Sphaeriacese, Pheeophragmiae, Melogramma. 145 



draceo-fusoideis, substipitatis, 100 » 10-12, 8-sporis; sporidiis disti- 

 chis, fusoideis, conspicue curvatis, 40 s 5-6, 3-septatis, loculis inter- 

 mediis fuligineis, extimis subhyaliuis, omnibus 1-2-magniguttatis. 

 Hab.m cortice emortuo Carpini Betuli, rarius Ostryae, 

 Fagi, Coryli in Suecia, Britannia, Belgio, Gallia, Italia, Ger. 

 mania et America boreali. — Spermatia, teste Tulasne, adsunt. 



2. Melogramma campylosporum Fr. S. V. Scand. p. 386. Sphceria 3382 

 melogramma Fr. Scl. suec. n. 441, an et S. M. II, p. 420. — 

 Subrotundum, subconicum, nigrescente-fuligineum , peritheciis con- 



fluentibus subprominulis, subinde subsolitariis; ascis sporidiis 



fusoideo-lunulatis, elongatis, 4-6-locularibus (sec. De Not. Sche- 

 ma p. 203). 



Hab. in ramis Fagi sylvatic;e in Suecia, rarius (Fries). — 

 Speciem admisi ex auctoritate Fr. et De Not. qui a M. vaganie 

 distinguunt. 



o. Melogramma spiniferum (Wallr.) De Not. F. it. p. 53 t. 51 M. 3383 

 asperum Ces. et De Not. Sphceria spiniferum Wallr. Germ. n. 

 4073. Sphceria podoides Pers. — Stromatibus dense gregariis v. 

 subconfluentibus, erumpenti-superficialibus, tumide pulvinatis, nigris; 

 peritheciis subglobosis immersis, in ostiola cylindracea, rudia sub- 

 tortuosa plus minus emergentia abeuntibus; ascis cylindraceo-cla- 

 vatis 160^16, 8-sporis; sporidiis distichis, cylindraceo-fusoideis 

 parum curvatis, 55-70-7-8, 6-septatis, loculis fuliginois, guttula- 

 tis, extimis brevioribus obtusis, subhyalinis. 



Hab. in corticibus Fagi sylvaticae in ltalia, Germania, Gal- 

 iia, Britarmia. —  Lsetor autopsiam confirmasse suspicionem nieam 

 Sphcvriam spiniferam et podoidem inter se non differre. 



4. Melogramma Irpex (B. et Br.) Sacc. Dialrype Irpex B. et Bv. m4 

 F. ofCeyl. n. 10S3. — Late effusum ; peritheciis magnis globosis 

 oro longo flexuoso praeditis; sporidiis fusiformibus magnis, 5-6- 

 septatis 50-75 u. longis, fuligineis utrinque hyalinis ; conidiis mi- 

 nimis allantoideis aliisque ellipticis apicalibus. 



Ilah. in ligno putri, Ceylon. —  Speciosa species plura decime- 

 tra exfcensa. — «Probabiliter M. spinifero proxime cognatum». 



5. Melogramma? fuscosporum (Schw.) Sacc. Sphceria (Hypoxylon?) 3385 

 fuscospora Schw. in Curr. Comp. Sphasr. n. 57, fig. 58, — Stro- 

 mate globoso.... ascis elongatis; sporidiis distichis fusiformibus, 

 curvulis, utrinque acutiusculis, 4-nucleatis, dein 3-septatis, vix 

 constrictis, initio subhyalinis dein atro-brunneis, 35 = 7-7,5. 



Hab. in fcruncis Americae? (ex herb Hooker). —  An ex errore 



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