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Stromata gregarious, subconfluent, depressed-hemispherical or 

 strongly convex, 3 to 6 mm. diameter, purplish-black, mammil- 

 lose. Perithecia small (about .25 mm.) scattered irregularly 

 through the stroma, which is rather soft and brownish within. 

 Ostiola crowning the mammillose projections on the surface of 

 the stroma, papilliform, soon deciduous, leaving a round perfor- 

 ation. The asci in the spec, examined had disappeared. Spo- 

 ridia brown, oblong-elliptical, sub-inequilateral, 7 to 8 x 3 to 4 //. 

 (exceptionally 9x5 p.). 



H. HoTveianum Peck. 



On decorticated Magnolia Fraseri, alt. 1,800 ft., Sept. 12, 1893 

 {Nut tall, 1203, 158). 



H. Fuscu.M (Pers. ) Fr. 



On dead and decorticated Acer saccharutn, Grant Co., near 

 Bayard {MillspaugJi). On dead Alniis riigosa, Oct. 31, 1893. 

 Spores 12 x 6 to 7 // {Nut tall, 1221). 



H. multiforme Fr. 



On dead Betula sp., alt. 1,800 ft.. Short Creek, Aug. 11, 1893 

 {Nut tall, 1 147). 



H. perforatum. (Schw.) Fr. 



On dead twig, Feb. 3, 1894. On Ilex opaca, Dec. 28, 1894 

 {Nut tall, 1 351). Spores 10 x 5 ,u. On Magnolia Fraseri, Nov 

 1895. 



H. rubiginosum (Pers.) Fr. 



On dead hard wood of Robinia Pseudacacia, Feb. 25, 1893 

 {Nuttall, 949, 39). 



H. Sassafras (Schw.) Berk. 



On Sassafras Sassafras, March 21, 1893. Spores 8 to 12 x 3 to 

 4 u. {Nut tail, 917). 



H. stigmateum Cooke 



On living Quercus sp., originating under the outer bark which 

 it pushes off, or at times remains attached at one edge and stands 

 away like a lid. Asci, total length, 150 x 10 //, fertile portion 

 120 x 10 !i, spores black, elliptical, 16 to 20 x 6 to 10 //. Feb. 2, 

 1894 {Nuttall, 1350). 



H. colliculosum (Schw.) Nits. 



On Rhododendron maximum, alt. 1,800 ft.. Short Creek, Dec. 16, 

 1893 {Nuttall, 1330, 289). 



DALDINIA DeNot. 



D. concentrica (Bolt.) C. & DeN. 



On bark of dying Acer sp., April 15, 1893 {\uttall, 905). 



D. vernicosa (Schw.) C. & DeN. 



On dead trees, March, 1895 {N'uttall, 1790), 



