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Sporidia uniseriate, ovoid, 12-16 x4|-6 u. The conidiophorous fungus 

 (Stilbum corynoides, E. & E.) has the stein slender, gray, becoming 

 nearly Mack, J-J cm. long, head globose, J-J mm., orange-yellow, 

 becoming fuscous. Conidia oblong-elliptical, hyaline, 5-6 x 1 J ft. 



On Hibiscus, Carya, Melia and Platttnus, Carolina (Curtis and 

 Ravenel), on Melia, Louisiana (Langlois). 



Sph. cinnabarina, Tul. 1. c. p. 103. 



Perithecia growing at the base of the com* dial strorna (Stilbum 

 cinnabarinum, Mont.), few, sessile, globose, scarcely papillate, very 

 smooth, orange-red, finally collapsing partially. Asci clavate-oblong, 

 80x13-16 p.. Sporidia biseriate, ovate-oblong, 22-26x7 /JL, pluri- 

 nucleate. Conidial stroma bacillary, clavate above, red, conidia ovoid, 

 small, 3 1 x 1J ft. 



On trunks of Carya, Morus and JRkus, Carolina, Louisiana and 

 Mexico. 



CALOXECTRIA, De Not. 



Reel. Pir. Ital. in Comm. Soc. Ital. Critt. II, p. 477. 



Perithecia scattered or cespitose, superficial or erumpent, soft 

 (carnose-membranaceous), bright colored. Sporidia oblong or fusoid, 

 2- or more-septate, hyaline. 



C. erubescens, (Desm.) 



Sphtzria erubescens, Desm. XIII, Not. 72. 

 Calonectria erubescens, Sacc. Mich. I, p. 309. 



Scattered or gregarious, superficial, with white, woolly, radiating 

 hairs at base. Perithecia minute, pale red, globose, finally collapsing, 

 soft, glabrous, with a papilliform ostioluni. Asci clavate, 35-40 x 

 7-8 t a. Sporidia oblong-fusoid, straight or slightly curved, hyaline. 

 3-4-nueleate, becoming 1-3-septate, 10-16x2|-3// (10x3 /A Sacc.). 

 ends suliacute. 



On the under side of living leaves of Quercus laurifolia, Myrica 

 rcrifera and Olea Americana, Florida (Martin and Calkins). Mostly 

 on mycelium of Mdlola. 



Calonectria leucorrhodina (Mont.), Sacc. Syll. II.}). 548. accord- 

 ing to So. American specimens from Spegazzini, scarcely differs from 

 this, except in its epiphyllous growth. 



(\ Canadensis, (E. & E.) Bull. Torr. Bot. Club XL p. 74, Journ. 

 Mycol. II, p. 122. (Plate 13; 



Nectria Canadensis, E. & E. 1. c. 

 Exsicc. EH. & Evrht. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 2547. 



