52 



On the lower smiare of [caves of (JUCITUX nlthixiloba, South Car- 

 olina (Curtis). 



C. expansuin, Rerk. iV Desm. I. c. p. 12, fig. s. 



Exsicc. Thuni. M. r. 664. Ronm. Fungi Gall. 3660. 



Widely HViised. velutinous. IVrithecia conical, short, connate, 

 often beset with short, moniliform filaments. Sporidia triseptate, 

 oblong, curved. 



On bark of Acer saccharinum var. niynmi. Ohio. 

 D. ^4sc^ unknown; sporidia uniseptate. 

 C. Fiili^o, Berk. & Desm. 1. c. p. 9, fig. 2. 



Mycelium tolerably thick, compact, Mack, separable from the 

 matrix. Perithecia conic-cylindrical, roughened with black, floccose 

 tufts and ostioliform projections. Sporidia rather small, ovate-oblong, 

 often spuriously uniseptate, subhyaline. 



On leaves of Uvaria triloba, generally on the upper side, Ohio, 

 and on leaves of various herbs, Pennsylvania. 



C. Nerii, Rabh. F. Ear. 662, Hedw. 1864, p. 73. 



Mycelium moniliform, ramose-reticulate, much like that of C. 

 Citi'i. Perithecia elongated, subconical. Sporidia oblong, uniseptate. 



On leaves and branches of Nerium Oleander, Florida (Martin). 

 K. Asci unknown; sporidia (spermatia)? continuous or unknown. 



C. tiiba, Cke. & Hark. Grev. XIII, p. 21. 



Effused, crustaceous, black. Hyplia? interwoven, l)ranching, creep- 

 ing, some septate, others moniliform, forming a thick, deciduous crust. 

 Perithecia erect, numerous, cylindrical, 120 x 14 //, divided, ciliate 

 above and expanded in a subinfundibuliform manner, filled with ovate, 

 continuous, hyaline sporules. 



On leaves of Umbellularia, California. 



C. axillatum, Cke. Hedw. 1878, p. 40. 



Exsicc. Rav. F. Am. 77. Ell. N. A. F. 2111. 



Black, velutinous, situated in the axils of the nerves. Perithecia 

 elongated, bristle-like, attenuated above, filled with minute, oblong 

 sporules. Mycelium moniliform. 



On leaves of Catalpa cordifolia, California, New Jersey and 

 Pennsylvania. 



C. Citri, Berk. & Desm. 1. c. p. 11. 



Exsicc. Rav. F. Am. 329. Thum. M. II. 2243. Fungi Gall. 1097 



Scattered, setose, scarcely adhering. Perithecia elongated, rarely 

 bifurcate. Mycelium branching, moniliform, beautifully reticulated. 

 Spermatia minute, oblong, hyaline. 



