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NOTICES OF NORTH AMERICAN FUNGI. 



Mountains. No. 3325. New York, Sartwell. No. 2656. New 

 England, Sprague. No. 5306. 



Perithecia covered by the cuticle, with the exception of the 

 ostiolnm, which pours out the dark oblong or cymbiform triseptate 

 sporidia, with connected endochromes, •008 long ; nearly related 

 to the last, but with eight sporidia, which are longer. 



978. Massazia atroinquinans. B. <i: C— Peritheciis abditis ostiolo 

 punctiformi tantum erumpente ; sporidiis oblongo-ellipticis 3-6- 

 septatis. 



On Flatcmvs. Car. Inf. No. 1897. Ravenel. 544. Penn- 

 sylvania, Michener. No. 5169. 



Entirely concealed by the bark, with the exception of the minute 

 ostiolum ; s2)oridia oblong-elliptic, sometimes attenuated below 

 with from three to six septa, at first surrounded by a gelatinous 

 border, "002 long. 



979. Massaria epileuca. B. §'' C. — Peritheciis depressis tomen- 

 tosis, in stratum album insidentibus ; cstiolo demum insigniter per- 

 forato ; sporidiis cymbiformibus triseptatis, apud septa constrictis. 



On Morns rubra. Car. Sup. No. 31. Car. luf. No. 1146, 

 2212,3591. Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 3524. 



Perithecia depressed, tomentose, ostiolum at first papillffiform, 

 then opening widely ; sporidia large, cymbiform, triseptate, con- 

 stricted at the septa, at first surrounded by a gelatinous border. 



* Massaxia gigaspora. Desm. — On Viburnum lyrunifolium. Penn- 

 sylvania, Michener. No. 4126. On Viburnum detitatum. No. 

 4067. In 4128 I find the sporidia -003 long, with connected 

 endochromes. | 



980. Massaria sudans. B. ^ C.— Omnino tecta ; peritheciis cir- 

 cinantibus ; ascis linearibus, sporidiis oblongis miiseptatis. 



On bark of Acer. Car. Inf. No. 3866. 



Perithecia circinating, covered by the bark, pouring out the dark 

 oblong uniseptate obtuse sporidia, "0016 long. 



* Capnodium elongatum. B. ^ Itesm.— On Alnus serrnlata. 

 Car. Inf. No. 3803. On Peaches. No. 4030. On Smilax. 

 Eavenel. No. 1659. On Pojndus angulata. On Liriodendron. 

 Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 3579. On Bignonia. Alabama, 

 Peters. No. 6335. On Rubus. New England, Sprague. No. 5779. 



981. Capnodium pelliculosum. B. Sr Rav. — Floccis mycelii 

 erectis apice trifidis ; peritheciis elongatis brevioribus. 



On leaves of Prunns. Car. Inf. Eavenel. No. 1345. 

 Threads of the mycelium erect, trifid at the apex, after the fashion 

 of Trijwsjwrinm, shorter than the oblong constricted perithecia. 



* Capnodium quercinum. B. ^- Besm.—On Quercus obtusiloha. 

 Car. Inf. No. 2051. 



* Capnodium avellanum. B. ^" Desm. — On Populus angulata. 

 Car. Inf. No. 1639. 



