190 The North American Cup-Fungi 



reaching a length of 60-85 ^ and a diameter of 12-14 ^i, 8-spored; 

 spores ellipsoid to ovoid, at first simple, becoming 1 -septate, 

 5-6 X 12-15 /i; paraphyses filiform 3 fx in diameter above. 



On the under side of living leaves of Ranunculus. 



Type locality : Europe. 



Distribution : Maine to Toronto and Nebraska. 



ExsiCCATi: Barth. Fungi Columb. 2625; Reliq. Farlow. 638. 



2. Fabraea Earliana (Ellis & Ev.) Seaver, comb. nov. 



Leptothyrium Fragariae Lib. PI. Crypt. Ard. 162. 1832. 



Ascochyta colorata Peck, Ann. Rep. N. Y. State Mus. 38: 94. 1884. 



Peziza Earliana Ellis & Ev. Bull. Torrey Club 11: 74. 1884. 



Marsonia Fragariae Sacc. Malpighia 10: 276. 1896. 



Diplocarpon Earliana Wolf, Jour. Elisha Mitch. Sci. Soc. 39: 158. 1924. 



Mollisia Earliana Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 328. 1889. 



Conidial stage forming reddish, or purplish spots on the 

 leaves of the host; acervuli black, usually epiphyllous; conidia 

 unsymmetrical, 1 -septate, the upper cell larger, constricted at 

 the septum, 5-7 X 18-30 y.. 



Apothecia discoid, mostly hypophyllous, dark-brown to 

 black, reaching .3 mm. in diameter, at first submerged, becoming 

 erumpent at maturity, splitting with an irregular margin, closing 

 when dry; hymenium yellow to brown; asci clavate, reaching a 

 length of 55-70 ii and a diameter of 15-20 m; 8-spored; spores 

 ellipsoid, curved, hyaline, unequall}' 2-celled, the upper larger, 

 constricted at the septum, 4-6 X 18-28 ju; paraphyses capitate. 



On fallen leaves of Fragaria sp. 



Type locality: Anna, Illinois. 



Distribution: Widely distributed in eastern United States 

 and Canada. 



Illustrations: Ann. Rep. N. Y. State Mus. 38: pi. 2,f. 9, 

 10; Jour. Elisha Mitch. Sci. Soc. 39: pi. 9-15; Tech. Bull. N. C. 

 Agr. Exp. Sta. 28: pi. 7J. 3-5; Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 42: 193, 

 /. 9-13. 



ExsiCCATi: Ellis, N. Am. Fungi 2043. 



3. Fabraea Rosae (Wolf) Seaver, comb. nov. 



Asteroma Rosae Lib. Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 5: 405. 1827. 

 Actinonema Rosae Fries, Summa Veg. Scand. 424. 1849. 

 Dicoccum Rosae Bonord. Bot. Zeit. 11: 282. 1853. 

 Marsonia Rosae Trail, Trans. Crypt. Soc. Scotland 14: 46. 1889. 

 Diplocarpon Rosae Wolf, Bot. Gaz. 54: 231. 1912. 



Conidial stage forming large, dark-brown, or blackish spots, 

 sometimes becoming confluent and involving the entire leaf; 



