Sporidia biseriate, oblong, 4-nucleate, at length often oniseptate, 



greenish-hyaline (finally darker), straight, 10-14 x 3-4 /i. 



On dying leaves of Linncea borealis, New Hampshire (Farlow), 



New York State (Peck), 



\/ \ ^KAlchemillae, ^Grev.) 



Asteroma Alchemillae, Grev. Fl. Edin. p. 369. 

 Dothidea ceramioides , Duby. Bot. Gall. II, p. 715. 

 Chcetomium Alchemillae, Wallr. Fl. Crypt. Germ. II, p. 873. 

 Dolhidea Alchemillae, Rab. Deutschl Krypt. Flora I, p. 165. 

 Stigmatea Alchemillae, Fr. Summa. Veg. Sc. p. 423. 

 Venturia Alchemillae, B. & Br. Not. Brit. Fungi 1493. 

 Exsicc. Fckl. F. Rh. 425. Rab. F. E. 986. 2056. Thum. M. U. 1835. 



Epiphyllous, black, seated on pallid spots. Perithecia subpromi- 

 nent, globose-conical, seriate on fibrils radiating from a central point. 

 subconnate or somewhat scattered, Bubsuperficial, sparingly clothed 

 with acute, small bristles 20x2 /jt. Asci subclavate, 35-40 2 

 8-spored. Sporidia biseriate, oblong, uniseptate, slightly constricted, 

 4-nucleate, 8-10x3-4| p. 



On leaves of Alchemilla vulgaris, Godthab & Kobbefiord, Green- 

 land. 



C. On Monocotyledonous plants and on Cryptogams. 



V. sabalicola, E. & E. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philada.. .Inly. 1 890. 



Perithecia scattered or subgregarious, globose, 1 25-1 35 / diam., 



pierced above, beset with stout, straight, black bristle- 50-80x6 

 Asci oblong-clavate, 50-60x7-8 fi, without paraphysea S] iridin 

 crowded-biseriate, fusoid-oblong, hyaline, 4-nucleate, (becoming uni- 

 septate)? 10-13 x2J-3/i. 



On dead leaves of Sabal Palmetto, Bayou Chene, La. 1 Langlois). 

 V. parasitica, E. & E. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philada. I. <. 



Perithecia densely gregarious, globose, 90-100 ft diam., collaps- 

 ing above, sparingly clothed with spreading, straight, rigid, continuous 

 spines or bristles about 35 p long and 5 p tbick at the base. Asci 

 clavate-cylindrical, about 25x5 /<, without any paraphyses. Sporidia 

 oblique or subbiseriate, fusoid, slightly curved, about 4-nucleate, 

 hyaline, 6-8 x 2 p. 



Parasitic on old H 'ypoxyl 'on (perforatum)? on bark of Magnolia, 

 near St. Martinsville, La. (Langlois 



