-40 x 18-22 //, contracted at 

 the base into a *hnrt stipe. Sporidia irregularly crowded, ovate- 

 elliptical or oblong-elliptical, yellowish and faintly uniseptate {?), 10- 

 12xo-7 p. The perithecia are thickly scattered over both surfaces 

 of the leaf, and look much like the masses of exuded spores of sonic 

 Pestalozzia or Melanconiwn. 



On dead leaves of S aba I Palmetto, Louisiana (Langloisi. 



A. lepidigena, E. & M. Am. Xat. 18, p. 1148. 



Exsicc. EH. N. A. F. No. 1361. 



Mycelium hyaline, scanty, hypophyllous. Perithecia black, sub 

 globose, at length flat, very thin and fragile, 200-300 fj. diam. Asci 

 ovate. 8-spored, 30x15 or 42x12 JUL. Sporidia obovate, uniseptate. 

 12 x4//. 



Attached to the epidermal scales on old, living leaves of Andi-om- 

 edaferruginea, Florida (Martin). 



A. pustulata, E. & )1. Am. Xat. 18, p. 1148. 



Exsicc. EH. & Evrht. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 1543. 



Perithecia brown, soft, flattened, hypophyllous, adnate. 200-500 //. 

 diani., consisting of a membranaceous disk of brown, branching, coa- 

 lesced hypliae, covering the nucleus and forming a narrow border 

 beyond. Asci subglobose, 8-spored, 50-60 p. diam. Sporidia hyaline, 

 obovate, uniseptate, 30-40 x 10-12 p. 



On living leaves of Quercus laurifolia, Florida. 



A. stomatopliora, E. & M. Journ. Mycol. I, p. 98. 

 Perithecia lenticular, scattered, small. 170-185 p diam,, with a 

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