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form; spores oblong, obtuse, colored, three to five-septate, sometimes 
with one or two longitudinal septa, .0008 in. to .001 in. long. 
Dead twigs of Colutea arborescens. Buffalo. Clinton. 
Sphzropsis brunneola, P. & C. Dead stems of Smilax hispida. 
Buffalo. Clinton. The specimens do not fully accord with the deserip- 
tion of the species, but probably belong to it. 
Spheropsis phomatella, 7.sp. Perithecia numerous, minute, seated 
on indefinite whitish or pallid spots, covered by the epidermis which 
is at length ruptured, black; spores oblong, at first hyaline, then 
colored, “0008 in. to .0012 in. ‘long ; ; sporophores short. 
Dead shoots of ash, Fraxinus Americana. West Troy. May. The 
perithecia are very small and at first sight suggest the idea of a Phoma. 
Spheropsis abundans. 7. sp. Perithecia numerous, erumpent, closely 
surrounded by the ruptured epidermis, black; spores very unequal, 
elliptical or oblong, at first hyaline and pedicellate, then colored, ob- 
tuse, .00065 in. to .0009 in. long, about .0005 in. broad. Dead twigs 
and branches of rock chestnut oak. Albany and North Greenbush. 
May. The twigs are roughened by the numerous perithecia and they 
sometimes have a darker appearance where they are affected by the 
Spheropsis. The epidermis is ruptured very irregularly. Spheropsts 
dryina differs in its smaller colorless spores, and S. hnearis,in its linear 
arrangement. This last species occurs also on young dead shoots of 
hickory, Carya alba. 
Spheeropsis cerasina, 2. sp. Perithecia numerous, small, seated on 
the inner bark, covered by the slightly elevated epidermis which is at 
length pierced or slightly ruptured, black, often cinereous above; spores 
at first hyaline, then colored, ellipticalobovate or oblong, .0008 in. to 
.001 in. long ; ‘sporophores short. Dead branches of choke cherry, 
Prunus Virginiana. West Albany. May. 
Sphzeropsis seriatus, 2.sp. Perithecia hard, crowded or subcespitose, 
arranged in long lines in the chinks of the rough bark, black ; spores 
at first pale, then colored, ellipticalo bovate or oblong, 0008 in. to .001 
in. long. Dead bark of sassafras, Sassafras officinale. Center. May. 
The hard sclerotoid perithecia and the linear arrangement of A 
clusters make this a very distinct species. 
Spheropsis celastrina, 2. sp. Perithecia numerous, small, seated on 
the inner bark, covered by the epidermis which is slightly elevated and 
at length pierced or slightly ruptured ; spores oblong or oblong-ovate, 
colored, .0008 in. to.00Lin. long. Dead stems of hitter-sweet, Celastrus 
scandens. Charlton. July. This is quite unlike S. propullans i in which 
the perithecia are much larger and cxspitose. The epidermis is usually 
whitish or cinereous over each perithecium and it ruptures slightly, 
forming a small aperture. 
Spheropsis . milacina, 2. sp. Spots orbicular, 2 lines to 3 lines broad, 
arid, whitish with a dark border; perithecia epiphyllous, subhemis- 
pherical or depressed, black, often disposed in a circle near the margin 
of the spot ; spores oblong or subfusiform, colorless, .0008 in. to .0012 
in. long, about .0003 in. broad. Living leaves of greenbrier. Smilax 
rotundifolia. Wading River. Sept. 
Septoria pastinacina, ». sp. Spots extended, indefinite, brown; 
perithecia minute, .005 in. to .006 in. broad, numerous, surrounding 
the stem on all sides, covered by the epidermis which is pierced by the 
