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Dead bark of red cedar, Juniper us Virginiana. West Albany 

 May. 



Sphseropsis pallida, n. sp. 



Perithecia caespitose, erumpent, .011 to .013 in. broad, black ; 

 spores siibglobose, slightly colored, .0007 to .0008 in. long, .00065 

 to .00075 broad, containing one to three nuclei; sporophores very 

 short. 



Dead branches of sumac, Rhus typhina. Saugerties. May. 



This fungus has the general appearance of S. Sumachi, but the 

 perithecia are usually smaller than in that species, and the spores 

 paler and of a different shape, being nearly globose. 



Sphaeropsis Sphaerospora, n. sp. 



Perithecia numerous, minute, .006 to .007 in. broad, subglobose or 

 depressed, at first covered by the epidermis, black, opening by a 

 minute pore; spores globose or subovate, slightly colored, .0004 to 

 .0005 in. long, usually contaihing a single large nucleus. 



Dead stems of silk weed, Asdepias cornuti. Sandlake. June. 



Sphseropsis maculans, 7i. sj). 



Perithecia immersed in the matrix, .016 to .02 in. broad, black, 

 witli a papillate oatiolum; spores elliptical, colored, .0004 to .0005 in. 

 long, .0002 to .00025 broad. 



Dead decorticated branches. Adirondack mountains. May. 



This is a peculiar and well-marked species. The perithecia are 

 immersed in the wood which is stained black just about each peri- 

 thecium. The black ostiolum projects slightly above the surface of 

 the wood. 



Coniothyrium Staphylese, n. sp. 



Perithecia minute, .007 to .011 in. broad, subglobose, slightly prom- 

 inent, at first covered by the epidermis th umpent, black ; spores 

 very minute, elliptical, slightly colored, .00016 in. long, .00012 broad. 



Dead whitened twigs of Stajjhylea trifolia. Saugerties. May. 



Septoria Osmorrhizae, n. sp. 

 Spots small, subangular or irregular, brown ; perithecia epiphyllous, 

 .004 to .005 in. broad, slightly prominent, centrally depressed, reddish- 

 brown or amber-colored; spores filiform, mOre or less curved or 

 flexuous, colorless, .002 to .0028 in. long, .00016 broad, oozing out and 

 forming a whitish tendril. Living leaves of sweet cicely, Osmorrhiza 

 longistylis. Schoharie. July. 



Septoria oleandrina, Sacc. 

 Living or languishing leaves of oleander, Nerium Oleander. Sand- 

 * lake. June. 



Septoria lineolata, ;S'. S S. 

 Dead leaves of sedges, Curex varia. Elizabethtown. May. 



Septoria graminum, Desm. 

 Living leaves of black-fruited mountain rice, Oryzopsis melanocarpa. 

 Day. July. 



