147 



cylindrical, nucleate, slightly rounded at the ends, yellowish-hyaline, 



22-28x4-5 ft (35x5 //cke.) 



On decaying Andromeda, Newfield, N. J. 



Allied to L. canescens, (Pcrs.) The sporidia become finally 1-3- 

 septate. 



B. Sporidia uniseptate. 



L. Coiilteri, (Pk.) 



Sphczria Coulteri, Pk. in Hayden's U. S. Geolog. Survey, 1872, p. 792. 

 Lasiosphczria acicola, Cke. Grew VIII, p. 87. 

 Enchnosphczria Coulteri, Sacs. Syll. 3600. 

 Amphisphtzria f acicola, Saec. Syll. 2753. 

 Neopeckia Coulteri, Sace. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club. X, p. 127. 

 Exsice. Ell. N. A. F. 1342. 



Perithecia subglobose, \-\ mm. diam., thin and fragile, brown- 

 nlack, partly immersed in a compact, brown, copious subiculum of inter- 

 woven threads, which envelop the leaves and bind them together ; osti- 

 olum papilliform, black. Asci cylindrical, p. sp. 150x15 /, with a 

 short stipe and abundant paraphyses. Sporidia uniseriate, oblong- 

 elliptical, slightly narrowed at the ends, uniseptate and constricted, 

 brown, 20-30 x 8-10 p. 



On dead leaves of pine. Common in the Rocky Mountain region. 



Fine specc. were found by Mr. Suksdorf on Pinus albicaulis, on 

 Mt. Paddo,Washington, at an altitude of 6000 or 7000 ft. 



Ilerpotrichia nigra Hartig. in Allesch. and Schnabl. F. Bavar. 

 No. 70 has the same general appearance as this but differs in its shorter 

 asci and 3-septate, subbiseriate sporidia In the specc. of H. Coulteri 

 we have found only one septum in the sporidia, which are decidedly 

 brown, while in the Bavarian fungus, they are (at least in the specimen 

 quoted) hyaline. 



L. luteobasis, (Ell.) 



Sphceria luteobasis, EH. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club VI, p. 134. 

 Byssosphczria luteobasis, Cke. Syn. 2572. 

 Eutypa luteobasis, Saec. Syll. 639. 

 Exsice. EH. N. A. F. 90. EH. & Evrht. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 1959. 



Perithecia superficial or subsuperficial, ovate, of medium size. 

 either seriately arranged or collected in compact groups of 6-10, at 

 first enveloped, except the black, broad, even or faintly radiate-sulcate 

 ostiola, in a densely matted, light yellow tomentum composed of 

 smooth, branching, sterile hairs. Asci long and narrow (80-100x5 it). 

 the spore-bearing part only about 35 // long. Sporidia biseriate, cylin- 

 drical, slightly curved, olive-brown, 8-10xlJ-2 ^e, 3-4-nucleate and at 

 length uniseptate. The yellow mycelium which penetrates deeply into 

 the rotten wood is verv distinct and noticeable. 



