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erunipent. perforated above. Asci clavate-cylindrical, obtuse, 60-70: 

 10-13 ft. without paraphyses, 8-spored. Sporidia elliptical or oblonu 

 continuous. 12-17 x4|-5 u. granular, hyaline. 



On dried up grapes, with Phointi nricolu. B. A: C.. connnon. 



L. graminicola, Rostr. 1. c. p. 548. 



Perithecia vc-rv minute and abundant, gregarious, arranged in 



*/ <__7" 



parallel lines. Asci fasciculate, oblong-clavate, commonly with a thick 

 membrane, 35-45 x 12-14 //. Sporidia fusoid-oblong, one-celled. 12- 

 14x4 fi. 



On culms and dry sheaths of Colpodium liitifol nun and At/rotf/* 



a. Greenland. 



L. echinophila. (Sclnv.) 







Sphesria echinophila^ Schw. Syn. X. Am. 1755. 

 Spharia echinophila, Ces. Unio Ital. Crypt, No. XXI 

 Sphierella echinophila, Awd. Myc. Eur. P\T. p. 3. fig. 103. 

 Lcestadia echinophila, Sacc. Syll. 1614. 

 Exsicc. EH. X. A. F. 758. 



Perithecia erum pent-superficial, ecjualiii" 1 or exceeding the dium- 

 r of the sjiine on which they grow, depressed-globose, glabrous, 

 black, papillate and finally perforated. Asci clavate-cylindrical. ses 

 -ilc. s-sp<>rod, '27x4 ft. Sporidia biseriate. cylindric-oblong, ends 

 rounded, scarcely crowded, continuous. 4xlJ /z (4x 1 u.. Sacc.) 



On spines of old chestnut burr?. Pennsylvania and Xew .Jersi'v 

 and probably wherever the chestnut tree is found. 



The species described, in Sacc. Syll. I, p. 425, is evidently the 

 <ame as that described by Schweinitz, to whom the species should be 

 credited, and not to Cesati or Auerswald. 



Species not well known and therefore doubtful. 

 L. ? brunnea, (B. & C.) 



Depazea brunnea, B. & C. Grev. IV, p. 155. 

 Lczstadia brunnea, Sacc. Syll. 1636, Cke. Syn. 5256. 



Spots dark brown, orbicular, about J of an inch across. Asci 

 clavate. Sporidia biseriate, narrow, fusiform, sometimes slightly 

 curved, 4-nucleate. 



On leaves of Acer rubrum, South Carolina. 



L. glaucescens, Cke. Grev. XVIII. p. 65. 



Sphanella glaucescens, Cke. Grev. VII. p. 54. 

 L&stadiaglaucescens, Sacc. Syll. 1637, Cke. Syn. 5257. 

 Exsicc. Rav. F. Am. 381. 



Hypopliyllous. Perithecia semiimmersed. crowded on orbicular 



