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NOTICES OF NORTH AMERICAN FUNGI. 



* Sphsexia pilifeza. Fr.—On pine rails. Car. Inf. No. 2317. 

 On oak. Alabama, Peters. No. 5232. Pennsylvania, Michener. 

 No. 4075. Sporidia sausage-shaped, -0002 long. 



» Sphaeria irostrate. -Pr.— On Acer. Car. Inf. No. 2490. 



928. Sphaeiria sepelibilis. B. (f C. — Hysteriifonnis cuticula nigre- 

 facta tecta ; sj^oridiis ellipticis, 1-2 nucleatis. 



On Smilax laurifolia. Car. Inf. No. 4877. 



Hysteriiform, covered by the blackened cuticle ; sporidia elliptic, 

 with one or sometimes two miclei, -0005 long. 



928* Sphsezia inozdinata. B. Sf C— Epidermide tecta prominens ; 

 ascis clavatis sporidiis allantoideis. 



On Eosa laevigata. Car. Inf. No. 2501. 



Covered by the cuticle, which is raised by the subjacent peri- 

 thecia into little prominences, which make the whole surface like a 

 raspte ; asci clavate ; sporidia sausage-shaped. 



929. Sphsezia bzachytheca. B. <& C— Peritheciis minutis cuti- 

 cula circumdatis ; ascis obovatis brevibus ; sporidiis clavatis, 6- 

 septatis. 



On Eosa. New England, Russell, No. 5874. 



Perithecia minute, surrounded by the cuticle ; asci obovate, very 

 short, sporidia clavate, with about 6 septa, -001 long, resembling 

 those of Patellnria atrata. 



* Sphaezia scoziadea. Fr.—Oi\ bark of Bctula Jenta. Penn- 

 sylvania, Michener. No. 4091. Arctic America, Drummond. 



930. Sphsezia celtidis. B. S( C— Gregaria minuta, ostiolo promi- 

 nulo ; ascis brevibus ; sporidiis oblongis uniseptatis. 



On branches of Cdtis. Car. Inf. (Ravenel, No. 1422). 



Perithecia closely packed, but distinct, covered by the bark which 

 is slightly raised, so that the whole looks like fine shagreen ; ostiola 

 rather prominent, asci short, with four sporidia which are oblong, 

 obtuse, uniseptate. Allied to the last. 



* Sphsezia livida. Fr. — On bleached wood. Texas, C. Wright. 

 No. 3781, 3902. Mountains of New York. No. 4469. 



Sporidia oblong, elliptic, 5-septate, fenestrate, -001 long. 



931. Sphaezia Polynesia. B. S( C— Oblonga peritheciis conditis ; 

 ascis filiformibus, sporidiis fuscis oblongis. 



Mountains of Virginia. No. 3347. 



Forming little oblong black spots, which are studded with the 

 ostiola ; asci very slendei' ; sj^oridia oblong, brown, -00028 long. 



* Sphaezia spiculosa. P.— Car. Sup. No. 33.351. Car. Inf. 

 No. 1406. 



932. Sphaezia sexniimxnezsa. B. S,- C— Deorsum immersa, sursum 

 subcylindrica, sporidiis oblongis curvis quadrinucleatis. 



On dead herbaceous stems. Connecticut, C. Wright. No. 5628. 

 Perithecia immersed below, above subcylindrical or subconical ; 

 sporidia linear, oblong curved, '€006 long. 



