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a specimen of Sphaeria lateritia Fries from the herbarium of 

 Fries and this examination has confirmed the observations of 

 Maire that the spores of this species are simple. 



4. Peckiella transformans (Peck) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 9: 945. 



1 891 

 ? Hypomyces insignis Berk. & Curtis ; Berk. Jour. Linn. Soc. 9 : 



424. 1867. 

 Hypomyces transformans Peck, Ann. Rep. N. Y. State Mus. 29 : 



57. 1878. 



Subicuhun effused, variable in color, dull orange, ochraceous 

 or brick-red ; perithecia numerous, thickly scattered, subglobose, 

 partially buried in the subiculum, with a prominent ostiolum, 

 amber or orange; asci cylindrical, 8-spored; spores fusiform 

 with an apiculus at each end, becoming somewhat rough, simple 

 or with the endochrome obscurely divided, hyaline, 32-37 mic. 

 long {pi 21, f. 4). 



On Cantharellus ciharius, which it transforms into an irregular 

 mass. 



Type locality: Sandlake, N. York. 



Distribution : New York to Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. 



Specimens examined: New York, Peck (cotype) ; Massachu- 

 setts, Harkness; Pennsylvania, Everhart. 



The species quite closely resembles Hypomyces Lactifluorum 

 (Schw.) Tul. 



5. Peckiella Banningiae (Peck) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 9: 945. 



1891 



Hypomyces Banningii Peck, Bot. Gaz. 4: 139. 1879. 



Stroma white, then sordid, transforming the hymenium of the 

 host; perithecia crowded, ovate, with a papilliform ostiolum, 

 pale amber or dull yellow ; asci cylindrical, slender, 8-spored ; 

 spores i-seriate, fusiform, hyaline, white in mass, 30-35 X 5-6 

 mic. becoming delicately roughened externally, with a distinct 

 apiculus at each end, simple {pi. 21, f. 2). 



On decaying fungi apparently some Lactaria. 

 Type locality: Baltimore, Maryland. 

 Distribution : Known only from type locality. 

 Specimens examined: Baltimore, Miss Banning (type). 



