Pyrenornycetese, Sphseiiaceae, PhseodidjTnse, Valsaria. 757 



Hab. in cortice Alni glutinosae in Arduennis (Libert). — 

 Valsarice faidanii vitletur affinis, 



7. Valsaria salicina Ell. et Ev. Phil. Proc. 1890, p. 236. - Stroraate 3090 

 subovato, 2-2,5 min. diam.. cortice immerso, supra intus pallide co- 

 lorato, tuberculi ad instar brunneo-nigri, subhemisphasrici, 1-2 mm. 

 iat., fere 1 ram. alt, prominulo; peritheciis 10-20 in quoque stro- 

 mate, irrogulariter congestis, ovato-globosis, contextu crasso, supra 



in colla gracilia, 1 mm, I. v. ultra contractis, ostiolis papilliformi- 

 bus, subprominentibus ; ascis gracilibus, 70-80;; 5-6 p. sp. ; para- 

 physibus copiosis ; ascis longioribus ; sporidiis oblique monostichis, 

 oblongis, confertis, cylindraceis, 2-guttatis, brunneis, 1-septatis, 

 10-12^3,5. 



Eab. \\\ ligno emortuo Salicis, London Canada Anier. bor. 

 — V. anihosilomoidi affinis. 



8. Valsaria exasperans (Ger.) Sacc, Diairype exasperans Ger. Bull. 309i 

 Torr. Cl, V, pag. 39. — Stromate olivaceo-virente ; a.scis cylin- 

 draceis; sporidiis ovatis, obtusis, 1-septatis, constrictis, 15 ;; 7, fu- 

 ligineis. 



Hab. i n cortice F a g i f e r r u g i n e se in Anier. bor. 



9. Valsaria purpurea Peck in Torr. bot. Club. 1884, p. 28. — Pu- 3092 

 stulis erumpenti-emergentibus, tomento purpureo tectis; peritheciis 

 6-20 in quaque pustula, stipatis, subglobosis, nigris; ostiolis to- 

 mentum perforantibus, rostratis, cylindraceis vel elongato-conoi- 

 deis, rugosis, sa?pe curvis vel flexuosis, nigris; ascis cylindraceis, 

 paraphysatis, 75-110^10; sporidiis uniseriatis, coloratis, oblongo- 

 ellipsoideis, uniseptalis, 15-16 c; 7,5-8. 



Hnb. in cortice Fraxini, Canada Araer, bor. (Macoun). 



10. Valsaria stellulata Romell in Hedwigia 1885, pag. 263. — Stro- 30P3 

 mate eutypeo; ostiolis emergentibus, astroideis; ascis clavatis, lon- 

 gissime pedicellatis, 8-sporis, 135-150 (parte sporif. 60-90^ =: 10-12; 

 sporidiis botuliformibus, utrinque rotundatis, medio (rarius infra 

 mediura) 1-septatis (rarissime inffiqualiter 2-septatis), non constri- 

 ctis, prinio olivaceis, continuis et guttjjlatis, dein fuscis et vix gut- 

 tulatis, sed distincte septatis, reclis v. curvulis, 16-25:= 4-6. 



Hab. in ligno truncorum Fraxini excelsioris pr. Upsala 

 in Suecia (Romell). 



11. Vaisaria Phoradendri (Berk. et Curt.) Berl. et Vogl. Add. Syll. 3094 

 p. 130 Melogramma Phoradendri B. ot Curt., Curt. Cat. 143, 

 Cooke in Gi'ev. XIII, p. 103. — Peritheciis gregariis. tectis, de- 

 mum cortice fisso-rinioso erumpentibus, atris, obtusis; ascis subcy- 



