10 KOTICES OF NORTH AMERICAN FUNGI. 



788. Astexina xnelioloides. B. ^ C. — Orbicularis parva ; peri- 

 theciis depressis ; sporidiis brevibus cymbEeformibus uniseptatis. 



On leaves of Baccharis halimifolia. Car. Inf. Ravenel. No. 

 1355. 



Forming little orbicular spots ; peritbecia depressed, brown, 

 ratber rugulose ; crowded ; asci sbort, clavate ; sporidia sbortly 

 cymbeeform, uniseptate. 



* Astezina pelliculosa. B. — On Pinnus coriacea. Car. Sup. 

 No. 3443. 



789. Asterina spurca. B. ^ C. — Peritbeciis sparsis punctifor- 

 mibus, floccis brevibus duobus vel pluribus junctis articulatis radian- 

 tibus ornatis. 



On leaves and stems of Ilyptis radiata. Car. Inf. No. 1670. 

 Ravenel, 1856. Alabama, Beaumont. No. 4657. 



Scattered, dot-like, surrounded by sbort articulated, submonili- 

 form, radiating tbreads, wbicb are joined togetber laterally in twos, 

 sometimes forked at tbe apex. 



790. Asterina Wzightii. B. ^ C. — Mycelio tenuissimo ; peri- 

 tbeciis granulaeformibus fuscis floccis cirrbatis circumdatis ; ascis 

 clavatis brevibus. 



Apparently on some smootb Cucurbit. Texas, C. Wright. No. 

 3880. 



Mycelium very tbin ; peritbecia granular, crowded like little grains 

 of gunpowder, surrounded by cirrbate tbreads ; asci clavate, sbort. 



791. Asterina comata. B. ^ Bav. — Sparsa major ; mycelio obso- 

 leto; floccis brunneis dense vestita. 



On leaves of Magnolia glauca. Alabama, Peters. No. 4562. 

 Magnolia grandiflora. Santee Canal, Ravenel. No. 1819. 



Scattered, without any visible mycelium, large for the genus, 

 about ^ line broad, densely clothed with short brown hairs. The 

 specimens in either case are young and without fruit, but the 

 species is very distinct. 



* Iiophium mytilinum. i^r.— On bark of Laurus CaroUniensis. 

 Car. Inf. Ravenel. No. 1456. 



* Glonium stellatum. Mulil. — On jjine trees near the ground. 

 Car. Inf. No. 1414. Car. Sup. Ohio. 



* Labrella pomi. Mont.— On apples. Rhode Island, Olney. 

 No. 2588. 



* Hysterium pulicare. P.— On dead wood and bark. Ex- 

 tremely common. /3. angustatum. On Plata7ins. Car. Inf. Rav. 

 No. 1429. 7. lenticulare. Car. Sup. . No. 285. 759. 



* Hysterium elongatum. Wahl.— On dead wood. Car, Sup. 

 No. 171, 184, 270, 442, 714, 882, 904. 



792. Hysterium depressum. B. cj- C— Elongatum, granulato- 

 ragosum depressum ; rima angustissima ; ascis clavatis; sporidiis 

 cymbseformibus 5-septatis. 



