REPORT OF THE BOTANIST. _ 101 
Spathularia. Barren stems occur, obtusely pointed at the 
apex and destitute of a head. The species belongs to the 
subgenus Coryne, and seems to be related to Coryne gyro- 
cephala B. & C., but its larger size and different color easily 
distinguish it. The changed color of the dried plants is 
readily restored by soaking in water. 
DACRYMYCES FRAGIFORMIS JVees. 
Decaying wood. Adirondack Mountains. August. 
This plant retains its bright red color in the dried state. 
It produces an abundance of moniliform strings of conidia. 
DITIOLA RADICATA /7, 
Decaying wood. Buffalo and Olean. Clinton. Forest- 
burgh. Spring and Autumn. 
RETICULARIA UMBRINA FY. 
Old logs in woods. Forestburgh. September. 
The silvery hue of the peridium is conspicuous and 
beautiful. 
DIDERMA UMBILICATUM Pe7s. 
Decaying wood. Adirondack Mountains. August. 
The specimens when collected were old and imperfect, but 
the very large columella leaves scarcely a doubt of the cor- 
rectness of the determination. 
PHoMA SYRINGE B. & C. 
Bark of Syringa. Buffalo. Clinton. 
Identified by comparison with specimens received from 
Dr. Curtis. 
PHOMA ELLIPTICUM 72. sp. : 
Perithecia at first covered by the epidermis, then free, 
scattered, elliptical, black; spores oblong-elliptical, color- 
less, with a small nucleus near each end, .00035’ long, .00016’ 
broad. 
Dead stems of Galiwm boreale. West Albany. May. 
The perithecia are rather large and when broken from the 
matrix leave a whitish spot surrounded by a black line. 
SEPTORIA VERBENZ D. & R. 
Verbena leaves. Poughkeepsie. Gerard. 
DiscostA MAcuL®OOLA Gerard. 
Living leaves of Smilax rotundifolia. Poughkeepsie. 
’ Gerard. ; 
