spli.nn.iccH:, Uya,lophragniia>, Metasplueria. 17 ( J 



sis, minutis, semper tectis, applanatis, aterrimis, ostiolo papillaio, 

 subtilissirae punctiformi prominulo ; aseis elongatis, stipitatis, 92 - 

 10; sporidiis 8, subdistichis, fusiformibus, subrectis, 4-septatis, lo- 

 culo medio crassiori, hyalinis, 28 s 4-5. 



Hab. in caulibus emortuis Convallaria> Polygouati et 

 C. multiflor ae in Belgio, Germania, Helvetia et Italia. — lu 

 exemplaribus italicis: asci cylindraceo-clavati, 65-75-10-12, pa- 

 raphysati, octospori ; sporidia disticha, fusoidea, curvula, utrinque 

 acutiuscula 25-26 ^ 4, 4-septata, saspe guttulata, hyalina. Huic af- 

 finis Met. Lathyri Sacc. 



95. Metasph&ria Spatharum (Ces.) Sacc, Lepf. Spatharum Ces. iu 3495 

 Rabh. Fungi Eur. n. 2530 (absque diagnosi). — Peritheciis gre- 

 gariis, subcutaneo-erumpentibus, globulosis, depresso-conoidei-s, '/.. 

 mill. diam., nigris; ascis crasse cylindraceis vel obclavatis, breve 

 crasse stipitatis, paraphysatis, octosporis, 100-120- 15-17; sporidiis 

 monostichis vel inferne distichis oblongo-fusoideis, vel oblongo- 

 clavulatis ; 20-22-5-7,5, rnedio constrictis, 4-(raro 5-)septatis, 

 hyalinis, 



IJab. in spathis Chainseropis excelsie in horto botanico 

 Neapolitano, Ital. austr. (Cesati). — Sporidia initio strato mucoso 

 obducta videntur. 



9(1 Metasphaeria pinnaru.i! (Pass.) Sacc, Leptosphceria pinnarum 3496 

 Pass. Microm. ital. n, 8. — Peritheeiis lineari-seriaiis subglobosis 

 atris, ostiolo nitiduio obtuso; ascis oblongis rnedio subventricosis, 

 basi attenuato-stipiiatis, rectis, 8-sporis, 53-55-10; sporidiis di- 

 stichis, fusiformibus, rectis, apicibus acutis, 4-septatis, localo inter- 

 medio paullo crassiore, hyalinis, 17-18-5; paraphysibus filiformi- 

 bus nuraerosis eontiauis. 



Hab. ad pinuas fracidas P h oe n i c i s d a ct y 1 i f e r ;e in Liguria 

 (Bordighera) Ital. bor. 



§§§ Sporidia 5-pluriseptata. 



97. Metasphaeria hyalospora Sacc, Leptosphceria hyalospora Sacc. 3497 

 Fungi Ven. Ser. II, 323, Fungi ital. t. 273. — Peritheciis grega- 

 riis, discretis, erumpeuti-subsuperticiaiibus, vix l / t mill. diam., gio- 

 bosis, atris, nucleo sordido, ostiolo conico acutiusculo, dein angu- 

 ste pertuso; ascis dense fasciculatis, cylindraceo-subclavatis, 90- 

 100^10-12, saepe fiexuosis, breve noduloso-stipitatis, paraphysibus 

 filiformibus parcis obvallatis, 8-sporis; sporidiis fusoideis, 28-32 

 i5 l /.,-6Y 2 , utrinque obtuse acurainatis, curvulis, 8-guttulatis, dein 

 toruloso-7-septatis, hyalinis. 



