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Of the specimens quoted, those in Plowright's Sphasriacei have a 

 short, obtuse, hyaline appendage (2-2 J p long), at each end of the spo- 

 ridia. Those issued by "Renin, Sydow, Spegazzini, and Ellis, are not 

 appreciably appendiculate. 



The Sphceria Corticium, Schw. can hardly be more than a var. of 

 R. aquila, the perithecia being scattered, and each seated on a sepa- 

 rate, orbicular patch of densely interwoven subiculum, resembling an 

 orbicular brown Corticium. 



R. purpiireo-fiisca, (Schw.) 



Sphceria purpureo-fusca, Schw. Syn. W. Am. 1499. 

 Byssosphceria purpureo-fusca, Schw. in Cooke's Synopsis, 2602. 



Subiculum tomentose, rhacodium-like, purplish-brown, extensively 

 effused, and at first covering the perithecia, which however are soon 

 cespitose-erumpent or longitudinally-seriate, very large, (much larger 

 than those of R. aquila), globose and clothed, except around the osti- 

 olum, with a delicate brownish-purple tomentum. Ostiola black, con- 

 ical, bare and sometimes sublateral. 



On oak limbs, Bethlehem, Pa. 



R. megalocarpa, (Plowr.) 



Sphceria megalocarpa, Plowr. Grev. VII, p. 73. 

 Rosellinia megalocarpa, Sacc. Syll.952. 



Perithecia superficial, very large, 14-3 mm. diam., spherical, dull 

 black, slightly rough, becoming rugulose with age. Ostiola very 

 minute, scarcely prominent, surrounded by a paler areola. Asci cylin- 

 drical or clavate, 70-130x10-15 p, with numerous, flexuous par- 

 aphyses. Sporidia dark brown, oval, colorless when young, then 

 binucleate and brown, 12-15 x3-5 p. 



On bark of dead maple, California (Harkness). 



In the specimen sent us by Dr. H., the perithecia are crowded, 

 1 J 2 J mm. diam., clothed below with brown, strigose hairs, which 

 also form a subiculum, mostly collapsed. Ostiola papilliform, paler. 

 Asci (p. s.) cylindrical, 75-80 x4J-5 p, Sporidia uniseriate, lying 

 end to end and not overlapping, oblong, brown, 2-nucleate, 10-12 x 

 3|-4 ,l 



R. imposita, (Schw.) 



Sphceria imposita, Schw. Syn. N. Am. No. 1503, 

 Byssosphceria imposita, Cke. Synopsis, 2610. 



Perithecia large, scarcely immersed, of a brown color, rugulose, 

 globose, scattered or seriate and subaggregated, or even subconfluent, 

 seated on a scanty, longitudinally effused, brown subiculum. Ostio- 

 lum subconic-papillate. 



