Pyrenomycetse, Sphferiacese, Phseosporfe, Sordaria. 601 



2. Chaetomium simile Mass. et Salm. Coproph. fungi II, p. 71, fig. 8-9. 2028 

 — Peritheciis gregariis 500-750 \x. alt., subglobosis^ undique oli- 

 vaceo-pilosis, pilis superioribus dense confertis, intricatis, crispis, 

 fuscis, pluries irregulariter spiraliter contortis, apice uncinatis, 

 plerumque non septatis, levibus; ascis cylindraceis, breviter stipi- 

 tatis 80 » 9-10, octosporis; sporidiis monostichis, late ellipticis v. 

 subglobosis, polo uno minute apiculatis, altero plus minusve ro- 

 tundatis 8-10 « 7,5 leniter compressis, olivaceo-fuscis. 

 Hab. in fimo canino vetusto, Kew Britannia'. 



S0RDARIA Ces. et De Not. — Syll. I p. 230, IX p. 487, XIV 

 p. 492, XVI p. 430. 



1. Sordaria longicaudata (Griff.) Sacc. et D. Sacc. Pleurage longicau- 2029 

 data Griff. Mem. Torr. Bot. 01. 1901, p. 81, tab. 8, fig. 9-11. — 

 Peritheciis sparsis, immersis dein maturitate expositis, 600-900 ^ 

 450-600, membranaceis, maturitate nigris, globoso-piriformibus, 

 brevi ostiolatis; ascis clavatis, rectis vel curvatis, breve stipitatis 

 280-300 « 32-42 ; paraphysibus late tubulari-ventricosis, irregula- 

 ribus, ascis lequilongis; sporidiis ellipsoideis, utrinque rotundatis, 

 Srepe superne acutatis 45-53 « 23-35, maturitate intense brunneis, 

 longicaudatis. 



Hab. in fimo vaccino, Rooks Co. lvansas (Bartholomew), 

 Auburn, Alab. (Earle), in fimo equino Austin, Texas (Long). 



2. Sordaria arizonensis (Griff.) Sacc et D. Sacc. Pleurage arizonensis 2030 

 Griff. Amer. Sordar., Mem. Torr. Bot. 01. 1901, p. 57, tab. VI, 

 fig. 4-6 *). — Peritheciis sparsis v. congestis, initio immersis dein 

 subemergentibus 400-600 ;x. diam. membranaceis vel subcoriaceis, 

 nigris v. opacis, globoso-piriformibus, superne albido-tomentosis, 

 ostiolo brevi, papillato nigro, curvulo, setis longis brunneis dona- 

 tis; ascis 4-sporis, cylindraceis, subcontractis, apice rotundatis, 

 subpedicellatis, 38-45^240-325; paraphysibus variabilibus, filifor- 

 mibus, septatis, asco multo longioribus; sporidiis monostichis, elli- 

 psoideis utrinque subrotundatis 45-52 « 21-25 initio hyalinis dein 

 intense brunneis, longissime utrinque appendiculatis. 



Hab. in fimo pecorino et vaccino, Tucson, Ariz., Amer. bor. 



3. Sordaria Ellisiana (Griff.) Sacc. et D. Sacc, Pleurage Ellisiana 003] 

 Griff. Amer. Sord., Mem. Torr. Bot. Cl. 1901, pag. 72, tab. V, 

 fig. 1-3. — Peritheciis sparsis semiimmersis vel superficialibus, 



*j Conferenda optima Monogr. de Sordariaceis amer. ol. GRIFFITHSII. 



