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bristles, at length collapsing. Asci sublanceoiate, sessile 30-35 x 5-6 (jl. 

 Paraphyses? Sporidia biseriate, clavate-oblong or aubfusoid, hyaline, 

 2-3-nucleate, 7-8x2-2 J ft. 



On chips in woods, New York (Peck), on bark of a hickory 

 barrel hoop in a cellar, Newfield, N. J. 



The New Jersey specc. agree entirely with specc. from Peck. 

 We can not see any paraphyses or any septum in the sporidia. 



Tr. acanthostroma, (Mont.) 



Sphceria acanthostroma, Mont. Syll. Crypt. No. 792 et Guy. No. 558. 



Sphceria culcitella, B. & Rav. in Rav. Car. IV, 53 and Sphceria culcitella, B. & C. 



in N. Pac. Expl- Expd. p. 128. No. 158. 

 Sphceria aculeata, B. & Br. (Sec. Cke. in Grev. XV, p. 122;. 

 Trichosphceria acanthostroma, Sacc. Syll. 1754. 

 Scortechinia acanthostroma, in Additamenta to Sacc. Syll. p; 68. 

 Uxsicc. Rav. Fungi Car. IV, 53.- Rav. F. Am. 671, 749. EH. & Evrht. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 2356. 



Perithecia very small, globose, gregariously crowded, smooth, 

 black, without any prominent ostiolum, depressed and perforated in 

 the center, seated on and surrounded by a subiculum composed of 

 interwoven, septate hyphae with short, spine-like branches. Sporidia 

 ovate-oblong, hyaline, 2-3-nucleate, 5-6x2-2 J [i. 



On bark, Carolina to Louisiana. 



The subiculum often remains sterile. 



Tr. Solaris, (. & E.) 



Sphceria Solaris, C & E. Grev. V, p. 53, tab. 81. 

 Byssosphceria Solaris, C & E. Grev. XV, p. 122. 

 iMsiosphceria Solaris, Sacc. Syll. 3578. 



Perithecia gregarious, globose, pierced above, black, emerging 

 from a brown, pulverulent, conidiophorous mycelium; ostiolum radiate- 

 sulcate, not prominent. Asci cylindrical. Sporidia uniseriate, 30x6//, 

 curved, subclavate, hyaline, continuous. Conidia in clusters on the 

 apices of short, septate, simple threads, which constitute the subiculum, 

 12-14x8 /i, almond-shaped, opake, brown (Acrotheca Solaris Sacc.) 



On decaying maple wood (not pine), Newfield, N. J. 



This appears to be rare, as it has onl} T been met with once, and 

 then only very sparingly. 



Tr. flavida, E. & E. (in Herb.) 



Perithecia thickly gregarious, superficial, membranaceous, brown- 

 ish-black, 125 fi diam., globose, clothed rather sparingly with straight. 

 black, continuous spines about 35x3 /i, astomous, collapsing when 

 dry. Asci fasciculate, sublanceoiate, about 35 x 3 //, sessile, apar- 

 aphysate. Sporidia biseriate, cylindrical, straight, nucleate, hyaline, 

 5-6xl|/i. 



