351 



especially at the middle septum, yellowish, 25-30 x 13-15 //, including 

 the broad, gelatinous envelope. 



On dead branches of Tunwris (cult.), West Chester, Pa. 



In Carrey's fig. the sporidia are not constricted, and are smaller. 

 The asci often contain but t\vo perfect sporidia, Whether tlie West 

 Chester specc. arc really tin- SphcBria Tamaricis, Grev., is not alto- 

 gether certain. 



L. ranmlicola, Pk. 



Sphceria ramuUcola, Pk. 25th Rep. p. 104. 



Leptosphtzria ramulicola, Sacc. Syll. 2947, Cke. Syu. 4273. 



Perithecia small, scattered, seated on the inner bark, orumpent hv 

 an angular or subcircular aperture, subglobose, subfibrous, black, white 

 within. Ostioln minute, indistinct. Asci cylindrical. Sporidia ellip- 

 tical, uniseriate, biseptate, slightly constricted, colored, '20-27 x 12-13 u. 



On dead twigs of elm trees, Greenbush, N. Y. 



The perithecia are abundant on all sides of the smaller branches, 

 rendering them rough to the touch. 



L. inspersa, (Schw.) 



Sphtzria inspersa, Schw. in Curr. Simple Sph. No. 334, tab. 59, fig. 112. 

 Ij-ptosplncria inspersa, Sacc. Syll. 2951, Cke. Syn. 4278. 



Perithecia simple, corticolous, erumpent. Asci cylindric-clavatc. 

 short-stipitate, 8-spored. Sporidia biseriate, ratlier broad-fusoid. 4- 

 nucleate, (triseptate)?, constricted between the nuclei, dark In-own. 

 25-28 fjL long. 



On bark North America (Schw. in Herb. Hooker). 



L. Tini, E. & E. Journ. Mycol. IV, p. 64. 



Maculicolous and amphigenous, on large cinereous spots with a 

 narrow, reddish-purple border. These spots, or dead places, often 

 occupy the margin along one side, or the apex of the leaf. 2-3 cm. in 

 diain. Perithecia punctiform, minute, innate, the black, subacute apex 

 alone being visible. Asci oblong-cylindrical, subsessile, with filiform 

 paraphyses, 40-50 x 7 //. Sporidia biseriate, fusoid, yellowish, slightly 

 curved, faintly 3-septate, 1416x3 t u. 



On leaves of Viburnum Tinus, Lafayette, La. (Langlois). 



L. AndromedsB, (Awd.) 



Sphtzrella Andromedtz, Awd. Syn. Pyr. p. 12, tab. 7, fig. 102. 

 Lcptosphtzria Andromedez, Sacc. Syll. 3031. 



Perithecia epiphyllous, black, innate in the epidermis of the leaf, 

 scattered, ovoid, 160x130 //, pierced with a minute pore which is 



