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SPHERIA ORTHOGRAMMA B. & C. 
Old stems of Indian corn. North Greenbush. Oct. 
Sterile. 
SPHARIA PARNASSLE 2. Sp. 
Perithecia scattered, convex or sub-hemispherical, prom- 
inent, pierced, black ; ascicylindrical ; spores long, narrow, 
uniseptate, generally constricted at the septum, often slightly 
curved, colored, .0015’-.0016’ long, with one or two nuclei 
in each cell. 
Dead stems of Parnassia Caroliniana. Albany. Sept. 
SPH £ZRIA ARCEUTHOBII 1. Sp. 
Perithecia small, densely ceespitose, oblong or cylindrical, 
very obtuse, shining, black ; asci subclavate, fugacious ; 
spores crowded, globose, colorless, .00016’ in diameter. 
Capsules of Arceuthobiam pusillum.  Forestburgh. 
Sept. (Plate 1, figs. 10-14.) 
It forms little black tufts, crowning the fruit at the tips 
of the stems and branches. I have not seen it on the stam- 
inate plant. Iam not fully satisfied that the generic refer- 
erence is correct, as the perithecia seem to be mouthless. It 
is interesting to observe the extent to which parasitism pre- 
vails. The Arceuthobium is a parasite on the spruce, this 
fungus is parasitic on the Arceuthobium, and in a few 
instances a third parasite, a minute white mold, was seen 
on the perithecia of the fungus 
NEW STATIONS OF RARE PLANTS— REMARKS AND 
OBSERVATIONS. 
PTELEA TRIFOLIATA J. 
Wading River, L. I. Jfiller. 
SAMBUCUS PUBENS Uz. . 
The variety with dissected leaves occurs in the town of 
Indian Lake. 
SOLIDAGO CHSIA L. 
Mr. Young firids on Long Island a variety with white 
flowers. 
