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maturity. The perithecia are more prominent and the sporidi-i much 

 longer than in L. discor*. S. & E. 



On dead culms of Sparthw lyinu' on the beach at Capo May. 

 X. J. (Mrs. Caroline Treat). 



L. discors, Sacc. & Ell. Mich. II. p. 567. 



Metasph&ria discors, S. & E. Sacc. Syll. 3473. 

 Exsicc. EH. N. A. F. 1341. 



Perithecia loosely gregarious, innate, globose-papillate, black, the 

 ostiola pien.-in.ii 1 the blackened epidermis. Asci cylindric-clavate, 120 x 

 20 ft. short-stipitate ; paraphyses filiform, generally dichotoinous. Spo- 

 ridia obliquely uniscriato or biseriate. oblong-fusoid, ends rounded, 

 25-30x9-10 fi, 3-septate. constricted at the septa. 4-iiueh'atr. the two 

 inner cells darker, the end cells subhyaline. 



On culms of Spartina t Tape May. X. J. 



L. algida, Rostr. Fungi Grfml. p. 560 (Xo. 175). 



Perithecia globulose, scattered, 160 ft diam. Asci rvlindric-cla- 

 vatc. sonicwliat cui-vcd. 50-54x12 //.. \vithout parapliyses. Sporidia 

 obliquely uniseriato, oblong, often somewhat curved, yellow, 3-septate. 

 1 6-20 x 6-7 //. 



On leaves of Cutabrosa algida, Maneetsok. Greenland. 



L. Xerophylli, Ell. Am. Xat. 1883, p. 316. 



Exsicc. Ell. N. A. F. i.vto. 



Perithecia scattered, subglobose, 150-190 //. diam., semiimmersed. 

 Ostioluni obtuse with a rather lara'e opening, elevating and splitting 

 the epidermis, by which it is partly covered. Asci oblong or oblono-- 

 clavate, sessile, 55-60 x 15 //.with obscure paraphyses. Sporidia bi- 

 soi-iate, broad-fasoid, slightly curved, hyaline at first with 4 large nu- 

 clei, becoming 3-septate, slightly constricted at the septa, 19-25 x 

 5-6 1 //.. Doubtfully distinct from L. hyster hides. 



On dead leaves of Xerophyllum aspkodeloides, Willow Grove, 

 X. J. 



Accompanied by Hendersonia Xerop liylli. Ell. (Torr. Bull. IX. 

 p. 74). and a Pestalozziti. On the same leaves are also superficial 

 perithecia containing oblong-elliptical, brownish spores 4x2 t u. 



L. phormicola. Cke. & Hark. Grev. XI Y, p. 10. 



Perithecia gregarious, punctiform, erumpent, emergent through 

 cracks in the epidermis, black, subconvex, papillate. Asci clavate. 

 8-spored. Sporidia sublanceolate, rounded at the ends, biseriate. tri- 



