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L. Archangelicae, Rostr. 1. e. 



Spots elliptical, large, 1-2 cm. diam., cinereous. Perithecia nu- 

 merous, densely gregarious, depressed-sphaeroid, when dry collapsing 

 to cup-shaped, black, glabrous. Asci ovate-cylindrical, 8-spored, 32- 

 38 x 6-8 /Ji. Sporidia biseriate, fusoid-elongate, 2-3-nucleate, 1418 

 x 2-3 (i hyaline. 



On dry steins of Archangelica officinalis, Greenland. 



L. caryophyllea. (Cke. & Hark.) 



Sphcerella caryophyllea, Cke. & Hark. Grev. XIV, p. 9. 

 La-stadia caryophyllea. Sacc. Syll. 6375, Cke. Syn. 5220. 



Perithecia minute, punctiform, densely gregarious, very black, 

 convex, emergent. Asci obclavate, 8-spored, sessile. Sporidia ob- 

 tusely lanceolate, biseriate, continuous, hyaline, 20x7| fi. 



On stems of Dianthus, California. 



L. asarifolia, (Cke.) 



Sphcerella asarifolia, Cke. Journ. Bot. 1883, p. 138. 

 Lcestadia asarifolia, Sacc. Syll. 6012, Cke. Syn. 5252. 



Kpiphyllous. Spots orbicular and confluent, fuliginous. Peri- 

 thecia small, globose, black, perforated, crowded, circinnately arranged. 

 Asci subcylindrical, 30 /i long. Sporidia elliptical, continuous, hya- 

 line, 7 x 2| fi. 



On leaves of Asarum arifolium, South Carolina, 



On monocolyledonow* plants, dec. 

 L. juniperina, (Ell.) 



'Spharella juniper ina, Kll. Am. Nat. 1883, p. 317. 

 Lcestadia juniperina, Sacc. Syll. 6008, Cke. Syn. 5254. 



Perithecia at first covered by the cuticle, soon erumpent. scattered 

 or oftener subconfluent in the direction of the longer axis of the leaf- 

 two or three together, appearing then like a minute Hysterium. Asci 

 fasciculate, 35-40 x 7-8 t a. Sporidia crowded or biseriate, clavate- 

 oblong, granular, (becoming uniseptate)? hyaline 8-10x2J-3| fj.. 

 The single perithecia are conic-globose, perforated above, and about 

 75 [ diam. 



On dead leaves of Juniper** Vinjiniana, Iowa. Found also by 

 Karsten, in Finland. 



L. Bidwellik (Ell.) 



Sphcerella Bidiuellii, Kll. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, VII, p. 90, 

 Physalospora Bidivellii, Sacc. Syll. 1690. 



Perithecia minute, globose, covered by the epidermis, finally sub- 





