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* Sphaeropsis atrovirens. Lt'r— On Mistletoe. Car. Inf. No. 

 8697,2707. 



412. Sphaeropsis mamillaris. B. A C. — Peritheciis sparsis vel 

 congestis mamillaeformibus ; spoils oblongo-obovatis hyalinie. 



On twigsof Gledit8chia. Car. Inf. No. 3414. 



Perithecia scattered or collected in groups; mamillsBform sur- 

 rounding the cuticle; spores oblongo-obovate, hyaline, '0006 long, 

 about \ as much broad; perithecia much larger than in the last, 

 but the spores are smaller and narrower. 



* Sphaeropsis Candollei. B. $ Br. (SpTueria Jltt.ri, D.C.)— On 

 leaves of box. Car. Sup. No. 6469. 



412 (bis 1 . Sphaeropsis elongata. B. Sj" C. — Peritheciis minutis ni- 

 tidis sparsis ostioli brevi emergentibus ; sporis subfusiformibus enu- 

 cleatis ; sporopboris sursum attenuatis. 



On Gladiolus. Alabama, Peters. No. 5231. 



Perithecia minute, piercing the cuticle by the distinct ostiolum ; 

 sporophores attenuated upwards, spores oblong, subfusiform, *001- 

 •0008 long, without any nucleus, |-th or £th as much wide. 



413. Sphaeropsis macrospora. B. tj- C. — Peritheciis in massam 

 communem congestis ; sporis elongatis subfusiformibus. 



On twigs of Coriaria myrtifolia. Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 

 4162. On Magnolia glauca. Alabama, Peters. No. 4G06. On Sam- 

 brecur Canadensis. Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 4305. 



Perithecia crowded into a common mass, which is flattened above ; 

 spores elongated, subfusiform, with one side less curved, or slightly 

 clavate, as in No. 4606, enucleate, -001--0016. In No. 4305 '0015. 



413 (bis). Sphaeropsis fusiger. B. & C. — Peritheciis sparsis apice 

 lateritiis ; sporis subfusiformibus enucleatis. 



On twigs of Mespilus. Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 405 G. 



Perithecia scattered, covered at the emergent apex with red 

 granular matter; spores fusiform, with one side less curved, -0015 

 long, enucleate. The spores closely resemble those of the last 

 species, but the habit is quite different. 



414. Sphaeropsis marginata. B. $ C — Peritheciis tectis ocellatis ; 

 sporis fusiformibus elongatis angustis brunneis. 



On leaves of Yucca. Car. Inf. No. 6184. 



Perithecia scattered, concealed by the cuticle, which is black on 

 them by translucence, but white in the centre ; spores narrow, fusi- 

 form, -001 long, about J-th or |th as much broad. 



414 (bis). Sphaeropsis cymbaespora. B. $ C.— Peritheciis sparsis 

 obtusis epidermide cinctis ; sporis cymbteformibus endochromate 

 utrinque retracto. 



On twigs of Vaccinium. New England, Russell. No. 5930. 



Perithecia scattered, slightly projecting, almost covered by the 

 cuticle, very obtuse ; spores cymbseform, -006 long, pale green, the 

 endochrome retracted to either end. 



