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Jporidia biseriate, oblong, 4-nucleate, at length often aniseptate, 

 greenish-hyaline (finally darker), straight, 10-14 x 3-4 u.. 



On dying leaves of Linncea borealis, New Hampshire (Farlow), 

 Xew York State (Peck), 



A. Alchemillae, CGrev.) 



Asteroma Alchemillae, Grev. Fl. Edin. p. 369. 

 Dothidea ceramioides, Duby. Bot. Gall. II, p. 715. 

 ChcEtomium Alchemillae, Wallr. Fl. Crypt. Germ. II, p. 873. 

 Dothidea Alchemillae, Rab. Deutschl Krypt. Flora I, p. 1,65. 

 Stigmatea Alchemillae^ Fr. Summa. Veg. Sc. p. 423. 

 Venturia Alchemillae, B. & Br. Not. Brit. Fungi 1493. 

 Exsicc. Fckl. F. Rh. 425. Rab. F. E. 986, 2056. Thum. M. U. 1835. 



Epiphyllous, black, seated on pallid spots. Perithecia subpromi- 

 nent, globose-conical, seriate on fibrils radiating from a central point, 

 subcormate or somewhat scattered, subsuperficial, sparingly clothed 

 with acute, small bristles 20x2 a. Asci subclayate, 35-40x8 p. 

 8-spored. Sporidia biseriate. oblong, uniseptate, slightly constricted, 

 4-nucleate, 8-10x3|-4| /*. 



On leaves of Alchemilla vulyaris, Godthab & Kobbefiord, Green- 

 land. 



C. On Monocotyledonous itlnntx <md on Cryptoyan/x. 



V. sabalicola, E. & E. Proc. Acad. X;.t. Sci. Philada, July. 1890. 



Perithecia scattered or sul (gregarious, globose, 125-13;") u. diaiu.. 

 pierced above, beset with stout, straight, black bristles 50-80 xti-8 p. 

 Asci oblong-clavate, 50-60x7-8 //. without paraphyses. Sporidia 

 crowded-biseriate, fusoid-oblong, hyaline, 4-nucleate, (becoming uni- 

 septate)? 10-13x2J-3 fjL. 



On dead leaves of Sabal Palmetto, Bayou Chene, La. (Langlois). 



V. paras itiea, E. & E. Proc, Acad. Nat. Sci. Philada. 1. c. 



Perithecia densely gregarious, globose, 90-100 fi diani., collaps- 

 ing above, sparingly clothed with spreading, straight, rigid, continuous 

 spines or bristles about 35 p. long and 5 /j> thick at the base. Asci 

 clavate-cylindrical, about 25x5 /*, without any paraphyses. Sporidia 

 oblique or subbiseriate, fusoid, slightly curved, about 4-nucleatc. 

 hyaline, 6-8 x 2 a. 



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Parasitic on old Hypoxylon (perforatum) ? on bark of Magnolia. 

 near St. Martinsville, La. (Langlois). 



