188 Ustilaginacese, Thecaphorn. 



2. Thecaphora mexicana Ell. et Ev. apud Clinton in Journ. of Mycol. " i: '~ 

 1902, p. 146. — Soris eaulicolis, pustulas subglobosas 4 mm. diam., 

 firmas, erumpentes formantibus; massa sporarum rubro-lutea, sub- 

 globosa 50-90 (i. diam. ; sporis 15-30 in singulis glomerulis, initio 

 angulosis dein irregularibus, oblongo-polyhedricis vel subglobosis, 

 parce papillatis, 10-22 raro 25 ;j.. diam. 



Hab. in caulibus Guardiohe platyph yll;e in Mexico 

 Amer. bor. (Doct. Palmer). 



3. Thecaphora tunicata Clint. North Amer. TJstil. in Proceed. Boston L65S 

 Soc. 1904, pag. 422. — Soris floricolis, massas subsphyericas 2-3 

 mm. formantibus. florum involucris inclusis, initio firmis, dein 

 erumpenti-pulveraceis; glomerulis lsete castaneo-brunneis, oblongis 

 vel subsplnericis polygonis 70-100 »j.. long. ; sporis diu connexis 

 subhyalino-flavidis, omnino irregularibus, vulgo oblongo-sphaeroi- 

 deis, 12-18 \i. long. vel elongato-clavatis usque 27 ;j.. long., super- 

 ficie libera episporio prominenti saturate colorato, verrucoso 3-0 



;j.. crasso praedita. 



Hab. in floribus Boerhavhe in Mexico. 



4. Thecaphora piluliformis B. et C. — Syll. VII, p. 509. — Huc 

 ducenda sunt, sec. cl. Clinton in Journ. of Mycol. 1902, p. 145, 

 Tolyposporium Davidsonii Diet. — Syll. XI, p. 235 — Poccilospo- 

 rium Davidsonii Diet. — Syll. XVI. p. 380 — Sorosporium lli- 

 gelovkv Griff. in Bull. Torr. Bot. Club. 1902, p. 380, cum icone. 



Hab. in inflorescentiis Bigelovise venet;r, in California, 

 Bigeloviae spec. in Arizona Amer. bor. — Secundum cl. Clinton 

 1. c. Dietel et Holway por errorem determinaverunt matricem 

 Tolyposporii, qiue non est A t r i p 1 e x sed B i g e 1 o v i a. 



5. Thecaphora cuneata (Shof.) Clint. 1. c. — Huc ducenda: Sorospo- 

 rium cuneatum Shofield. — Syll. XIV, pag. 429 — Sorosporium 

 Solidaginis Ell. et Ev. — Syll. XI, p. 237. 



llab. in Grindelia squarrosa, Xebraska Amer. bor. et in 

 Solidaginc missouriensi, Kansas Amer. bor. 



0. Thecaphora Trailii Cooke — Syll. VII, p. 510 — Sec. cl. Clinton 

 in Journ. of Mycol. 1902, pag. 140 huc ducendae sunt: Theca- 

 pliora Cirsii Boud. — Syll. VII, p. 510 — Schizonella subtrifida 

 Ell. et Ev. — Syll. IX, p. 288 — Paxilosporium Trailii Cooke 

 Vesterg. mycet. rar. sel. 1902, p. 152. 



7. Thecaphora californica (Hark. ) Clint. 1. c. — Huc ducendum 

 Soro8porium caUfomicum Hark. — Syll. VII. p. 514. 



