SPH^EIACEI. 841 



exs. no. 178. Moug. exs. no. 664. Fr. S.Jf. n.p. 424. Curr. Linn. 

 Trans, xxii. t. 49,/. 189. Cooke exs. no. 388. 



On dead broom. 



Always covered with the barb when young, then erumpent ; ostiola trun- 

 cate, at length pierced, perforating the cuticle. Mr. Currey (Micro. Journ. 

 vii. p. 234) says that this is identical with S. elongata, Fr. Sporidia (■0011- 

 •0012 in.) •025--03 m.m. long. 



2519. Cucuzbitaxia acervata. Be-Not. " Top-shaped Cucur- 



bitaria." 



AscoPHORE. — CfEspitose ; perithecia turbinate, nearly even, 

 astomous, black, collapsing, and cup-shaped ; sporidia biseriate, 

 colourless, hyaline, curved. — DeNot. Scliemap.'iO. Tul. Carp. ii. 

 p. 218. Fckl. exs. no. 2169. Spliceria acervata, Fr. S.JI. ii. p. 416. 

 Bei'k. exs.no. 174. Curr. Linn. Trans, xxii. t. 49,/. 184. 



On a dead apple tree. Apethorpe. [Mid. Carolina.] 



Sporidia (*0003--0005 in.) •00"6--0127 m.m. long. 



2520. Cucurbitaria berberidis. Gray. " Barberry Cucur- 



bitaria." 



Spermogonia. — Spermatia minute, cylindrical. 



AscoPHORE. — C^spitose ; perithecia globose, mouthless, at 

 first red, then red-bro^vn, at length rimoso-rugose, black ; spo- 

 idia uniseriate, yellow then brown, constricted in the middle, acu- 

 minate, multicellular, muricated. — Grev. t. 84. Tul. Carp. ii. p. 

 219. Sphceriaherheridis, Fr. S.M. ii. p. 415. Fries.exs.no. 85. 

 Moug. exs. no. 874. Fr. Ohs. i. t. 4:,f. 3. Fng. Fl.Y.p. 254. Curr. 

 Linn. Trans, xxii. t. 49,/. 177. 



On dead branches of barberry. [Mid. Carolina.] 



Sporidia (•0011--0016 in.)-025 -035 m.m. 



2521. Cucuxbitaria macrospora. T2d. " Large spored 



Cucurbitaria." 



CoxiDiA. — Disc slightly depressed ; conidia fusiform, 7-12 

 septate, pellucid above, greatly elongated and curved back. — 

 Coryneum macrosporum, Berk. Fag. Fl. v. p. 355. Rahh. F.E. 

 no. 75. Sporidesmiura vermiforme^ Fres. ii. t. 6,f. 56-58. (See no 

 1393, ante.) 



AscoPHORE. — Perithecia opaque, rather rough ; ostiola at 

 length pierced ; asci clavate ; sporidia large, shortly fusiform, 

 dark-brown, ultimately triseptate.— Tw/. Carp. ii. p. 221, t. 26./. 



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