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On rotten wood which is stained yellowish. London, Canada 

 ( Dear ness). 



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



Perithecia scattered or gregarious, superficial, rather thick-mem- 

 branaceous, black, ovate or ovate-conical, mostly prolonged above into 

 a short neck, clothed all over with brownish-black, septate, straight, 

 even, spreading or rather erect hairs (150-200x4-6 p). Asci cylin- 

 drical, stipitate, 80-110x7-8 //. Paraphyses obscure. Sporidia uni- 

 seriate with the ends overlapping, hyaline, continuous, broad-fusiform 

 or elongated, almond-shaped, with acute ends. 20-22x5-7 //. 



On dead culms of Arundinaria, Louisiana (Langlois 1412). 



Tr. corynephora, (Cke.) 



Byssosplueria corynephora, Cke. Grev. XI, p. 109. 

 Trichosphtsria corynephora, Sacc. Syll. 6022. 



Perithecia subglobose, depressed, glabrous above, interwoven- 

 tomentose at base. Asci cylindric-clavate. Sporidia lanceolate, con- 

 tinuous, hyaline. 20 x 4 //. The perithecia are seated on a very black, 

 effused mycelium composed of septate, creeping, branched hypha?. the 

 branches assurgent, and bearing clavate conidia 150x18 //. witli a 

 long, attenuated base and truncate above, multi- (9-1 1-) septate. 



On brandies of Ostrya Virginica, Carolina. 



Tr. snbcorticalis, (Pk.i 



Spluzria snbcorticalis, Pk. 28th. Rep. p. 77. 

 Trichosphceria subcorticalis, Sacc. Syll. 175.;. 



Perithecia rather large, thin, sometimes collapsed, black, involved 

 in u dense, blackish-brown tomentum, which is sometimes confluent, form- 

 ing a subieulum. Sporidia oblong, colorless, 7-8 /JL long. 



Dead bark of Ccit^inus Americana. North Green) uisli. X. Y. 

 (Peck). 



The perithecia are seated on the inner bark and are entirely con- 

 cealed by the epidermis: when this is torn away, the perithecia usu- 

 ally come off with it. 



Tr. trames, (B. & I 1 .) 



Sphfzria trames, B. &. C. Grev. IV, p. 142. 

 Lasiosphtzria trames, Cke. Syn. 2681. 

 Botryosphceria tianies, Sacc. Syll. 1790. 



Perithecia arranged in lines three inches or more lono-. globose. 



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minute, obscurely tomentose. Asci clavate. Sijoridia hyaline, cvmbi- 



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form, resembling those c& BotryospJic&ria Quercuum. 

 On Acer. South Carolina (Ravenel). 

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