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ing the wood. Ostiolum distinct, thick, at length perforated. The 

 perithecia, except the bare, black ostiolura, are clothed with a sub- 

 shinirig, light yellow-brown, villose-squaniulose, pulverulent coat which 

 finally becomes black. Sporidia fCJivv. 1. c.), lanceolate. 3-5-septate, 

 brown, 20-40 p. long. 



On decorticated wood. Bethlehem, Pa. (Schw.) 



M. Aspergremi, (Fr.) 



Spharia A^i^ifnii. Fr. in Kze. Mycol. Hefte, II, p. 40. 

 ^peigi rnii, Fckl. Syrnb. p. 159. 



Perithecia gregarious <r scattered, ol' linn texture, superficial, or 

 with the base slightly sunk in the matrix, hemispherical, with a per- 

 forated. scarcely papillifonn nstioluin. finally uuibilicate-depressed, 

 black and shining. Asci cylindrical. stipitate, 8-spored. Sporidia 

 uniseriate. oblonjr, obtu-e at th<- ends. 4-cellcd. scarcely constricted at 

 the septa, olivaceous, li!.\4 it. 



On decnyino- wood. IJethlcliem. Pa. (Schw.) 



Tlie diagnosis is from Winter. 



M. rnbiginosura (Cke.) 



Rvtsoxphiri in ( .\f*-lij minima) riibigiuAtti, Cke. ("irev. XV, p. - 



Perithecia >Te;;m<>iis. superficial, ><e:ited on a thin, filamentose, 

 brown sul>iculum. u'lobo.-e. dai'k ru<t-color. subruo-os) 1 . Ostiolum impress- 

 ed. Asci clavate-cylindrical, 8->joi-ed. Sjioridia bi-erinte. lanceolate, 

 triricptate, constricted in the middle, hyaline, becoming pale-brown, 

 20-24 x 4-6 t. 



On rotten wood, Poughkeepsie, Xew York ((ierard). 

 M. raiiiiiicoluiu, (Selnv.) 



Sph&ria ramincola, Schw. in Herb. Berk. 

 Melanomma ramincola, Cke. Grev. XV, p. 83. 



Perithecia subcespitose, subglobose, finally collapsing, )>lack, 

 o]>akc. Asci clavate. Sporidia lanceolate, triseptate, brown, 25 x 6 ^. 

 On Pinux pi it CM. 



M. inspissuin, (Schw.) 



Spluzria inspissa, Schw. Syu. N. Am. 1566. 

 Melanomma inspis.\nm, Cke. Grev. XV. p. 83. 



Perithecia very thickly scattered a mn no- the loosened, weathei 1 - 



beaten fibres of the wood, and at fii-st partly covered by them, but at 



length bare, black, globose, rugose, with a papillifonn deciduous ostio- 



lum. very minute and finally collapsing. Sometimes cespitose-crowded, 



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