March 1907] New Fungi from New York 45 



which later mostly slender, branching germ tubes were produced. 

 (Fig. 5, showing, for the sake of clearness, only part of the blad- 

 der-like structures and germ tubes). 



In various culture media, the writer was unable to obtain 

 any further forms of this fungus. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE lOI. 



Fig. I. Top view of spiny spore from pineapple leaf, x 750. 



Fig. 2. Side view of spiny spore from Cenchrus, x 750. 



Fig. 3. Portion of sporodochium on Cenchrus, showing two 

 kinds of spores and scars where sporophores have fallen aw^ay, 

 X 750. 



Fig. 4. Under view of spiny spore on Cenchrus, showing 

 mode of attachment of sporophore to spores, x 500. 



Fig. 5. Germination of spiny spore from pineapple leaf 

 (only a portion of the germ tubes being shown, for the sake of 

 clearness), x 600. 



Fig. 6. Smooth spore from Cenchrus, showing sporophore. 

 X 600. 



Figs. 7. and 8. Smooth spores from pineapple leaf, in ger- 

 mination, X 600 



Fig. 9. Abnormal smooth spore, from pineapple, in ger- 

 mination, X 700. 



All drawings were made with the aid of the camera lucida. 



Subtropical Laboratory, Miami, Florida. 



NEW FUNGI FROM NEW YORK. 



p. A. SACCARDO. 



The following fungi were collected by Dr. C. E. Fairman, 

 near Lyndonville, N. Y., and submitted to me for determination: 



PLEOSPHAERIA FAIRMANIANA Saccardo sp. nov. 



Peritheciis laxe gregariis v. subsparsis, superficialibus, glo- 

 bosis, nigris, membranaceo-carbonaceis, 250-280 /x diam., vertice 

 rotundatis, non papillatis, utique laxe setulosis ; setulis file- 

 formibus, obtusulis, indistincte septulatis, fuligineis, 85-100x5-6 

 fi, in fasciculos rigidulos junctis; ascis cylindracis, octosporis, 

 100-120x12 fji, indistincte paraphysatis ; sporidiis oblique mono- 

 stichis, oblongo-ovoideis, sursum crassioribus, 5-septatis (rarius 

 4-septatis), medio constrictis, parceque muriformibus, 19-23 x 

 7-5~9 /^' olivaceo-fuscis. 



Hab. in ligno carioso indurate Ulmi americanae. Lyndon- 

 ville, N. Y., Maio 1906, Doct. C. E. Fairman, no. 55. 



