418 



aphysate, about 75x7 IL, Sporidia imiseriate or partly biseriate. 

 oblong-elliptical, brown. 10-1 2 x 5-6 //. 



On dead stems of Smilax, Carolina and New Jersey. 



A. eliminata, (B. & C.) 



Sphceria eliminata, B. & C. Grev. IV T p. 148. 



Anthostomella eliminala, Sacc. Syll. 1040, and Cke. Syn. 4621. 



Perithecia covered by the jet-black cuticle, which is the more 

 conspicuous from the unoccupied parts being" white, marked in the 

 center with white above the ostiolum. Asci linear. Sporidia uni- 

 seriate, oblong, 14 x 3|-4 //. 



On stems of Smilax, Alabama. 



We have seen no specimens. From the brief diagnosis it seems 

 too near the preceding species. 



A. lencobasis, (E. & 31.) 



Sphczria (Anthostomella} teucobasis, E. & M. Am. Nat. Oct. 1882, p. 809. 

 Anthostomella leucobasis, Sacc. Syll. 5926, Cke. S} r n. 4634. 

 Exsicc. Ell. N. A. F. 1199. 



Perithecia globose or subelliptical, about f mm. diam., buried in 

 the matrix in definite groups, above which the epidermis is generally 

 more or less blackened, the blackened areas mostly limited by a 



i/ , 



well defined line, which does not. however, penetrate deeply. Ostiola 

 obtuse, barely piercing the epidermis. Asci cylindrical, 75-80 x 7-8 //. 

 Sporidia uniseriate, elliptical, brown, ll-14x 5J-7 ,. The substance 

 of the matrix is partially bleached so that a horizontal section show- 

 dull white blotches, which indicate the presence of the fungus. 

 On dead petioles of Sabal serrulata, Florida (Martin). 



A. melanosticta, E. & E. Journ. Mycol. Ill, p. 44. 



Perithecia gregarious or scattered, buried in the parenchyma of 

 the leaf, with their black, dot-like ostiola barely projecting through 

 the epidermis, which is not at all blackened or discolored. Asci 80- 

 110 x 12-15 /JL. Sporidia subbiseriate, elongated-elliptical and subin- 

 equilateral, brown, continuous, 18-22 x 7-9 , with a thin envelope at. 

 first. 



On dead leaves of Sabal Palmetto. Louisiana. 



A. Magnolia, E. & E. Journ. Mycol. IV, p. 122. (Plate 31) 



Perithecia gregarious, hypophyllous, immersed, |-| mm. diam., 

 slightly prominent and covered by the blackened cuticle, which is 

 pierced by the papilliform ostiolum. Asci cylindrical, 75-85 x 5-6 //. 

 without paraphyses. Sporidia uniseriate, oblong-elliptical, pale brown. 



