549 

 B. Van Vleckii, (Schw.) 



Sphcsria Van Vleckii, Schw. Syn. N. Am. 1427. 

 Botryosph<zria Van Vleckii, Sacc. Syll. 1800, Cke. Syn. 1449. 



Irregularly cespitose on a black, subptilverulent stroma. rising 

 from the inner bark, or from the wood itself, irregular in shape, and 

 I'asily deciduous, at first covered by the epidermis, at length erimipent, 

 causing the trunk to appear as if pitted with small pox. and throwing 

 oft' the bark. Perithecia cylindrical-globose, black (white within;, 

 rugose, scarcely confluent. Ostiola long, rostellate, mixed with shorter 

 ones, divergent, and finally deciduous, Sporidia narrow-fusoid. hya- 

 line, 15 n long. 



On Btynonio. Carolina (Schw.), Pennsylvania (Michener). 



B. "Taphidea, (B. & Rav.) 



\ogrammagraphideuwi, B. & Rav. Grev. IV, p. 98. 

 Botryosphcci ia grap/iidea, Sacc. Syll. 1791, Cke. Syn. 1442. 



Looks at first siirht like a Lichen, as the strata are of various 

 shapes, triangular, sinuated. iVr.. and surrounded by a rigid border of 

 flic bark. Sporidia short-fusiform, hyaline. - () // long. 



On Myrica caifem, (Carolina)? 



B. Ficus, Cke. Grev. XT. p. 108. 



Kxsicc. Rav. F. Am. 797. 



Perithecia. very small, obtuse, black, ermnpciit in tufts or lint -. 

 Vsci clavate. Sporidia elliptic-lanceolate, continuous, hyaline. 2.3 x 

 10 IL 



<)n hark of Fii-iix carica, South Carolina (Ravenel). 



Species imperfectly known. 

 B. Liriodendri, (Cke.) 



Melogi-atnma Liriodendri, Cke. in Rav. F. Am. 353. 

 Botryasphceria Liriodendri, Saoc. Syll. 1798, Cke. Syn. 1430. 



The specc. in Rav. F. Am. show only stylospores, oblong-fusoid, 

 hyaline, about 30x5 p, and are entirely without asci. 



B. enomphala, (B. & C.) 



Sphtzria euomphala, B. & C. Grev. IV, p. 141. 

 Botryosphceria euomphala, Sacc. Syll. 1784. 

 Byssosphceria euoinphala, Cke. >Syn. 2603. 



"Perithecia cup-shaped, rugose, crowded. Asci clavate. Spo- 

 ridia biseriate, hyaline, subelliptical." 



On fallen branches in damp places, South Carolina (Ravenel). 



