432 THAXTER. 



Medeolaria nov. gen. 



Fungus Discomycetum phytogenus, hospitem pro parte deformans, 

 mycelio intracellulari per epidermidem integram denique emergente 

 stratumque superficiale indeterminatum efficiente; paraphysibus 

 permultis, hinc illine ascis intermixtis, subhymenio epidermidi in- 

 sidente, orientibus:, ascis octosporis, sporidiis continuis, coloratis. 



Type Species. 



Medeolaria Farlowi nov. sp. 



Hospes sub insertione foliorum subfusiforme distortus; distortio 

 denique brunnea; areis indeterminatis ^•iride-luteis aspectu pulveru- 

 lentibus ascigeris; paraphysibus copiosissimis, dilute brunneis, infra 

 septatis, supra vix clavatis, parce ramosis vel simplicibus, subirregu- 

 laribus et subfasciculatis, 200-210 fi longis: ascis clavatis, 150-170 X 

 25-30 fx, saepe sparsis vel absentibus: sporidiis brunneis longitudi- 

 naliter striatis, obtuse apiculatis, asymmetricis, subdistichis, 25-30 X 

 12-15 fi. 



Forming distortions just below the leaf whorls of Medeola virginiana 

 L. Magnoha, Mass.; Gerrish Island, Kittery Point, INIaine; Chocorua, 

 N. H. 



