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Dead bark of red cedar, Juniperus Virginiana. West Albany 
May. 
Spheropsis pallida, 2. sp. 
Perithecia csspitose, erumpent, .011 to .013 in. broad, black ; 
spores subglobose, slightly colored, .0007 to .0008 in. long, .00065 
to .00075 broad, containing one to three nuclei; sporophores very 
short. 
Dead branches of sumac, Rhus typhina. Saugerties. May. 
This fungus has the general appearance of S. Swmachi, but the 
perithecia are usually smaller than in that species, and the spores 
paler and of a different shape, being nearly globose. 
Spheropsis Spherospora, 7. sp. 
Perithecia numerous, minute, .006 to .007 in. broad, subglobose or 
depressed, at first covered by the epidermis, black, opening by a 
minute pore; spores globose or subovate, slightly colored, .0004 to 
.0005 in. long, usually containing a single large nucleus. 
Dead stems of silk weed, Asclepias cornuti. Sandlake. June. 
Spheropsis maculans, 7. sp. 
Perithecia immersed in the matrix, .016 to .02 in. broad, black, 
with a papillate ostiolum; spores elliptical, colored, .0004 to -0005 in. 
long, .0002 to .00025 broad. 
Dead decorticated branches. Adirondack mountains. May. 
This is a peculiar and well-marked species. The perithecia are 
immersed in the wood which is stained black just about each peri- 
theciam. ‘The black ostiolum projects slightly above the surface of 
the wood. 
Coniothyrium Staphylee, ». sp. 
Perithecia minute, .007 to .011 in. broad, subglobose, slightly prom- 
inent, at first covered by the epidermis th umpent, black ; spores 
very minute, elliptical, slightly colored, .00016 in. long, .60012 broad. 
Dead whitened twigs of Staphylea trifolia. Saugerties. May. 
Septoria Osmorrhize, 7. sp. 
Spots small, subangular or irregular, brown ; perithecia epiphyllons, 
.004 to.005 in. broad, slightly prominent, centrally depressed, reddish- 
brown or amber-colored; spores filiform, more or less curved or 
flexuons, colorless, .002 to .0028 in. long, .00016 broad, oozing out and 
forming a whitish tendril. Living leaves of sweet cicely, Osmorrhiza 
longistylis, Schoharie. July. 
Septoria oleandrina, Sacc. 
Living or languishing leaves of oleander, Nerium Oleander. Sand- 
"Jake. June. 
Septoria lineolata, S. & S. 
Dead leaves of sedges, Curex varia. Elizabethtown. May. 
Septoria graminum, Desm. 
Living leaves of black-fruited mountain rice, Oryzopsis melanocarpa. 
Day. July. 
