IVritheeia scattered or n-regan'oiis. ;it first buried, finally fn-i- 

 superficial, hemispherical, generally surrounded l>y several con- 

 .-enlric furrows, about 400 // diam. with a papilliform, black, shining, 

 perforated ostiolinn. Asei cylindrical, 8-spored, 100-120 x 5 J-7 //. 

 Sporidia uniseriate or partly biseriate. fusiform, straight or slightly 

 curved, subinequilateral, 3-septate and slightly constricted at the septa- 

 \cilo\v-bi-o\vn. 20-30 x4f //. IV.rapiiyses filiform, branching. 



On dead herbaceous stems. Aster, solidago, kc., A:c.. coniniuii. 



L. subconica, (C. & P.) 



Sp/urria subcontca, C. & P. 29th Rep. N. Y. State Mus. p. 65. 

 Leptosphtzria subconica, Sacc. Syll. 2898, 

 ffeptameria subconica, Cke. Syii. 4699. 

 Exsicc. EH. M. A. F. 697. 



Perithecia conoid, flattened at the ba>e, somewhat collapsed when 

 dry. black, seated beneath the epidermis, which is at length thrown 

 MJ]'. Asci cylindrical, sessile, paraphysate, 75-80 x 6-8 p.. Sporidi.i 

 overlap] >hm--imiseriate, broad-fnsoid, subinequilateral, 3-sej)tate and 

 sometimes slightly constricted at the septa. 20-25 x5-7 t u. 



On dead herbaceous stems, common. 



It is doubtful whether this should be separated from L. DoUohun, 



L. viridella, (Pk.) 



Sphtcria I'irideUa, Fk. goth Rep. p. 66. 

 Leptosphccria viridella, Sacc. Sj-11. 2910. 

 Hepta nieria viridella, Clce. Syu. 4714, 



Perithecia small, gregarious, seated on a greenish spot, covered 

 b\ the epidermis which is ruptured by the minute ostiola. Asci cvlin- 



c/ it/ t/ 



drical. Sporidia oblong-fusiform, sometimes curved, 3-septate, green- 

 ish, 25 tj. long, the third cell from the base swollen. 

 On dead stems of melilot. Bethlehem, N. Y. 



The marked feature of the species is the greenish color of the spot 

 and of the sporidia. The latter resemble those of L. subconiva, ex- 



except in color. 



L. consessa, (C. & E.) 



Sphceria consessa, C. & E. Grev. VI, p. 95. 

 i.eptospharia consessa, Sacc. Syll. 2906. 

 Heptamcria consessa, Cke. SJTI, 4709. 



Perithecia globose, black, shining, papillate, at first covered by 

 the epidermis, at length bare. Asci cylindrical, 75x7 //, paraphysate. 

 Sporidia biseriate, narrow-lanceolate, brown, 3-septate, 18-20x3-4 //, 

 1 20-22x5 p, Cke.). 



On dead stems of Helianthus tuberosus, Newfield. X. J. 



