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of the leaf, often elongated and acute at one end, brownish- 

 black, with an irregularly shaped white center, which is well 

 defined, angular, 3 to 5 mm. in the longer diameter. Peri- 

 thecia epiphyllous, but also visible below, small (65 to 75 /x), 

 scattered, dark. Sporules abundant, nearly straight or slight- 

 ly curved, continuous, 22 to 30 x 2 /x. 



Differs from S. Anciiiouis Desm. in its broad, dark- 

 margined white-centered spots, and rather longer and thicker 

 sporules. 

 S. iiYALiNA E. & E., Proc. Phila. Acad., 1894, 368. 



Type habitat: On Viola primiilac folia, July 26, 1894 

 (Nuttall, discov. 1641, 572). Also on V. blanda, Michigan 

 (Hicks) ; and on F. lanccolata, Massachusetts {Miss Clarke). 



Spots minute (.5 to i mm.) white, with a dark purple- 

 shaded border. Perithecia punctiform, black, epiphyllous, 

 subglobose, 65 to 75 ix diameter, not abundant. Sporules 

 filiform, nearly straight, or slightly curved, hyaline, nucleate^ 

 not visibly septate, 20 to 40 (mostly 25 to 35) x i to 1.25 ix. 



S. Vio'lae West, has yellowish-brown perithecia on pale 

 zonate spots with a reddish-brown border. 

 S. ACICULOSA E. & E. 



On Fragaria cult., Nov. 3, 1894. Sporules 15 to 25 x .75 m 

 (Nuttall, ^72,^). 

 S. Helianthi E. & K. 



On Helianthus dccapctalus, Oct. 29, 1894. Sporules 50 x 

 2 (JL (Nuttall, 1722,). 

 S. Leptostachyae E. & K. 



On leaves Phryma Lcptostachya, July 4, 1894. Sporules 

 20 to 25 X I yu, (Nuttall, 1584). 

 S. Nolitangere Thum. 



On Impatiens biflora, Aug. 5, 1894. Sporules 20 to 25 x 

 1.5 to 2 fx (Nuttall, 1649). 

 S. Violae West. 



On J^iola sagittata, June 30, 1893. Sporules + 25 x 1.25 

 fx (Nuttall, 1577). 

 S. Saxifragae Pass. 



On Heiichera Americana, June 10, 1894. Sporules 15 to 

 20 X 2.5 to 3 /x (Nuttall, 1544, 521). 

 S. Lobeliae Peck. 



On Lobelia cardinalis. June 22, 1894 (Nuttall, 1559). 



S. SCROPFIULARIAE Pcck. 



On Scrophularia Marilandica. June 10, 1894. Sporules 40 

 to 50 IX long (Nuttall, 1538). 

 S. Verbenae Rob. & Desm. 



On leaves Verb'ena urticacfolia, Jefferson Co., near Shen- 

 andoah Junction (Millspaugh). 



