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BOMBARWA, Fr. 



Suiiinia Veg. Scand. p. 389. 



Perithecia superficial, more or less vertically elongated, of linn, 

 coriaceous or membranaceous consistence, black. Asci cylindrical, 

 long-stipitate. S-spored. Sporidia at lirst cylindrical, curved, hyaline, 

 fiimllv enlarged above into an ovate oj* elliptical, In-own head, the 

 lower part remaining cylindrical and subhyaline. 



The true character of the sporidia was first pointed out by Winter, 

 in Hedwigia (1S74). Ambiguous between Rosellinia and L<i*/o- 

 *ltlnt'i'i(i. having the perithecia of the former, and the sporidia after the 

 tvpe of the latter. 



B. fasciculata, Fr. Summa Veg. Sc. p. 3x<). (Plate 21) 



Sphcfria bombarda, Batsch Elenchus Cont. I, p. 271. 

 Bertia bombarda, Ces. Sc De Not. Schema Sferiacei p. 51. 

 Exsicc. Fckl. F. Rh. 940. Rab. F. E. 949- 



Perithecia fasciculate or crowded in continuous patches of 1 cm. 

 (more or less) in extent, short, oblong-cylindrical, slightly attenuated 

 below, grayish-pulverulent, becoming bare and black. 1-1 \ mm. high, 

 of firm, coriaceous consistence, with a small papillifbrm ostiolum. 

 Asci elongated-cylindrical, very long-stipitate, somewhat attenuated 

 above, 120-150 x 9-10 /2 (p. sp.) Sporidia at first eylindric-vermicular, 

 about 35 ft long, witli a short, subulate, curved appendage at each end. 

 but when mature, consisting of an ovate or elliptical, brown head 

 13-15 x 8 // (the spore proper), and a cylindrical, curved, uniseptate, 

 subhyaline appendage. 24-26x4 u., below. 



On rotten wood, (especially on the smooth, cut surface), New 

 York State ( Unde rwood ) , 1 own ( 1 1 ol wn y ) . 



MELANOPSAMMA, Niessl. 



Notiz, ueber Pyren. p. 40. 



Perithecia superlicial, or more or less sunk in the matrix, some- 

 times seated on a felt-like subiculum. siibglobose. carbonaceous, glab- 

 rous or at first clothed with conidia-bearing linirs. black. Sporidia 

 elliptical or fusiform, uniseptate, typically hyaline, but sometimes 

 becoming pale brown. 



M. pom i to rni is, (Pers.) 



Sphtzria pomiformis, Pers Syu. p. 65. 

 Mi'IiiHoMima poinif'.iniiis, Fckl. Symb. p. 159. 

 l\.rio$fili<n-ia raripila, Sacc. F. Ven. Ser. II, p. 326. 

 Melanopsamma pomiformis, Sacc. Syll. 2248. 



Exsicc. Rab. K. 1C. 738. Rehm. Asc. 36. Plowr. ftph. Rrit. 68. Sacc. M. Ven. 1479. 

 Roum. F. G. 181. 



