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Leptospheria Kalmie, 7. sp. 
Perithecia subceespitose, erumpent, .014 to .018 in. broad, sub- 
hemispherical, thick, black, the ostiola pertuse or slightly papillate; 
asci cylindrical, .004 to .005 in. long, .0003 to .00035 broad; spores 
uniseriate, oblong or subfusiform, triseptate, sometimes slightly con- 
stricted at the middle septum, colored, .00065 to .0008 in. long, 
.00025 to .0003 broad; paraphyses filiform. 
Dead stems of sheep laurel, Aalmia angustifolia. Adirondack 
mountains. June. 
Generally there are two to four perithecia in a cluster, but some- 
times they are single and occasionally laterally compressed. The 
epidermis usually ruptures longitudinally. The species is related to 
Leptospheria vagabunda. 
Zignoella diaphana, Sacc. 
Decaying weod. Adirondack mountains. June. 
Our specimens have the perithecia depressed and smaller than in 
the type. 
Pyrenophora relicina, Sacc. 
Dead leaves of quack grass, Triticum repens. West Albany and 
Helderberg mountains. May. 
Cryptospora Tilie, 72. 
Dead branches of basswood, Tilia Americana. Helderberg moun- 
tains. May. 
Hypocrea fungicola, Karst. 
Decaying Polyporus. Caroga. July. The species was formerly 
confused with H. citrina, which it very closely resembles. 
Pleonectria Berclinensis, Sacc. 
Dead stems of currant, ides rubrum. Albany. April. 
(D.) 
REMARKS AND OBSERVATIONS. 
Ranunculus repens, L. 
A beautiful double flowered Ranunculus was found growing ina 
wet place by theroad side in the village of Bergen. - Its creeping 
stems and other characters connect it with A. repens, and especially 
with that form of it which was described by Dr. Beck as R. Clintonit. 
Whether the plant with its double flowers was a spontaneous develop- 
ment or whether it had escaped from cultivation in some garden is not 
known. 
Actea alba, Bigel. 
A form with long slender pedicels was found at Karner growing 
with A. rubra. The latter sometimes has thick pedicels, so that the 
color of the fruit remains as the most reliable character for distin- 
guishing these species. 
