138 



V. chlorospora, (Ces.) 



Sphceria chlorospora, Ces. Erb. critt. Ital. n. 296. 

 Sphcerella chlorospora, I)e Not. Sfer. Ital. p. 85, tab. xevii. 

 Venturia chlorospora, Karst. Myc. Fenn. II, p. 189 and Sacc. F. Ital. tab. 349. 

 Sphcerella inaequalis, Cke. Journ. Bot. 1866, tab. 50, fig. 26. 

 Sphcerella cinerascens, Fleischak Rab. F. E. 845. 

 Sphcerella dilricha, Awd. Rab. F. E. 933 (pr. p.) 

 Sphcerella canescens, Karst. Myc. Fenn. II, p. 189. 

 Didymosphaeria inaequalis, Niessl in Rab F. E. 2663. 

 Venturia inaequalis, Winter in Thum. M. U. 1544. 

 Exsicc. Fckl. F. Rh. 1776. Rab. F. E. 48, 845, 943, 2054, 2663. Rehm Asc. 292, 445. 

 Thum. M. U. 650, 1544. 



Perithecia subglobose, 50 [i diam., clothed with rigid, very black 

 hairs thickened at the base and 40-50 x 4 p.. Asci cylindric-clavate T 

 8-spored, aparaphysate, 50-60x13-14 p. Sporidia subbiseriate, ob- 

 long-ovate, 14-16x6-6^ //, uniseptate,, scarcely constricted, of a clear, 

 light yellow color. 



On leaves of Salix herbacea and S. glauca, Godthaab, Green- 

 land. 



V. asterinoides, E. & M. (in Herb.) 



Perithecia superficial, scattered, conic-convex, 110-140 p. diam. r 

 ostiolum papilliform, clothed with a few long (100-200 x 3 //), spread- 

 ing, continuous or faintly-septate, brown hairs, surrounded by a scanty 

 mycelium. Asci oblong, subsessile, 35-40x12-15 /i, 8-spored. Spo- 

 ridia biseriate, clavate-oblong, hyaline, uniseptate, 12-15x3-4 p. 

 This is an Asterina, but for the hairy perithecia. 



On leaves of Quercus laurifolia, Florida (Dr. Martin). 



V. Clintonii, Pk. 28th Rep. p. 82. 



Gregarious in indeterminate, suborbicular patches. Perithecia 

 nearly free, globose, black, hispid, with a few straight, black bristles. 

 Asci linear. Sporidia uniseriate, obovate, uniseptate, yellowish or yel- 

 lowish-brown, 10 /j. long, the septum usually nearer the small end. 



On the under surface of fallen leaves of Comus, New York State 

 (Clinton). 



V. Kalmise, Pk. 28th Rep. p. 82. 



Perithecia minute, prominent, centrally aggregated on small, orbic- 

 ular, brown spots or scattered along the midrib, black-bristly, with 

 straight, rigid, divergent, black hairs. Asci subcylindrical, 35 (i long. 

 Sporidia oblong or subfusiform, minutely nucleate, 8|-9 /i long. 



On the upper surface of leaves of Kalmia glauca, Kasoag, N. Y. 

 (Peck). 



