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bristles, ;it length collapsing. Asci sublanceolate, sessile 30-35x5-6 /i. 

 Parapliyses? Sporidia biseriate. clavate-oblong or svibfusoid, hyaline. 

 2-3-nucleate, 7-8x2-2J/*. 



On chips in woods, New York (Peck), on bark of a hickory 

 barrel hoop in a cellar, Newfield, N. J. 



The New Jersey spocc. agree entirely \vith spccc. from Peck. 

 \Ve can not see any paraphyses or any septum in the sporidia. 



Tr. acanfhostroma, (Mout.) 



Spfurt ia acanthostroma^ Mont. Syll. Crypt. No. 792 et Guy. No. 558. 



Sphcri ia ciilcitella, B. & Rav. in Rav. Car. IV, 53 and Sphezria culcitella, B. & C. 



in N. Pac. E)xpl. Hxpd. p. 128, No. 158. 



Splurria aculeata, B. & Br. (Sec. Cke. in Grev. XV, p. 122). 

 Triclwsphfpria acanthostroma, Sacc. Syll. 1754. 

 Scortechinia acanthostroma , in Additanienta to Sacc. Syll. p. 68. 

 Kxsicc. Rav. Fungi Car. IV, 53. Rav. F. Am. 671, 749. Ell. & Evrht. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 2356. 



Perithecia very small, globose, gregariously crowded, smooth, 

 black, without any prominent ostiolum, depressed and perforated in 

 the center, seated on and surrounded by a subiculum composed of 

 interwoven, septate hyphae with short, spine-like branches, Sporidia 

 ovate-oblong, hyaline, 2-3-nucleate, 5-6x2-2^ //. 



On bark, Carolina to Louisiana. 



The subiculum often remains sterile. 



Tr. Solaris, (C 1 . & E.) 



Sphceria solan's, C. & E- Grev. V, p. 53, tab, 81. 

 Byssosphceria Solaris, C. & E. Grev. XV, p. 122. 

 Lasiosphtzria safaris, Sacc. Syll. 3578. 



Perithecia gregarious, globose, pierced above, black, emerging 

 from a brown, pulverulent, conidiophorous mycelium; ostiolum radiate- 

 sulcate, not prominent. Asci cylindrical. Sporidia uniseriate, 30 x 6 /t, 

 curved, subclavate, hyaline, continuous. Conidia in clusters on the 

 apices of short, septate, simple threads, which constitute the subiculum. 

 12-14x8 //, almond-shaped, opake, brown (Acrotheca xolaris Sacc.) 



On decaying maple wood (not pine), Xewfield, N. J. 



This appears to be rare, as it has only been met with once, and 

 then only very sparingly. 



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Tr. flavida, E. & E. (in Herb.) 



Perithecia thickly gregarious, superficial, membranaceous, brown- 

 ish-black, 125 ii. diani.. globose, clothed rather sparingly with straight, 

 black, continuous spines about 35x3//., astomous, collapsing when 

 dry. Asci fasciculate, sublanceolate, about 35x3 /*, sessile, apar- 

 aphysate. Sj>oi'idia biseriate, cylindrical, straight, nucleate, hyaline. 

 5-6'xlJ//. 



