Jan. 1896. Flora of W. Virginia — Millspaugh & Nuttall. 113 



C. coccinea (Reb.) Fr. 



On Robinia Pseudacacia, Feb. 2, 1894. Sporules 3 x .75 // (Nutt- 

 a^i, 1355)- 



C. sp. 



Spermogonia of Valsa goniostoma Sz. ? On fire-killed Liquid- 

 atnbar Styracifliia, Oct. 21, 1895 {Nuttall, 1884). 

 C. orthospora B. & C ? 



On Robinia Pseudacacia, April 20, 1894. Sporules irregular in 

 shape 12 to 18 X 2.5 to 3 ,a {Nuttall, 1478, 458). 



C. carphosperma Fr. 



On Asimuia triloba, Nov. 5, 1893 (Nuttall, 1292, 237). 



SPH.EROPSIS L^v. 

 S. Linderee Peck. 



On dead twigs Benzoin Benzoin, April 8, 1895 {N^uttall, 1795). 



S. Asiminae E. & E., Proc. Phila. Acad., 1894, 361. 



Type habitat: On dead limbs Asimina triloba, Feb. 24, 1894 

 {Nuttall, discov. 1397, 370). 



Perithecia scattered or subseriate, buried in the bark which is 

 raised into little pustules over them and soon ruptured. Peri- 

 thecia small (.25 mm.) thick-walled, with an obscurely papilliform 

 ostiolum. Sporules oblong-elliptical, brown, obtuse, 18 to 22 x 8 

 to 10 //. 



S. Asiminae fructigena E. & E. var. nov. 



Type hakita 1: On old dried-up fruits of Asimina triloba, Oct. 

 3, 1895 {Nuttall, discov. 1871, 755). 



A fructigenous form of S. Asiininc? E. & E. Perithecia smaller 

 than in the species (no to 140 ,a) and more abundant. Sporules 

 a little larger (20 to 24 x 9 to 12 /jt). 



S. Ampelopsidis C. & E. 



On Parthenocissus quinquefolia, March 30, 1894. Sporules 18 to 

 20 X 10 to 12 // {Nuttall, 1460, 437). 



S. cerasina Peck. 



On Prunus serotina, alt. 1,200 ft., Nov. 22, 1894 {Nuttall, 1746). 



S. Physocarpi E. & E., Proc. Phila. Acad., 1894, 361. 



Type habitat: On dead Opulaster opulifolius. May 2, 1894 (A^////- 

 all, discov. 1502, 482, 486). 



Perithecia scattered, .33 mm. diameter, buried in the inner bark, 

 with their apices and papilliform ostiola erumpent, white inside 

 (at first), sometimes, as in the preceding species 2 to 3 confluent. 

 Sporules varying from short-elliptical 12 to 15 x 10 ;/. to oblong 

 or obovate-elliptical 15 to 20 x lo //. 



Differs from 6". A'iellice E.& E. in its buried perithecia and much 

 larger sporules. 



S. celastrina Peck. 



On branches Celastrus scandens, April 27, 1895 {iVuttall, 181 2). 



