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A. ilctorniis, Ell. & Lang, (in I fork) 



Perithecia superficial or at least, \vitli the base simply adnate, 

 ovate 1 , obtuse, roughish, black, about J nun. <liam., at length broadly 

 perforated or irregularly ruptured above, carbonaceous. Asci clavate- 

 cylindrieal. paraphysate, 75 x 7-8 /JL (p. sp. about (>5 /t long). Sporidia 

 uniseriate, ovate-elliptical, brown, uniseptate and slightly constricted, 

 8-10 x 3J-4 //. 



On the bare wood of an old cedar post, Louisiana (Langlois). 



A. decorticata, (Cke. & Hark.) 



Sphczria deeortieata, Cke. & Hark. Grev. XIII, p. 19. 

 AmpJiisphceria deeortieata, Sacc. Syll. 6613. 



Perithecia seriate or irregularly gregarious, nestling among the 

 loosened fibres of the wood, at length superficial or nearly so, subglo- 

 bose, black, rather less than \ mm. diani. Ostiolnm inconspicuous. 

 Asci, including the slender base, 150x 12 ti, with abundant paraph- 

 yses. Sporidia uniseriate, oblong or ovate-oblong, uniseptate and 

 slightly constricted at the septum, 15-20x8-9 /*, brown. 



On decorticated limbs of oak, California. 



A. dothideaspora, Cke. & Hark. Grev. XIV, p. 9. 



Perithecia gregarious or scattered, emergent, covered by the 

 blackened epidermis, conic- convex, black and shining, | mm. diam. ? 

 with a papilliform ostiolum. Asci p. sp. 65-75 x 10-12 JJL, with abun- 

 dant paraphyses. Sporidia mostly biseriate, ovate-oblong, brown, uni- 

 septate, the septum being below the middle, slightly constricted at the 

 H'ptum, 15-^0 (mostly 15-17) x 7-8 p (30 x 12 ^ Cke.) 



On dead stems of Mimulus glutinosus, California. 



The epidermis is not uniformly blackened, but only directly over 

 the perithecia. 



A. salebrosa, (C. & P.) 



Sphczria salebrosa. C. & P. 2gth Rep. N. Y. State Mus. p. 61, 

 Amphispkeieria salebrosa, Sacc. Syll. 2747. 



Perithecia gregarious or crowded, globose, rough, black, depressed 

 ,iiid umbilicate, pierced at the apex and faintly radiately sulcate, J-f 

 mm. diani. Asci cylindrical or clavate. Sporidia lanceolate, acute, 

 uniseptate, brown, constricted at the septum, 35-50 x 8-10 IJL. Par- 

 aphyses numerous, filiform. 



On dead shrubs, New York State (Peck). 



