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Sporidia uniseriate, ovoid, 12-16x4|-6 /*. The conidiophorous fungus 

 (Stilbum corynoides, E. & E.) has the stem slender, gray, becoming 

 nearly black, J-$ cm. long, head globose, J-J mm., orange-yellow, 

 becoming fuscous. Conidia oblong-elliptical, hyaline, 5-6 x 1| /i. 



On Hibiscus, Gary a, Melia and Platanus, Carolina (Curtis and 

 Ravenel), on Melia, Louisiana (Langlois), 



Sph. cinnabarina, Tul. 1. c. p. 103. 



Perithecia growing at the base of the conidial stroma (Stilbum 

 cinnabarinum, Mont.), few, sessile, globose, scarcely papillate, very 

 smooth, orange-red, finally collapsing partially. Asci clavate-oblong, 

 80x13-16 ft. Sporidia biseriate, ovate-oblong, 22-26x7 [i, pluri- 

 nucleate. Conidial stroma bacillary, clavate above, red, conidia ovoid, 

 small, 3 1 xlj ft. 



On trunks of Carya, Morus and Rhus, Carolina, Louisiana and 

 Mexico. 



CALONECTRIA, De Not. 



Reel. Pir. Ital. in Comm. Soc. Ital. Critt. II, p. 477. 



Perithecia scattered or cespitose, superficial or erumpent, soft 

 (carnose-membranaceous), bright colored. Sporidia oblong or fusoid, 

 2- or more-septate, hyaline. 



C. erubescens, (Desm.) 



Sphczria erubescens, Desm. XIII, Not. 72. 

 Calonectria erubescens, Saec. Mich. I, p. 309. 



Scattered or gregarious, superficial, with white, woolly, radiating 

 hairs at base. Perithecia minute, pale red, globose, finally collapsing, 

 soft, glabrous, with a papilliform ostiolum. Asci clavate, 35-40 x 

 7-8 fi. Sporidia oblong-fusoid, straight or slightly curved, hyaline, 

 3-4-nucleate, becoming 1-3-septate, 10-16x2^-3 /z (10x3 /Jt, Sacc), 

 ends subacute. 



On the under side of living leaves of Quercus laurifolia, Myrica 

 cerifera and Olea Americana, Florida (Martin and Calkins). Mostly 

 on mycelium of Meliola. 



Calonectria leucorrhodina (Mont.), Sacc. Syll. II, p. 548, accord- 

 ing to So. American specimens from Spegazzini, scarcely differs from 

 this, except in its epiphyllous growth. 



C. Canadensis, (E. & E.) Bull. Torr. Bot. Club XI, p. 74, Journ. 



Mycol. II, p. 122. (Plate 13; 



Nectria Canadensis, E. & E. 1. c. 

 Exsicc. EH. 8c Evrht. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 2547. 



