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On dead stems of Lappa major, New Jersey, and on Ambrosia 

 irifida, Louisiana, on wild parsnip, California (Harkness). Found in 

 Europe also on Cirsntm. Tanacetum, and other species of Composite. 



This is with difficulty distinguished from J). orthoceras, but differs 

 from that species in its rather acute, subinequilateral or slightly curved 

 sporidia. Winter and Saccardo give tlie sporidia as 10-14 p. long. 

 We find the American specc, of D. orthoceras to have the sporidia 

 mostly shorter than in D. ArctlL al)out 8-10 ^ 



D. adiinea, (Desni.) 



SpJuzriaadun-ca, Rob. & Desm. XIX. Not. p. 14, 

 Diaporthe adunca, Sacc. Syll. 2514. 

 Exsicc. Desm. PI. Crypt. Ed. I, 2071. Kunze F. Sel. 134. 



Perithecia buried, with the apex slightly pustuliforni-prominent, 

 small (150-200 /*), often slightly elongated, scattered or sometime? 

 two lying close together. Ostiola short-cylindrical, exserted, 150-200 

 x 75-80 /<. Asci oblong-clavate, sessile, 35-40 x 6-7 //, aparaphysate. 

 Sporidia biseriate, oblong-fusoid, mostly straight, uniseptate, but not 

 constricted, 12-15 x3-4 /./, ends subacute, hyaline. 



On dead scapes of Plantago l<n<ceolata, Newfield, N. J. 



The part of the scape occupied by the fungus, soon becomes uni- 

 formly blackened on the surface, but is not discolored within. The 



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foregoing diagnosis is drawn from the specc. in Desm. Exsicc.. the 

 Newfield specc. not bring well matured. 



D. placoides, E. & E. (in Herb.) 



Stromata elliptical, 1-3 x 1 mm. diam., or about that, black on the 

 surface, white within, but limited by a distinct black line, gregarious, 

 ;it first covered by the epidermis and not prominent, but when the 

 epidermis falls away, standing out like little black, elliptical shields or 

 disks. Perithecia often only one or two in a stroma, very small, 100- 

 150 p. diam., buried in the surface of the stroma. with the papilliform 

 or comc-papilliform ostiola projecting. Asci oblong-fusoid, 35-40 x 

 6 p., 8-spored, aparaphysate, Sporidia biseriate, narrow-elliptical, 

 3-4-nucleate, hyaline, not constricted, 7-8 x3| p. 



On decaying stems of Lactuca Canctdensis, Newfield, N. J. 



The stromata, especially near the base of the stem, are sometimes 

 confluent. Outwardly there is a strong resemblance between this and 

 D. Gladioli. 



D. orthoceras, (Fr.) 



Sphceria orthoceras, Fr. Elench. II, p. 97. 

 Diaporthe orthoceras. Nits. Pyr. Germ. p. 270. 



Exsicc. Fckl. F. Rh. 897. Kze. F. Sel. 130, 131, 132, 353. Rehm Asc. 331, 523. Rab. F. E, 

 534. Thuni. M. U. 974- 



