448 



fusoid-oblong, 4-nuclcatc, hyaline, subacute, slightly constricted in the 

 middle, straight, 11-14x3-4 p. 



On dead stems of Coryhis Americana, Newfield, N. J. 



1). recmidita, (Schvv.) 



Sphceria recondita, Schw. Syli. N. Am. 1300. 



Perithecia sunk in the wood, depressed-globose, with very long, 

 rough ostiola protruding here and there through the epidermis which 

 is finally thrown off', revealing the black, indefinitely effused, crus- 

 taceous stroma. 



On dead stems of Ribes floriduvn, Bethlehem, Pa. (Schw.). 



The specimen in Herb. Schw. has fusoid-oblong, hyaline sporidia 

 5-7 x If p. 



D. subpyramidata, (B. & C.) 



Eiitypa subpyramidata, B. & C. Grev. IV, p. 97. 

 Diaporthe subpyramidata, Sacc. Syll. 2456, Cke. Syli. 2227. 



" Effused; perithecia of a somewhat pyramidal shape, forming a 

 rasp-like stratum. Asci lanceolate, much attenuated below. Sporidu 

 laconical, each division much attenuated.'' 



On oak, North Carolina. 



No measurements of asci and sporidia given. 



D. griseo-tingens, (B. & C.) 



Sphtzria griseo-tingens, B, & C. Grev. IV, p. 148. 

 Diaporthe griseo-tingtns, Sacc. Syll. 2490, Cke. Syn. 2262. 



"Gregarious, forming little detatched or continuous, short, linear 

 prominences, marked with the ostiola, Asci clavate. . Sporidia ob- 

 liquely fusiform, 20 p. long.' 7 



On Juniperus Virginiana, Pennsylvania. 



** On dicotyledonous, herbacemis plants. 

 D. apiculosa, Ell. Bull. Ton-. Bot. Club. IX, p. 19. 



Exsicc. EH. N. A, F. 787. 



Perithecia scattered, small, buried in the substance of the stem.- 

 which is uniformly blackened on the surface. Ostiola rather stout, 

 slightly projecting. Asci oblong-clavate, 40-50 x 7 //, 8-spored. Spo- 

 ridia biseriate, elliptical, 2-3-nucleate, with a faint apiculus at each 

 end, 8J-10 x 3| p. 



On the lower part of the stems and the thick part of the roots of 

 old Erigeron Canadensis, decaying on the ground, Newfield, N. J. 



D. discrepans, Sacc. Mich. II, p. 568. 



Perithecia gregarious, immersed in the more or less blackened! 



