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F. it. t. 496. Sphwria su/fulta Nees Syst. p. 316, f. 388. -— Spar- 

 sa; peritheciis subconicis laevilms nitidis nigris, basi applanatis et 

 annulari-prominulis, ostiolo distincto subtenui pertuso ; ascis cy- 

 lindricis breve stipitatis, paraphysatis, octosporis, 80-90 ss 7-8; spo- 

 ridiis arcte distichis, fusoideis curvulis, 3-septatis, vix constrictis 

 20-25 s 3, olivaceis. 



Ilab. in ramuiis Melampyrorum in Germauia, Italia, Austria. 

 — Peraffinis L. Doliolo (Perjs.) Ces. et De Not. Sec. Niessl huc 

 spectaret Pleospora (Metasphaeria) coniformis Fuck. nec Auct. An \ 

 1. Leptosphseria suhconica (C. et P.) Sacc. Sphwria subconica C. zm 

 et Peck. 29 Rep. on the St. Mus. New York. — Peritheciis co- 

 nicis, basi applanatis, subinde senio collabascentibus, epidermide, 

 dein secedente, velatis, nigris; ascis cylindraceis; sporidiis trisep- 

 tatis, fuligineis, 30 y 7,5. 



Jlab. in caule herbarum in America boreali (Peck). — Ha- 

 bitus Lept. Dolioli sed fructificatio diversa. 

 5. Leptosphaeria dumeiorum Niessl Beitr. 26, t. III. f. 19. — Peri- 2m 

 theciis sparsis, epidermide tectis, hemisphaericis vel subglobosis, 

 basi depressa, papillatis, membrauaceo-coriaeeis, atris 200 a. diam. ; 

 ascis clavato-oblongis breviter stipitatis, apice rotundatis Ssporis, 

 (50-66 :=; 6-7; sporidiis distichis, elongato-seu fasiformi-oblongis, 

 rectis, imequilateralibus vel curvatis, acutiusculis, 3-septatis, loculo 

 ptenultimo protuberante, dilute oiivaceo-lutescentibus, 18-20 s 3; 

 paraphysibus angustis numerosis ascos superantibus. — Spermo- 

 goniis sparsis, minutis, tectis, membranaceis, atro-fuscis; sperma- 

 tiis cylindricis, minutissimis, 2-4-1,3-1,5 biguttulatis, hyalinis. 



Hab. in caulibus siccis Humuli, Artemisise, Helianthi, 

 Lonicerre, in Moravia, Italia, Britannia. — Var. Nlarrubii. Peri« 

 thecia globoso-depressa, minuta, tecta, dein liberata, l / 4 mill. diam., 

 denique nonnihil collabascentia ; asci clavato-cylindrici, 90-100 s 

 7 ; sporidia fusoidea, 20 » 5-5V 2 , 3-septata, 4-guttata, olivaceo-lla- 

 va, conferte disticha. In caule Marrubii vulgaris in Gallia. 

 C. Leptosphseria obesuia Sacc. Mich. II. 31 8. — Peritheciis laxe gre- 2900 

 gariis subcutaneo-erumpentibus, globoso-depressis, obtuse papillatis, 

 100-140 y.. diam., contextu parenchymatico, fuligineo; ascis crasse 

 clavatis, apice late rotundatis, 55-60 ~ 25, deorsum acutatis bre- 

 vissimeque stipitatis, octosporis; sporidiis tristichis, fusoideo-cla- 

 vuiatis, 25-28 ^ 6, oiivaceo-melieis, 3-septatis, medio constrictis 

 utrinque obtusiusculis loculis inferioribus paulo angustioribus. 

 Jlab. in caulibus herbarum majorum, Elbeui" Galliie (Mai,- 



