357 

 L. antlielniintica, (Cke.) 



Sp/i<T> ia anthclmintica, Cke. Grev. VII, p. 53. 

 Leptosphcziia atitJielmintica, Sacc. Syll. 2924. 

 Hi'ptaincria anthehnintica, Cke. 83*11, 4730. 

 Exsicc. Rav. F. Am. 372. 



Perithecia scattered. covered, only slightly prominent, the puncri- 

 ionn ostiola piercing- the epidermis. Asci cylindrical. Sporidia fusi- 

 form. triseptate. brownish. slightly constricted. 30x7 //. 



On Chenopodium anthelminticum, South Carolina. 



L. dumetornm, Xiessl, Beitrag, p. 26, tab. III. fig. 



Exsicc. Rab. F. E. 2238, 2853. Rehin Asc. 678, 688. Thum. M. U. 2248. M. March, 986, 

 2046, 2137, 2238. EH. & Evrht. X. A. F. 2d Ser. 2614. 



Perithecia scattered, covered by the epidermis, hemispherical or 

 papillate membranaceo-coriaceous. l)lack. 200 a diam. 

 A^sci clavate-oblong, short-stipitate, rounded at the apex, 8-spored. 

 r>i i-i;i; x (i-7 //. Sporidia biseriate, fusoid-oblong, inequilateral, straight 

 or slightly eiirvcd, subaeute, 3-septate, the next to the upper cell 

 <\vollen. pale olive-yellow, 18-20 x 3 //. Parajiliyses longer than the 

 asci. Sp<-rinatia cylindrical, very minute, 2-4xl|-2 //. in small. 

 Mack, membra naceous, covered perithecia. 



On dead stems of Helianthus, Newfield, X. J., on dead -terns of 

 Lon'tcerfj. New York (Fairman), and on stems of I input ten*. Canada 

 (Dearness). 



L. olericola, (B. & C.) 



Sphceria olericola, B. & C. Grev. IV, p. 150. 

 Lcpttifphezria olericola, Sacc. Syll. 2923. 

 Ht'ptameria olericola, Cke. Syn. 4729. 



Perithecia gregarious, conical. Sporidia oblomr. slightly curved. 

 triseptate, 25 t u long. 



On stems of Brassica, New England. 



A curious diseased state occurs, in which the sporidia turn black 

 and lose all trace of septa. 



L. flmbriata, E. & E. (in Herb.) 



Perithecia subglobose, 200-300 tj. diam.. subcuticular, prominent, 

 exposed by the peeling off of the cuticle, fringed with brown, mycelial 

 threads around the base. Asci oblong-cylindrical, short-stipitate. par- 

 aphysate, mostly curved, 80-90 x 15-18 IJL. Sporidia crowded-lnseriate. 

 oblong-fusoid, 3-septate, scarcely constricted, brown. 20-24x5-6 /;. 

 slightly curved, subobtuse. 



On dead herbaceous stems, Utah. 



