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aphceria) with a more or less distinct cap of black, carbonaceous 

 matter which is irregularly ruptured by the emergent ostiolum. 



On a decaying log of Platanus occidentalism, Flatbush, Long 

 Island, N. Y. (Zabriskie). 



M. Arabidis, Johans. Svamp. Island, p. 169, tab. XXIX, fig. 11. 



Perithecia scattered or gregarious, depressed-spherical, black or 

 cinereous-black, pierced with a round pore above, 180-200 p diam. 

 Asci cylindric-clavate, short-pedicellate, paraphysate, 8-spored, 54-60 x 

 8-10 p. Sporidia biseriate, cylindric-fusoid, hyaline, 3-septate, not con- 

 stricted, second cell scarcely or only slightly enlarged, straight or 

 curved, 22-28 x 4-5 ft. 



On leaves of Arabia alpina, Kerortusok, Greenland. 



The Greenland specc. have asci 75-90 x 10 p, sporidia 25-28 x 

 3-4 /i. 



M. Cassiopes, Rostr. Fungi Gronl. p. 561 (No. 181). 



Perithecia scattered, semiimmersed. Asci cylindric-clavate, 37- 

 40 x 10 p, paraphysate, 8-spored. Sporidia biseriate, fusoid-oblong, 

 obtuse, 3-septate, hyaline, 12-15 x 5 ft. 



On dry leaves of Cassiope tetragona, Isortok Kingua, Greenland. 



M. anisometra, (Cke.& Hark.) 



Spharia anisometra, Cke. & Hark. Grev. IX, p. 86. 

 Metasph&ria anisometra, Sacc. Syll. II. p. 163. 

 Endophkca anisometra, Cke. Grev. XVII, p. 8g. 

 Exsicc. Ell. N. A. F. 890. 



Perithecia evenly and thickly scattered, erumpent, minute (150 p)i 

 subglobose, black, rough, with a papilliform ostiolum soon perforated. 

 Asci oblong-clavate, sessile, 70-75 x 12 //, with abundant paraphyses. 

 Sporidia lanceolate, 1-4-septate, hyaline, ends acute while lying in the 

 asci, obtuse when free, 19-22 x 4-5 // (26 x 8 p, Cooke). The mature 

 sporidia are slightly olivaceous and constricted above the middle. In 

 the specc. distributed in N. A. F. the sporidia are mostly less than 5 p 

 thick. 



On twigs of Mimulus glutinosus, Lonicera, Cupressus, Euca- 

 lyptus, Rubus, Draccena, and on pods "of Hobinia, California. 



M. subcutanea, (E. & E.) 



Spharia subcutanea, C. & E. Grev. VII, p. 41 



Metasph&ria subcutanea, Sacc. Syll. II, p. 167, Cke. Syn. 4163, 



Perithecia scattered, semierumpent, ovate-globose, black, thin- 



