Spti&eriaceaa, E^hasophra^miae, Massaria. 3 



sporis 180-40; sporidiis submonostichis, oblougo-clavatis, 2septa- 

 tis, loculo superiori maximo, ad sopta constrictis, atro-fuseis, 50- 

 52 z 18-20, circnlo gelatinoso, hyalino, medio constricto circum- 

 datis. 



Hab. in ramis emortuis Ulmi campestris in Gormania, 

 Britannia, Lapponia. — Sporidia initio bicellularia, hyalina; lo- 

 culus superior dein dilatatur, inferior in cellulas duas inaequales 

 dividitur; sporidia tota denique fuliginea. — Species Friesii (in li- 

 gno Aceris. et Salicis) an huc spectet dubiurn videtur. 



2. Massaria loricata Tul. Carp. II, 230, M. fcedans Fr. f. faginea 2853 

 Sacc. Mich. I, 40, M. inquinans l)e Not. Att. Congr. Mil. 1844 

 cum icone (nec Tode). — Peritheciis globosis, tectis, ostiolo obtuso 

 erumpente; ascis clavatis crassis, 150-200^25-30, obtuse stipita- 



tis, apice obtusatis, paraphysibus copiosis filiformibus obvallatis, 

 octosporis; sporidiis distichis oblongo-clavatis 40-15^18, 2-septa- 

 tis, ad septa leniter constrictis, loculo superiore multo crassiore, 

 3-guttatis, fuligineis, strato mucoso obductis. — Stilbospora Kick- 

 xii West. sistit statum conidicura. 



Ilab. in ramis fagineis corticatis in Gallia, Germania, Italia, 

 Belgio. — A M. faedante Fr. vix diversa. 



3. Massaria /Esculi Tul. Carp. II, 227, Fuck. Symb. App. 1, 302, — 2854 

 Peritheciis subsparsis, cortice uidulantibus, globoso-depressis, ma« 

 jusculis, nigris, ostiolis vix erumpentibus ; ascis clavatis, paraphy- 

 satis, 100-110 i; 30, 5-8-sporis; sporidiis oblongo-clavatis 50^14- 



20, 3-(raro 4-)septatis, ad septa, prsecipue medium, constrictis, fu- 

 ligineis, strato mucoso didymo obvolutis. — Status conidicus (Sle- 

 ganosporium JEsculi Sacc); conidiis pyriformibus, 3-4 transverSe 

 et longitudinaliter septatis, fuscis, demum totis opacis, 40^20. 



Hab. in ramis /Esculi Hippocastani in Italia breali, Ger- 

 mania, Gallia. — Sec. Tulasne perithecia exigua et sporidia 35- 

 38 ~ 10-13. An ergo species diversa 1 ? 



4. Massaria Pupula (Fr.) Tul. Carp. II, 225, Sphceria Pupula Fr. S. 2855 

 M, II, 484, Hercospora Pupula Berk. — Sparsa, poritheciis tectis 

 orbiculatis, depressis, concentrice striatis, nigris, ore dcnudato albi- 

 cante, papilla lutescente; ascis oblongis, Ssporis, 180 s 96, ramuloso- 

 paraphysatis ; sporidiis subdistichis, oblongo-clavatis, 3septatis, fu- 

 scis, circulo gelatinoso, hyalino, didymo cinctis, 54-58-16-18 in- 



tus granulosis. — Status conidicus sistit Sfeganosporium pyri- 

 forme Corda. 



Hab. in ramis siccis A c e r i s P s e u d o p I a t a n i et P h i 1 a d e 1- 



