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Spermogonia perithecia cespitose. about one third as large as tin- a>- 

 cigerous perithecia ; spermatia iiiinuto, cylindrical, oscillatory. 



Found in Kurope on willow limits; var. Juniperi Virginiance, 

 reported by IVck as found in Xew York State. 



. pulicaris, (Fr.) (Plate 13) 



Sphcctia puticaris, Fr. in Kze. & Schra. Mycol. Hefte II, p. 37. 

 Gibbfra pulicaris, Fr. Summ. Veg. Sc. p. 402. 

 Botryosph&ria pulicarts, Ces. & de Not. Schema p. 212. 

 Gibberella pulicaris, Sacc. Mich. I, p. 43. 



Kxsicc. Rab. Herb. Mycol. 735. Rehm Asc. 230, 489. EH. N. A. F. 81. Sydow Mycoth. 

 March. 977. 1544. &c. 



Cespitose, stroma cortical. Perithecia crowded, superficial, pur- 

 plish, at length collapsing or laterally compressed. Asci oblong, sessile. 

 8-spored. 60-75 x 12-10 /i. Sporidia biseriate, ovate, elliptical or sub- 

 pyriform, subobtuse, somewhat curved, 3-septate. pale yellowish, 18-20 

 x 6-8 ft. The conidial stage is considered to be Fusarium minbu- 

 <'imnn. Fckl., or F. roseum. Lk. This is quite a common species and 

 is found on bark of dead limbs of various deciduous trees and on dead 

 herbaceous stems especially on dead stalks of Zca May* and also on 

 the grain. 



Tulasne, Sel Carp. Ill, p. 68. enumerates as conidia of this species. 

 Fusarium roxcnm, Lk., F. incarnatum, (Rob,), F. aurantiacum, 

 Lk., Selenosporium sarcochroum and N. lateritium, Mazerio. 



G. Saubinetii, (Mont.) 



BotryosphcEria Saubinetii, Niessl. Beitrag. p. 45. 

 Gibbera Saubinetii, Mont. Syll. p. 252. 

 Botrvospharia dispersa, de Not. Sfer. Ital. p. 85. tab. 92. 

 Gibberella Saitbint'tii, Sacc. Syll. 4977- 



Perithecia gregarious, confluent-cespitose and concrescent, coria- 

 ceo-membranaceous, vorrucose, at length flaccid, plicate, ovoid, subcon- 

 tracted at the base, bluish, 200-300 x 170-220 p, papillate. Asci ob- 

 long-lanceolate, acuminate above, contracted at the base into a short, 

 thick stipe, 8-spored. 60-76 x 10-12 /JL. Sporidia uniseriate or snbbi- 

 scriate. fusifoi-m, curved or straight, subacute, 3-septate, but scarcely 

 constricted, nearlv hvaline, 18-24x45 a. Conidial stage, Fusarhim 



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/o.s-e tntfj Lk. The characters of this species, as here given, are taken 

 from Sacc. Syllogc. From the specimens at our command, we have- 

 always found it difficult to separate this from the preceding species. 



G. ficini, 1 ke . & Hark.) 



Gibbet a ficitii. Cke. & Hark. Grev. IX, p. 87. 



ia crowded, respitose, dark violet, smooth, scarcely pa- 



