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972. Sphaeria nigxotecta. B. cj- Rav. -Peritheciis nitidis centro e 

 cuticula albis ; ascis linearibus, sporidiis ellipticis fuscis. 



Ou leaves of lUx. Car. Inf. (Ravenel, No. 1243.) 

 Externally like the last but smaller, asci linear, sporiJia in a 

 single row, brown, elliptic. 



973. Sphaeria Xiycopodii. B, & C. — Punctiformis epidennide con- 

 dita; ascis clavatis, sporidiis biseriatibus, breviter fusiforniibus 

 biseptatis. 



On Lycopodium. New Jersey. No. 4686. 



Punctiform, quite covered by the cuticle, not the least project- 

 ing ; asci clavate ; sporidia biseriate, shortly fusiform, hyaline, 

 biseptate, 



* Depazea cruenta. Kze. — On Siailacina. Rhode Island. Car. 

 Inf. No. 174:4g. 



* Depazea kalmicola. Schme'ui.—GsiV. Inf. Car. Sup. No. 89. 



974. Depazea bxunnea. B. Sj C. — Maculis orbicularibus brunneis ; 

 ascis clavatis ; sporidiis angustis fusiformibus quadrinucleatis. 



On leaves of Acer rubrum. Car. Inf. No. 2260. 



Spots dark brown, orbicular, about ^ inch across ; asci clavate, 

 sporidia biseriate, narrow, fusiform, sometimes slightly curved, 

 with four nuclei. 



975. Depazea concentzica. B. <t C. — Maculis annulis concen- 

 tricis albis brunneisque variegata, peritheciis in annulis pallidis sitis. 



On leaves of Asarum virginicum. Alabama. No. 3987. 



Spots more than an inch in diameter, orbicular, consisting of about 

 seven alternate white and brown rings ; perithecia numerous, situated 

 on the fallen rings. Unfortunately I could not find perfect fiuit. 



* Depazea smilacicola. Schmein. — Car. Sup. No. 253. Car. 

 Inf. No. 1514. * 



976. Massaxia seixidia. B. S^ C. — Peritheciis paucis, in pustulis 

 parvis conditis ; ascis tetrasporis ; sporidiis oblongis utrinque obtusis 

 triseptatis ; endochromatibus connexis. 



On Rohinia. New England, Russell. No. 5871. Sartwell. 

 No. 3073. On Peach. New York, Sartwell. No. 2620. Moun- 

 tains of Virginia, on Eobinia. No. 3353. Car. Inf. On Acer, 

 1789, 2783. 



Perithecia few, hidden by the bark; disc small, pulverulent; 

 asci containing four sporidia, which in the three first numbers are 

 oblong, obtuse at either end, in the three latter more spindle- 

 shaped, in all about "005 long, triseptate, with the endochromes 

 united by a little cylindrical process. Sphceria ocellata, Schwein. 

 Herb. 



977. Massaxia vomitoxia. B. ^ C- — Peritheciis ostiolo excepto 

 abditis; ascis octosporis ; sporidiis oblongis magnis obliquis, 3- 

 septatis. 



On Acer and Robinia. Car. Inf. No. 1789, 2342. Virginian 



