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Report or rue Boranist. 51 
The noticeable character of this species is its short curyed ostiolum, which 
is usually bent upwards toward the top of the stem on which the Sphzeria 
grows. It is generally cylindrical, but sometimes slightly attenuated, some- 
times a little compressed. 
SpHzRIA (CAULICOLZ) SORGHOPHILA PA. 
Perithecia very minute, immersed, erumpent through a longitudinal chink, 
elliptical, black ; asci elongated, clavate ; spores biseriate, oblong-cylindrical, 
triseptate, constricted at the septa, pale when young, then colored, .0011/— 
-0012’ long. 
On the brush of an old broom. North Greenbush. June. 
The ostiola are so obscure that they can with difficulty be seen. 
Spazeia Typuxx Schw. 
Decaying leaves of Typha latifolia. Greenbush. May. 
SpHz#ria Gnomon Tode. 
Fallen leaves of Ostrya Virginica. West Troy. June. 
Spu#RIA CREPINI West. 
Spikes of club-moss, Lycopodium annotinum. Mount Marcy. Aug. 
The affected spikes become conspicuous by r:ason of the discoloration pro- 
duced by the parasite. The scales appear slightly thickened or the epidermis 
a little elevated by the tomentose stratum beneath it. 
Spo#riA Marciensis Ph. 
Perithecia minute, punctiform, covered by the epidermis, which is ruptured 
by the distinct slightly prominent blunt ostiola; asci oblong-cylindrical, ses- 
sile; spores crowded, subfusiform, blunt, slightly colored, triseptate, .001’— 
.0011! long, .V003! broad, the cells generally nucleate. 
Leaves of club-moss, Lycopodium annotinum and L. Selago. Mount 
Marey. Aug. 
This species, though closely related to the preceding, is clearly distinct. 
It inhabits only the leaves, has no investing tomentum, has a more decided 
ostiolum and longer spores. The matrix is not discolored by it. 
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Venturia Dickie De Not. 
Leaves of twin-flower, Linnea borealis. Mount Marcy. Aug. 
I am not aware that this interesting little fungus has before been detected 
in this country. 
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NEW STATIONS, NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 
CrticirruGA RACEMOSA E//. 
Schodack, Rensselaer county. Rev. H. Wibbe. All the specimens of 
this plant that [ have seen have the pods supported on a short stalk or pedi- 
cel, as figured and described by Dr. Torrey in the New York State Botany, 
although they are described in both the Manual and Class Book as sessile. 
Viota Canapensis J. was observed in flower near Griffins, as late as the 
middle of September. 
