308 



sessile, with abundant paraphyses. Sporiclia crowdecl-biseriate, ellip- 

 tical or almond shaped, hyaline, granular, 18-20x8-10 fx. 



On dead stalks of Zea Mays exposed to the weather through the 

 winter, Newfield, N. J. 



P. conica, E. & E. 1. a 



Perithecia gregarious, erumpent and superficial, conical, about 

 \ mm. broad and high. Asci oblong, about 75 x 20 jut, with abundant 

 paraphyses. Sporidia biseriate, elliptical, hyaline, granular, often 

 bulging on one side, 20-22 x 10-12 fi. The asci and sporidia are the 

 same as in Botryosphceria fuliginosa (in N. A. F. 475-481) but its 

 scattered, conical perithecia are quite different from any of the forms 

 included under that name. 



On old canes of Arwndinaria, St. Martinsville, La. (Langlois). 



P. entaxia, (C. & E.) 



Sphceria entaxia, C. &. E. Grev. VI, p. 14, tab. 95, &g. 14. 

 Physalospora entaxia, Sacc. Syll. 1703, Cke. Syn. 4097. 

 Exsicc. Ell. N. A. F. 481. 



Perithecia seriately erumpent, globose, black, papillate. Asci 

 clavate. Sporidia narrow-elliptical, 30-32x12 ju. The accompany- 

 ing pycnidia (Diplodia sp.) have stylospores elliptical, brown, unisep- 

 tate, 22 x 10 [i. 



On dead branches of Andromeda ligustrina, Newfield, N. J. 



P. citrispora, (B. & C.) 



Sphceria citrispora, B. & C. Grev. IV, p. 147. 

 Physalospora citrispora, Sacc. Syll. 1677, Cke. Syn. 4089. 



"Quite covered by the cuticle. Asci clavate. Sporidia biseriate, 

 either lemon-shaped or narrower, 33 ju long." 

 On Tilia glabra, Virginian Mountains. 



P. Eunotise, (B. & C.) 



Sphceria Eunotice, B. & C. 1. c. 

 Phomatospora, Eunotice, Cke. Syn. 4350. 

 Physalospora Eunotice, Sacc. Syll. 1693. 



"Bursting through the cuticle. Asci clavate. Sporidia oblong, 

 hyaline, swelling in the middle on either side, like the frustules of 

 Eunotia, 20-25 p. long." 



On stems of Ivy, Carolina. 



P. phlyctsenoides, (B. & C.) 



Sphceria phlyctcenoides, B. & C. Grev. IV, p. 151. 

 Physalospora phlyctcenoid.es, Sacc. Syll. 1705. 

 Phomatospora phlyctcenoides, Cke. Syn. 4356. 





