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clavate; spores distichous or crowded, cylindric, obtuse, generally 

 curved, 3-septate, colored, the tenninal cells subhyaline, .0006- 

 .ooo<v6 of an inch long, .00016-00024 broad, often oozing out and 

 forming black spots on the matrix. 



Bark of sugar maple, Acer s a c c h a r u m L. Vaughns, 

 Washington co. April. S. H. Durnham. 



Before the exudation of the spores the bark is minutely dotted 

 by the black ostiola. The spores are similar to those of 

 H e n d e r s o n i a b r u n a u d i a n a S. & R. 



Perithecia dense gregaria, subcarbonacea, epidermide ostiolis 

 nigris perforata tecta, globosa, ^ mni lat., nigra ; asci cylindraceo- 

 clavulati ; sporae distichae vel conf ertae, cylindraceae, obtusae, 

 plerumque curvae, 3-septatae, coloratae, loculis extimis subhya- 

 linis, 16-24 X 4-6 /'. 



Leucolejeunea clypeata (Schw.) Evans 

 Rocks. Dresden, Washington co. August. 



Lophocolea macouni Aust. 

 Decaying wood in a cedar swamp. Jordanville, Herkimer co. 

 C. F. Austin. 



Lophocolea minor Nees 

 Ground. Kenwood, Albany co. November. S. H. Burnham. 



Massariovalsa sudans (B. & C.) Sacc. 



Bark of red maple, Acer r u b r u m L. Shushan, Washington 

 CO. May. S. H. Burnham and F. Dobbin. 



Our specimens agree much better with the figure of the species 

 given in North American Pyrenomycetes, plate 30, than with the 

 published descriptions of it. 



Melanconis modonia Tul. 

 Bark of chestnut, C a s t a n e a d e n t a t a (Marsh.) Borkh. 

 Alcove, Albany co. November. C. L. Shear. 



Mnium orthorrhynchum B. & S. 

 Eagle Rock gorge near Chilson lake. Essex co. June. Mrs 

 C. W. Harris. 



Monilia angustior (Sacc.) Reade 

 This fungus which attacks the immature fruit of chokecherry, 

 P r u n u s V i r g i 11 i a n a L.. was reported under the name 



