SPH^RIACEI. 825 



ridia crowded, colourless, curved. — Curr. Linn. Trans, xxii. t. 48, 

 /. 134. B. ^- Br. Ann. N.H. no. 867. 



On oak. 



Sporidia ("0004 in.) "01 m.m. long, Mr, Currey appears to be doubtful 

 whether this may not be a form of V. ceratophora. 



y. Ohvallatce. 



2471. Valsa coronata. Fr. ** Coronated Yalsella." 



Perithecia rather irregular, disposed in a circle ; ostiola even, 

 obtuse, at first globose, crowded, at length beaked ; sporidia 

 colourless, biseriate, cylindrical, curved, simple. — Fr. S.V.S. p. 

 412. S. coronata, Hoffm. V.G. i. t. 5,/. 45. Schn. M.H. ii. t. \.f. 

 14. Fr. S.M. ii. p. 395. Eng. Fl. y.p. 249. Klotsch. exs. no. 543. 



On oak, dog rose, and hawthorn. [Mid. & Up. Carolina.] 



2472. Valsa ceratophora. Tul. " Horned Valsella." 



Spermogoxia. — Spermatia, minute, simple. — Cytispora sp. 



AscopHORE. — Erumpent, splitting the epidermis in a some- 

 what stellate manner ; perithecia globose, with very long sca- 

 brous necks ; asci numerous, linear-oblong, eight- spored ; spo- 

 ridia minute, sausage-shaped, pallid. — Tul. Carp. li.p. 191, ^.22, 

 f. 1-11. Cooke Seem. Journ. (1866)/. 1. Sphceria ceratosperma, 

 Moiig. exs. no. 567. Fr. S.M. ii. p. 364 (^partly). Curr. Linn. 

 Trans, xxii. p. 2d2,t. 4:7 , f. dS. Eng. Fl. v. p. 24:4:. Valsa coronata, 

 Duhy in Rabh. exs. (1860) no. 250. Nke. Pyr. Germ. p. 180. Cooke 

 exs. no. 251. Diatrype ceratosperma, Fr. S. V.S. p. 411. 



On branches of elm, holly, &c. 



var. rosaruzn. Ostiola abbreviated. — Valsa rosarum, De Not. 

 Sfer. Ital.t. 42. (Sperraogonia^(7^^?5/?c>ra i?os^, Fckl. exs.no. 

 624.) Grev. t. 20. 



On stems of rose. 



var. quercicola. Valsa decorticans, Fr. S.V.S. p. 412 (in 

 part). Fckl. exs. no. 606. 



On oak branches. (F'^d- 388.) 



^473. Valsa abietis. Fr. " Fir-tree Valsella." 



SpERMoaoNiA.=(7yi/s/>ora/)m2. Fckl. exs. no. 628. 

 AscopHORE. — Immersed ; stroma thin, dirty white ; perithe- 

 cia ovate, aggregate ; ostiola oblong, even, thick, collected into 



