42 Sphferiace^, Phieophra^mife, r.eptosphajria . 



spora petfffa {Fi\) Tul.). — Gregaria, peritheciis conico-sphaeroi 

 deis, nigris, seiuiis concoloribus cinetis, ostiolo papilliformi; ascis 

 clavatis; sportdiis stipatis, fusoideis.. 8-10-septatis, ioculo lortio 

 vel quarto magis inflato lutescentibus. 35-40 p. long 



Hab. in caule herbarum in Britannia eft Germania. — Speci- 

 men a Curreyo observatum ab ipso Kiotzschio , deterrninatum fuii. 



100. Leptospbffiria torulispora (Cooke) Sacc, Sphceria torulispora 3000 

 Cooke Fungi Texas 144. — Gregaria; peritheciis atris, subconoi- 

 deis, ad basin applanatis, denium nudis; sporidus linearibus, mui- 

 ti-septatis, brunneis subconstrictis, toruloideis, 80 - 4. 



Hnb. in caulibus herbaceis, Houston Texas in Amer. borea- 

 li (KVyrn^i. j. 



H)7. Leptosphaeria meoalosjiora Auersw. ot Niessl Beitr. p. 30, t. IV, 30(n 

 iig. 28. — Peritheciis .*>parsjs, erumpentibus, subglobosis, demum 

 depressis, 180-200 p.. diam., ostiolo brevi eon.ico obtuso, atris, ru- 

 gulosls, carijoitaceo-cnriacets firmis, basi tibrillosa; ascis oblotigis 

 in stipitem attenuatis, apice late rotundatis, 11S-12S s 23-20. Sspo- 

 ris; sporidiis ad instar generis Ophioboli stipatis, fasciculos forman 

 tibus, elongato-fusiformibus. varie curvatis, multiseptatis (seplis 

 15 16) constrictisqu<>, 87-104 ~ 6-8, nodulo sexto vel septimo pro- 

 tuberante, utrinque attenuato-rotundatis, nucfeo dilute olivaeeo 

 paraphysibus guttulatis longis, ascos superantibus. 



Hab. in caulibus emortuis Sambuci Ebuli prope Brtinn 

 Moravise (Niessl). 



108. Leptospiiaerta Ptarmics Karst. Myc. Fenn. II, p. 102. — Peri- 3008 

 theciis sparsis, primitus epidermide tectis, demum denudatis. sub 

 sph&roideis, vertice plus minus abrupte conico-atteuuatis, poro 

 pertusis, atris, glabris, 140-210 u. Ia»„ 0,3 niill. ait. ; ascis ela 

 vatis, 130-145 s 16-18 octosporis; sporidiis parallele stipatis seu 

 couglobatis, filiformibus, 13-septatis, leniter curvuiis, llavescenti 



bus vel ttaveseenti-hyalinis, 90-130 »3"; paraphysibus gracilihus. 

 Hab, ad cauies A c h i 3 1 <-: ye P t a r m i c ge exsiccatos prope Tam- 

 mela Fenniae. — Species sporidiis longissimis facile dignota. Lept. 

 dolioloidi (Auersw.) proxima. 



109. Leptosphaeria Saccardiana H. Fab. Spher. Vaucl. p. 89. — Pe- 3cos 

 ritheciis sparsis, coriaceis, initio epidermide tectis, tandem epider- 

 mide destructa superfieialibus, &loboso-comcis, mamrmeformibus, 

 alris, '/.j-Vg mill. diara. ; ascis amplis, clavato-cylindraeeis, breve 

 stipitatis, S-sporis, 140-150 s; 25-30; spOridiis inordinatis, crasse fu- 

 soideis mitio hyalinis, dein fuseo ilavis. utrinque oblusis, seepe cur- 



