Ustilaginacese, Sorosporium. 485 



sporarum, forma et magnitucline irrregularibus , opacis e sporis 

 numerosis compositis; sporis globosis v. subglobosis, opacis, atro- 

 brunneis, verruculis obsitis, 5-6,5 ;x. diam. 



Hdb. in ovariis Arundinel lae anomalae, Omiya, Saitama 

 Japonia? (Nishtda et Nambu). 



3. Sorosporium provinciale (Ell. et Gall.) Olinton, Journ. of Mycol. 1648 

 1902, pag. 142, Sorosporium Ellisii "Wint. var. provinciale Ell. 



et G-all. — Syll. IX, p. 288. — Soris linearibus, 6 cm. longis, 

 erumpentibus ; massa sporarum nigro-brunnea, granulosa, 50-100 

 |x. diam. vel longiore; sporis ovoideis vel subsph;ericis, minute 

 verruculosis, episporio 3 [j.. crasso, 14-19 ;j.. crassis, rufo-brunneis. 

 Hab. in inflorescentia Andropogonis furcati, Saline Coun- 

 ty Mo. in Nebrasca Amer. bor. 



4. Sorosporium contortum Griffiths in Bull. of the Torr. Bot. Club. 1649 

 1904, p. 83, fig. 1-3. — Soris 5-30 mm. longis, 0,6-1,5 mm. cras- 



sis, immersis vel in columellam cylindricam desinentibus ; glo- 

 merulis sporarum subglobosis vel ovoideis, sicpe angulosis, 50-62 

 vel 50-80 |i. diam. ; sporis subglobosis vel anguloso-compressis, 

 intense fuscis, 5-8 ;j.. diam., episporio miuuto, levi donatis, 1-nu- 

 cleatis. 



Hab. in floribus Andropogonis contorti, Santa Rita Moun- 

 tains, Arizona Amer. bor. (Griffiths). 



5. Sorosporium EriochloaB Griffiths in Bull. of. the Torr. Bot. Club. 1650 

 1904, p. 84. fig. 13-16. — Soris pulverulentis, nigris, partes flo- 

 rales replentibus et subtumefacientibus ; glomerulis subglobosis v. 

 angulosis irregularibusque, 65 « 50 vel 50-105 \x. diam. ; sporis in- 

 tense fuscis, subglobosis, 10-13,5 \x. diam., angulosis, episporio mi- 

 nuto levi donatis, granulosis, 1-nucleatis. 



Hab. in floribus Eriochloae punctatas, Empire Rauch, 

 Santa Bita Mountains, Arizona Amer. bor. (Griffiths et Thornber). 



6. Sorosporium Williamsii Griffiths in Bull of the Torr. Bot. CJub. 1651 

 1902, pag. 296, fig. 5. — Soris culmicolis pulverulentis, totam 

 plantam destruentibus ; sporis in massam cylindraceam erectam 



vel curvulam, 65-100 » 20-30 conglutinatis, maturitate indistinctis, 

 fuscis, subglobosis vel angularibus, 5-7 [x. diam., episporio levi 

 crassiusculo. 



Hab. in vaginis et in culmis Stipaa B-ichardsonii in monte 

 Big Horn, Wyo. Amer. bor. (T. A. Williams et Dr. Griffiths). 



