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 \V. niinutissinia, (Crouan). 



Sphtzria minutissima, Crouan, Finist. p. 23. 

 Wallrothiella minutissima, Sacc. Syll. 1761. 



Perithecia superficial or nearly so, depressed-globose, strongly 

 papillate, black, scattered, 100-150 p. diain. Asci cylindrical, p. sp. 

 35-40 x3| p.. Sporidia uniseriate (end to end), oblong-elliptical, 

 hyaline, 3|-4x 2^ JJL. Paraphyses obscure. 



On dry cow dung, Newfield, N. J. 



W. macilenta, (Cke.) 



Cucurbitaria macilenta, Cke. Grev. VII. p. 4. 

 Wallrothiella macilenta, Sacc. Syll. 



Tufts very small, erumpent. Perithecia black, papillate, subshin- 

 .ii 1 , collapsing when dry. Asci cylindrical. Sporidia uniseriate, ellip- 

 tical, attenuated at each end, binucleate, 15x6 i. 

 On Abies and Z/ibocedrus, California. 



W. squalidula, (('. & P.) 



Sphceria squalidula, C. & P. 2gth Rep. N. Y. State Mus. p. 61. 

 II r allr otkiella squalidula, Sacc. Syll. 1759. 



Perithecia gregarious. globose, semiimersed, pierced at the apex, 

 about 300 // diam., black. Asci cylindrical. Sporidia uniseriate. 

 elliptical, simple, binucleate. hyaline, 12-17 p. lonir. 



On decaying chestnut wood, New York. 



W. eoiisociata, (Ell. & Hark.) 



Sphczria consociata, EH & Hark, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club. VIII, p. 52. 



Perithecia scattered, erumpent-superficial, depressed-hemispheri- 

 cal, about 200 a diam., with a short, nipple-like, black ostiolum. Asci 

 subcylindrical, mostly curved at least when young, attenuated above. 

 about 40x5 //, sessile, or nearly so. Sporidia subbiseriate, oblonu 1 - 

 fusoid, nucleolate, slightly curved, 6-8 x 1 J ^, yellowish-hyaline. 



On foliage of Sequoia gigantea. California. 



We have drawn these characters from a reex animation of the orig- 

 inal specc. and find the sporidia shorter than stated in the original 

 description. In some specc. paraphyses were seen, but they were very 

 rare and very evanescent. 



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FAMILY. SPHJERELLOIDEJ:. 



Perithecia niembranaceous, small, mostly perforated with a simple 

 pore at the apex, without any distinct ostiolum, at first covered by the 

 epidermis, finally more or less erumpent or even superficial. Asci 

 mostly fasciculate. Paraphyses wanting or obscure. 



