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at botli ends, with 12 or more septa, projecting at the septa like 

 the horns of some antelopes. 



350. Sphseria incommiscibilis. B. S)'- C. — Minuta epidermide 

 tecta ; ostiolis papillajformibus ; ascis linearibus ; sporidiis fusi- 

 formibns angustis demum uniseptatis. 



On stalks of some herbaceous plant. Virginian Mountains. 

 No. 3313. 



Minute, covered with the cuticle ; ostiola projecting, papillge- 

 form ; asci linear ; sporidia shortly fusiform, acuminate at either 

 end, at length uniseptate, *0008 long. 



951. Sphsexia stictostoma. B. ^' C. — Peritheciis epidermide tectis 

 tumidulis demum liberatis subconicis ; ascis oblongis ; sporidiis 

 biseriatis cymbseformibus 5-septatis apud septa constrictis. 



On some herbaceous plant. Connecticut, C. Wright. No. 

 4655. 



Perithecia covered by the cuticle forming little corresponding- 

 prominences pierced by the ostiola, at length free, subconical ; asci 

 oblong ; sporidia biseriate, cymba^form, 5-septate, constricted at the 

 commissures, 0008 long. No. 916, on inflorescence of Plantago, 

 scarcely differs. 



952. Sphseiria oenothezae. B. Sf C. — Minutissima ; ostiolo puncti- 

 formi prominulo ; ascis clavatis ; sporidiis hyalinis breviter fusi- 

 formibus obtusis. 



On (Enotherce simiata. Car. Inf. No. 2243. 

 Very minute, black ; ostiola rather prominent ; asci clavate ; 

 sporidia shortly fusifoi'm, obtuse at either end, hyaline. 



953. Sphsexia phlyctanoides. B. Sc C. — Irregularis fusca depla- 

 nata ; ascis late lanceolatis brevibus ; sporidiis biseriatis cymbae- 

 formibus endochromate utrinque retracto. 



On stems of Dolichos. Alabama, Beaumont. No. 4858. 



Forming little brown irregular specks on a white ground ; asci 

 short, broadly lanceolate ; sporidia cymbajform, with the endo- 

 chrome retracted at either end, •0005-'00057 long. 



* Sphaexia Bexkeleii. Desm. — On Phytolacca. 



954. Sphaexia sepulta. B. ^ C— Peritheciis sepultis ostiolo emer- 

 gente ; sporidiis allantoideis. 



On Smilax. Car. Inf. No. 1882. . 



Perithecia buried as in Sphoeria Berkeleii ; sporidia minute 

 sausage-shaped. 



955. Sphaexia mesoedema. B. ^ C— Peritheciis demum denu- 

 datis conicis ; sporidiis utrinque acuminatis, 8-septatis articulo 

 medio tumido colorato. 



On Eupatorium coronopifolimn. Car. Inf. No. 3727. On 

 Cirsium muticurri. Ravenel. No. 640. 



Perithecia at length liberated, conical ; sporidia elongated, acu- 

 minate at either end with about 8-septa, the central joint swelling, 

 •0025 long. 



