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982. Capnodium pini. B. 8f C. — Mycelio laxo floccis in peri- 

 thecia repentibus et cum iis conjunctis, sporidiis oblongis cpiadri- 

 septatis. 



On pine bark. Maine. No. 5689. 



Mycelium loose, the threads running up the perithecia, and at 

 length connate with them ; sporidia oblong, quadriseptate, with 

 occasional vertical septa. 



983. Capnodium pomoxum. B. Sf C. — Mycelio obsoleto; peri- 

 theciis Itevibus variis ovato-lanceolatis vel obovatis furcatisve pedi- 

 cellatis. 



On decayed apples. Car. Inf. No. 3274. 

 Mycelium obsolete ; perithecia various, smooth, sometimes 

 ovato-laiiceolate and divided at the base, sometimes obovate or 

 saddle-shaped, with a cylindrical dark pedicel. 



984. Zsothea nyssse. B. Sf C— Nitida in maculam vix latiorena 

 sita ; ascis oblongis, sporidiis breviter fusiformibus, demum feue- 

 stratis. 



On leaves of Nyssa aqnatica. Shining, penetrating the leaf, 

 seated on a little brown spot not much wider ; asci oblong; sj)ori- 

 dia shortly fusiform, not three times longer than broad, at length 

 fenestrate. 



985. Fexispoxium fimeti. B. ^ C— Minutum sparsum, ascis 

 ellipticis ; sporidiis oblongis ellipticisque plurimis. 



On rabbits' dung. Car. Inf. No. 2318, 2318 bis. ; very minute, 

 scattered ; asci broadly elliptic, sporidia numerous, oblong or shortly 

 elliptic, brown. 



986. Fexispozium Zeee. B. tt C— Peritheciis seriatis basi subti- 

 liter tomentosa, ascis lanceolatis, sporidiis breviter fusiformibus 

 angustis triseptatis. 



On Zea. Car. Inf. No. 3030. 



Forming short black lines ; perithecia surrounded by short villous 

 liairs ; asci lanceolate ; sporidia shortly fusiform, triseptate, slightly 

 constricted at the septa. 



987. Perispoxium Wzightii. B. ^ C. — Congestum nigerrimum, 

 ascis brevibus obovatis ; sporidiis subglobosis. 



On Opvntia viacrorhiza. Texas, Wright. No. 3783. 



Perithecia crowded into suborbicular patches, jet black ; granu- 

 lated ; asci short, obovate ; sporidia subglobose ; endochrome lilac, 

 forming a cloud at the edge of the water. 



* IVSicxothyzium smilacis. D'Not. — On Smilax rotimdiJoUa. 

 Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 4130. Car. Inf. No. 2365, 2104 

 1562. 



* laicrothyxium xniczoscopicum. Z»es?n.— Pennsylvania, Mich- 

 ener. No. 3946. On Syvipltoricarpns. No. 3567. On Chelone 

 glabra. No. 3559. 



On Rhus glabra. Michener. No. 3497. Sporidia narrow 



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