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Sporidia inordinate, clavate. uniseptate in the middle, not constricted, 

 hyaline, 8x2 a. Paraphyses wanting. 



On leaves of cultivated strawberries, Illinois. Differs from S. 

 Frayarim, Tul. especially in its small asci and sporidia. 



S. xantliicola, Cke. & Hark. Grev. XIT, p. 9. 



Perithecia punctifbrm, subprominent, black, crowded in elliptical 

 spots, at first covered by the thin epidermis. Asci obclavate, sessile. 

 8-sporecl. Sporidia elliptical, uniseptate, scarcely constricted, rounded 

 at the ends, hyaline, 12-15 x 5-6 u.. 



On stems o Xanthium, California. 



S. Campanula, E. & K. Am. Nat. 1883, p. 1166. 



Exsicc. Ell. & Evrht. N. A. F. ad Ser. 1673. 



Perithecia minute (J mm.), scattered, covered by the epidermis 

 which is pierced by the papilliform ostiohmi. Asci subcylindrical, 

 35-40x5-7 //. Sporidia crowded-biseriate, ovate-oblong, uniseptate 

 and constricted. 10-13 x3-3| ,, ends subacute. 



On dead stems of Campanula Americana, Ohio (Kellerman). 



S. sieyicola, E. & E. Journ. Mycol. Ill, p. 45. 



Spots amphigenous, small (1-2 mm.), dirty white, suborbicular or 

 partly limited by the veinlets of the leaf, thin and transparent in the 

 center. Perithecia few, 1-3, often only one in the center of a spot, 

 t'piphyllous. black and subshining, about 100 p diani., sublenticular. 

 with a rather broad perforation above, structure coarsely cellular. 

 Asci cylindric-oblong, 40-50 x 6-7 /*, sessile. Sporidia biseriate, 

 ovate-obloii.ii 1 , hyaline, uniseptate and somewhat constricted, 8-11 x3- 

 3 1 /i, ends rounded or subacute. 



On living leaves of Sicyos angulata. Missouri (Galloway). 



S. solidagiiiea, E. & K. Journ. Mycol. Ill, p. 127. 



Perithecia erumpent-superficial, 80-100 PL diani., stibgiobose, of 

 rather coarse, cellular structure, pierced above, scattered or collected 

 in groups. Asci 35x9-10 p. Sporidia biseriate, clavate-oblong. 

 nucleate, slightly constricted near the middle, 20 x 3 J //, hyaline. 



On dead leaves of Solidago Canadensis, Kansas (Kellerman). 



S. Desmodii, Winter, Journ. Mycol. I, p. 121. 

 Epiphyllous on large and very irregular spots, which become of a 

 dirty gray color, with the margin more obscure but well defined, flex- 



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