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the upper internodes, covered by the epidermis, minute (60-80 p) ? 

 perforated above. Asci obovate or obovate-cuneate, sessile, apar- 

 aphysate, 8-spored, 25-40 x 15-20 p. Sporidia crowded in 2-3 series, 

 clavate-oblong, uniseptate, scarcely constricted, rounded at the ends. 

 12-15 x3-3j p. 



On Salicornia, Connecticut (Thaxter). 



The perithecia are smaller than stated in Sacc. Syll., and the 

 sporidia larger, agreeing better with S Peruviana, Speg., which, 

 however, can hardly be more than a var. of S. Salicornia?. 



S. Pyrolse. Rostr. Fungi Groenl. p. 551. 



Perithecia amphigenous, subprominent, hemispherical, on large, 

 subzonate, reddish spots, which sometimes cover the whole leaf. Asci 

 eylindric-clavate, 50-60x8-10/*. Sporidia oblong-fusoid, 15x4 p. 



On living leaves of Pyrola grandiflora, Ritenbenk, Greenland. 



S. inconspicua, Schroet. Nord. Pilze, p. 12. 



Perithecia spheroid, slightly prominent, dark rufescent, 60-90 p 

 diam. Asci cylindric-elliptical, 40-50 x 13-16 p. Sporidia biseriate, 

 ovate-clavulate, 16-19 x 5-5| p, uniseptate in the middle, upper cell 

 broader, lower attenuated downwards, hyaline. 



On leaves and flower stalks of Cassiope tetragona and Lohsel- 

 etiria procumbens, Greenland. 



S. Astragali, (Currey). 



Sphceria Astragali. Curr. in Iinn. Trans. XXII, No. 362. 

 Sphcerella Astragali, Cke. in Journ. Bot. 1883. 



Perithecia scattered, membranaceous, covered, globose, dark 

 brown, minute, here and there gregarious. Asci clavate. Sporidia 

 subfusiform, uniseptate, hyaline, 15-18 x4 p. 



On stems of Astragalus, Arctic America. 



S. eridphila, Niessl. Neue Kernp. p. 86. 



Perithecia scattered, erumpent, minute, subglobose, black, shining, 

 in diffused light bright chestnut color, coriaceous, with a papilliform 

 ostiolum. Asci obovate or ovoid-oblong, sessile, 74-83 x 30-45 p, 

 8-spored. Sporidia irregularly 3-seriate or crowded, oblong-cuneate, 

 a little attenuated below, straight, septate in the middle and slightly 

 constricted, with a greenish tint, 20-30 x 8-9 p. 



On Erigeron compositus, Greenland. 



S. confinis, Karst. Fungi Spetsb. et Beer. Eil. coll. p. 106. et Myc. 



Fenn. II, p. J 79. 

 Perithecia amphigenous, covered by the epidermis, then protube- 



