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933. Sphaexia clostezium. B. cj- C— Minuta ernmpens ; sporidiis 

 medio ellipticis utrinqne appendice longa curvata. 



On Spircea opitUfolia. Mountains of New York. No. 4428. 



Bursting through the cuticle, which at first is closed and is black 

 and shining; asci lanceolate ; sporidia elliptic in the centre, with 

 a long attenuated curved appendage at either end, '002 long. 

 Sometimes the elliptic part is divided into two elliptic joints. 

 A very curious species. 



934. Sphaeria Muxxayi. B. & C— Peritheciis epidermide tectis 

 prominulis ; ascis lanceolatis ; sporidiis oblongis centre constrictis 

 quadrinucleatis. 



On apple. New England, Murray. No. 5706. 



Perithccia covered by the cuticle, rather prominent ; asci lan- 

 ceolate ; sporidia oblong, constricted in the middle with four nuclei, 

 probably septate when older ; each perithecium is surrounded ex- 

 ternally with short white hairs, but it is uncertain whether they 

 belong to the plant. 



* Sphaexia salicella. Fr. — Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 3487. 

 ^Sphaexia palmaxum. 31ont. — On Sabal. Alabama, Beaumont. 



No 4645. 



935. Sphaexia sabaligexa. B. ^ C. — Sparsa minuta epidermide 

 nigrefacta tecta, ascis clavatis, sporidiis biseriatis. 



On Sabal, with the foi-mer. 



Scattered, minute, covered by the blackened cuticle ; sporidia 

 biseriate ; sporidia fusiform, curved, triseptate, '001 long. No. 

 4889 on Sabal, is unfortunately without fruit. 



* Sphaexia yuccae. Schweln. — On Yucca aloifolia. Santee Tviver. 

 No. 1588. 



I find asci, but at present no certain sporidia, 



936. Sphaexia coxnbulliens. B. ^ C. — Peritheciis ostiolo minute 

 excepto abditis ; sporidiis oblongis uniseriatis uniseptatis. 



On stems of Arundinaria, accompanied by some other seriate 

 species ; scattered, covered by the cuticle, with the exception of the 

 minute ostiolum ; sporidia uniseriate oblong, uniseptate. 



* Sphaexia pxuinosa. Fr. — On Fraxinus sambucifolia. Penn- 

 sylvania, Dr. Michener. No. 3574. Car. Sup. No. 787. 



Sporidia sausage-shaped. 



937. Sphaexia semitecta. B. S' C. — Peritheciis semitectis ; spori- 

 diis clavatis, triseptatis. 



On Plane. Virginian Mountains. No. 3340. 



Perithecia raised, half covered by the cuticle, wliich forms a 

 little ring to each perithecium, sporidia clavate, trisejDtate, slightly 

 constricted at each septum, '0013 long, clothed at first with a thick 

 gelatinous coat. 



938. Sphaexia citxispoxa. B. S( C. — Omiiino tecta ; ai-cis clavatis, 

 sporidiis hyalinis citriformibus. 



On Tilia glabra, Virginian Mountains. No. 3356. 



