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Among the Discomycetes we have a wide range of forms from our 
largest morel—Morchella esculenta var conica—to the microscopic 
Pezizas. The genera represented are /Peztza, Morchella, Propolis, 
Stictis, Patellaria, Dermatea, Tapesia, Encelia, Helotium, Ascophanus 
and Ascobolus. Our earliest species is Peziza coccinea, Jacq., which 
occurs at the same time as the spring beauty (C/ay/onia) and the Hepatica. 
Some of our species are quite rare, as for instance Zapesta Rose, (Pers.), 
‘found on dead stems of wild rose. Mr. Ellis, to whom specimens 
were sent, says that he had never before had Zafesta Rose from this 
country. We have also, recently, found a Dermatea growing on twigs 
of Zindera benzoin, which is apparently near D. Viburnicola Ell. in 
Torr. Bulletin (D. purpurea, Ell. olim). 
The following list contains the new species and varieties which we 
have added to the mycologic flora of Western New York. 
I. Fenestella amorpha, E. and E. 
Jour. Mycol, vol. 4, page 58, vol. 5, page 79. 
On fallen branches of hickory (Carya) in the spring. We have 
attempted to trace the development of the sporidia of this fungus in 
an article prepared for Jour. Mycol, vol. 6, on the “ Development of 
Some Fenestrate Sporidia.” See also plates I and II, Jour. Mycol. vol. 
6, for figures of the Feneséed/a. 
2. Didymospheria accedens, Sacc., x. sf., (Plate 4, fig. 12). 
“Peritheciis gregariis, tectis, %—-%3 m. m. lat., ostiolo laeve 
papillato erumpento, nucleo primo albo. Ascis tereti-clavatis 120xI0 w., 
paraphysibus obsoletis. Sporidiis senis octonisve, ellipsoideis, utrinque 
rotundatis, 1 septatis, leviter constrictis, 20-22xg-11 wu, fuligineis 
monostichis. Affin. D. Rhamni et D. incarcerato ostiolo ascisque 
diversa.”” Saccardo in litt. Hab. on dead branches of some tree (Ash ?). 
April and May, 1889, Lyndonville, N. Y, 
3. Anthostomella eructans, E. and E., x. sp., (Plate 4, figs. 7-8). 
Perithecia gregarious, globose, %-34 m. m. diam., with thick 
coriaceous walls, buried in the wood, abruptly contracted above into a 
short neck with an obtuse-conical erumpent ostiolum. Asci cylindrical, 
75-80x7 uw. (p. sp.) with abundant paraphyses. Sporidia uniseriate, 
brown, continuous, rather acutely elliptical, 1o-15x5-7 uw. (mostly 
12x5 u.). The surface of the wood is uniformly blackened and the 
sporidia when mature are discharged as in Massarta. 
On decorticated (maple ?) limb. 
Lyndonville, N. Y., May, 1889. Fairman, No. 42. 
4, Proc, Rocw. Acap. oF Sc., Vol. 1, Aug. 1890. 
