D. nigripes Fr. and D. ee Fr. Sears: ese united und 
‘o an obserxer of their externa? characters they appear quite distinet 
forms occur with us, the former on fallen leaves, the latter on 
aa form of this species with the outer walls of the sporangion, a leaky wi 
ey. math no tinge of pink, is quite common. : 
Our specimens (Diderma Sarinaceum Pk.) abound in es granules a and me 
belong to the variety carcerina. sary. Py 
SMONITIS HERBATICA PA, 
_ Though resembling S. ferruginea in color, this species is easily distin 
; guished from it by the comparatively shorter stem, larger meshes of the capil- 
itium and decidedly larger spores, which frequently attain a diameter a 
ft ‘There i is a small form of S. Serruginea, which is nearly equal to 8. herbatica 
in size, but it is true to ine characters of its own species, and would not be- 
The threads of the capillitium in our specimens are much larger ‘Wane is. 
indicated in the description of the species. Their diameter is about equal to 
the diameter of the spores, and about twice the diameter ascribed im the = 
e Besoription : 
pe orene to sine received from Europe, this is not distinct from 
%, “a 
The eieas thus referred ae in the Merénty-third Report, and more recently 75 
EaAtiea at different times as Torula stilbospora Cd. and Trimmatostroma — SEN 
_ Sulicis Cd. has recently been published as Trimimatostroma Americana — : 
men. We hope it has finally found a permanent resting place under this name. 
It forms numerous small black dusty dots on dead branches of. eee 
and stains or crocks the fingers handling it. = ‘a 
rms BICOLOR PA. ; “4 
_ Owing to the delay in the issue of the Twenty-eighth Report, this name is %, 
antedated by Sporideomium Peziza, C. & H. 
“The specimens formerly referred to this species fall more properly under — eA 
the more recent species Bactridium Hllisii Berk. +9 ie ce ga 
Puccrnia Manta Pers. =e 
On Pycnanthemum incanum. Bethlehem. 
