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LICEA OCHRACEA 2. Sp. 
Peridia short, connate, springing from a white gelatinous 
hypothallus, coated externally with a minute golden-yellow 
or bright-ochraceous mealiness; spores globose, purplish 
black, .0004’ in diameter. 
Living grass and club moss, Lycopodium annotinum. 
Lake Pleasant. August. 
The tufts or patches are small and when moist are of a 
brown color, but upon drying the yellow color of the min- 
ute branny scales or mealiness becomes apparent. 
PHOMA PALLENS B. & @. 
Dead stems of woodbine, Ampelopsis quinquefolia. 
North Greenbush. June. 
‘Proma Marta Clinton n. Sp. 
Perithecia minute, punctiform or subhysteriform, covered 
by the epidermis, black ; spores oblong-elliptical somewhat 
pointed, hyaline, with a nucleus near each end, .00033’ long. 
Living stems of Lonicera flava and L. Tartarica. Buf- 
falo. Clinton. November and January. 
Dedicated to Miss Mary L. Wilson. 
SpH#RopPsis WIxLsont Clinton n. sp. 
Perithecia minute, punctiform, slightly prominent, covered 
by the epidermis which at length ruptures longitudinally, 
black ; spores oblong-elliptical, colored, .0v08’—.0009’ long. 
Living stems of Lonicera jiava. Buffalo. Clinton. Jan- 
uary. 
SPH#ZROPSIS CLINTONII 2. sp. 
‘ Perithecia minute, scattered, innate, black; spores ellip- 
tical or oblong-elliptical, colored .0005’—.0007’ long. 
Decorticated maple wood. Buffalo. Clinton. January. 
SPHAROPSIS SQUIERIZ. Clinton n. sp. 
Perithecia small, numerous, covered by the epidermis 
which ruptures longitudinally, black ; spores subglobose, 
colored, .0007’—.0008’ ‘long. 
Dead stems of Avistolochia tomentosa. Buffalo. Clin- 
ton. January. 
