NOTICES OF NORTH AMERICAN FONGI. 3 



* Diplodia cixcinans. B. Sf Br. Var, diffusa. — On Yucca aloi- 

 folia. No. 660. Also in Ceylon. 



* Diplodia vitis. Bavi. — On branches of vine. Car. Inf. No, 

 2279. Car. Snp. No. 8087. New England, Sprague. No. 5313. 



420. Diplodia megalospora. B. & C. — Peritheciis sparsis erum- 

 pentibus obtusis ; sporis majoribus oblongo-ellipticis. 



On cones of Finns twda. Car. Inf. No. 5012. 

 Scattered, erumpent, obtuse; spores oblong-elliptic, "0015 long, 

 about a third as much wide. 



420 (bis). Diplodia herbicola. B. cj' C. — Peritheciis sparsis breriter 

 hysteriiformibus epidermidetectis ; sporis oblongo-ellipticis hyalinis. 



On steins of Nepeta Cataria. Pennsylvania, Dr. Michener, 

 No. 3572. 



Perithecia scattered, shortly hysteriiform ; spores oblongo- elliptic, 

 hyaline. 



421. Diplodia Rosse. B.^- C. — Peritheciis epidermide tectis sparsis 

 vel congestis ; sporis oblongis uninucleatis. 



On rose. New England, Russell. No 5874 (bis). 



Perithecia scattered, or collected into little groups, covered with 

 the cuticle ; spores oblong, "0005 long, about half as much wide ; 

 each cell uninucleate. 



421 (bis). Diplodia Parmelise. B. dj C. — Peritheciis depressis la- 

 natis apice perforatis ; sporis centro constrictis, articulis inaequali- 

 bus hyalinis. 



Parasitic on some Parmelia. Car. Inf. No. 1278. 



Perithecia scattered, hemispherical, depressed with a central per- 

 foration, loosely clothed with flexuous threads ; spores hyaline, 

 strongly constricted, the two portions unequal. 



422. Diplodia stenospoxa. B. Sf C. — Peritheciis papilleeformibus e 

 macula grisea oriundis ; sporis angustis hyalinis breviter fusi- 

 formibus. 



On bark of Acei- rubnim. Car. Sup. No. 306. 

 Perithecia scattered, papillfeform, bursting through grey spots ; 

 spores shortly fusiform, narrow, hyaline. 



422 (bis). Diplodia microspoza. B. & C. — Peritheciis sparsis ; 

 sporis oblongis minimis. 



On Viburnum opulifoliiim. Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 4106, 

 with Sj^liceropsis enucleata. 



Perithecia scattered ; spores pale brown, '00025 long, about half 

 as much broad. 



423. Diplodia cyanostromac B. <L C. — Peritheciis in stromate 

 cyaneo abditis ; sporis breviter obovatis vel oblongis pallidis. 



On decayed twigs. Pennsylvania. 



Perithecia crowded into erumpent patches of various shapes, in- 

 cluded in a blue stroma ; spores pallid, oblong, or shortly obovate, 

 •0005 long, half as much broad. 



