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deeply collapsing above, and its rather larger asci and sporidia. When 

 the perithecia fall away, or, on removing them with the point of a 

 knife, a pale reddish spot is left on the bark where they stood. 



C. Perithecia not collapsing; sporidia hyaline, (Teichosporella), 

 Teich. inflata, (Ell.) 



Sphczria inflata, EH. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, VI, p. 135. 

 Z-ignoella inflata, Sacc. Syll. 3633. 

 Exsicc. Kll. N. A. F. No. 98, 



Perithecia scattered, carbonaceo-coriaceous, erumpent. subglobosr 

 200-300 /JL diani.. clothed, especially below, with coarse, strigose- 

 spreadiriii 1 . grayish-brown hairs, finally collapsing above. Ostiohim 

 papilliform, finally irregularly perforated. Asci at first oblong, finally 

 oboyate, 70-80x25-30 //, nearly sessile, paraphysate, Sporidia 8 in 

 an ascus. irregularly arranged, elliptical, obtuse. 3-septate with a longi- 

 tudinal septum nniiiiii.il 1 through one or more of the cells, hyaline. 

 20-25 x 10 ju. 



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On wood of oak railroad ties, Xewfield, X. .1. 



The sporidia at first are simply 3-septate. but when mature they 

 are as described above. In the original description this fact and the 

 presence of the strigose hairs was overlooked. This differs from 

 Rltu ////>// oria in fhe absence of any beak on the perithecia, 



Teich. phelldgena, (B. & (\) 



Sphczria phellogena, B. & C. Grev IV, p. 144. 

 Teichospora phellogena, Sacc. Syll. 3921, Cke. Syn. 3521. 



Perithecia half immersed, subglobose. with an obtuse, papilliform 

 ostiolum. Sporidia biseriate, shortly fusiform, fenestrate, 30-34 p. 

 long, nearly hyaline,'' 



On corkv bark of oak. Carolina? 







D. Perithecia bristly, (Pleospkfi&ria). 

 Teich. modesta, (Hark.) 



Pleosphczria modesta, Hark. Bull. Cal. Acad., 1884, p. 46. 



Perithecia superficial, orbicular, black. 135 a diam.. with stout, 

 black spines 40-50 a long. Asci 8-sporecl, ovate or broadly fusiform. 



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45-50 x 15-20 fj.. Paraphyses none. Sporidia elliptical, 3^4-septate, 



with two longitudinal septa, pale olive-brown, 10 x 6 //.. 



On decorticated rotting l>ranches of Eut-ab/ptm. California. 



Teieh, chlorospora, E. & E. (in Herb.) 



Perithecia superficial, scattered, submeinbranaceous, minute (150- 

 200 JJL diam.), clothed with spreading, black bristles 50-80 ft long. 



