202 



A. deformis, Ell. & Lang, (in Herb.) 



Perithecia superficial or at least, with the base simply adnate, 

 ovate, obtuse, roughish, black, about ^ mm. diam., at length broadly 

 perforated or irregularly ruptured above, carbonaceous. Asci clavate- 

 cylindrical, paraphysate, 75 x 7-8 ii (p. sp. about 65 /x long). Sporidia 

 uniseriate, ovate-elliptical, brown, uniseptate and slightly constricted, 

 8-10 x 3-4 fju 



On the bare wood of an old cedar post, Louisiana (Langlois). 



A. decorticata, (Cke. & Hark.) 



Sphczria decorticata, Cke. & Hark. Grev. XIII, p. 19. 

 Amphisphczria decorticata, Sacc. Syll. 6613,. 



Perithecia seriate or irregularly gregarious, nestling among the 

 loosened fibres of the wood, at length superficial or nearly so, subglo- 

 bose, black, rather less than \ mm. diam. Ostiolum inconspicuous. 

 Asci, including the slender base, 150 x 12 /x, with abundant paraph- 

 yses. Sporidia uniseriate, oblong or ovate-oblong, uniseptate and 

 slightly constricted at the septum, 15-20x8-9 //, brown. 



On decorticated limbs of oak, California. 



A. dothideaspora, Cke. & Hark. Orev. XIV, p. 9. 



Perithecia gregarious or scattered, emergent , covered by the 

 blackened epidermis, conic- convex, black and shining, J mm. diam., 

 with a papilliform ostiolum. Asci p. sp. 65-75 x 10-12 /*, with abun- 

 dant paraphyses. Sporidia mostly biseriate, ovate-oblong, brown, uni- 

 septate, the septum being below the middle, slightly constricted at the 

 septum, 15-20 (mostly 15-17) x 7-8 /x (30 x 12 jul Cke.) 



On dead stems of Mimulus glutinosus, California. 



The epidermis is not uniformly blackened, but only directly over 

 the perithecia. 



A. salebrosa, (C. & P.) 



Sphczria salebrosa. C. & P. 29th Rep. N. Y. State Mus. p. 61. 

 Amphisphczria salebrosa, Sacc. Syll. 2747. 



Perithecia gregarious or crowded, globose, rough, black, depressed 

 and umbilicate, pierced at the apex and faintly radiately sulcate, |-| 

 mm. diam. Asci cylindrical or clavate. Sporidia lanceolate, acute, 

 uniseptate, brown, constricted at the septum, 35-50 x 8-10 //. Par- 

 aphyses numerous, filiform. 



On dead shrubs, New York State (Peck). 





