418 



aphysatc, about 75 x 7 fi Sporidia uniseriate or partly biseriate, 

 oblong-ellipticaj, brown, 10-12 x 5-6 /*. 



On dead stems of Smilax, Carolina and New Jersey. 



A. eliminata, (B. & .) 



Sphczria eliminata, B. & C. Grew IV, p. 148. 



Anthostomella eliminata, Sacc. Syll. 1040, and Cke. Syn. 4621. 



Perithecia covered by the jet-black cuticle, which is the more 

 conspicuous from the unoccupied parts being white, marked in the 

 center with white above the ostiolum. Asci linear. Sporidia uni- 

 seriate, oblong,' 14 x 3|-4 p. 



On stems of Smilax, Alabama. 



We have seen no specimens. From the brief diagnosis it seems 

 too near the preceding species. 



A. Ieucobasis, (E. & M.) 



Spharia {Anthostomella) ieucobasis, E. & M. Am. Nat. Oct. 1882, p. 809. 

 Anthostomella Ieucobasis, Sacc. Syll. 5926, Cke. Syn. 4634. 

 Exsicc. EH. N. A. P. 11Q9. 



Perithecia globose or subelliptical, about mm. diam., buried in 

 the matrix in definite groups, above which the epidermis is generally 

 more or less blackened, the blackened areas mostly limited by a 

 well defined line, which does not, however, penetrate deeply. Ostiola 

 obtuse, barely piercing the epidermis. Asci cylindrical, 75-80 x 7-8 p.. 

 Sporidia uniseriate, elliptical, brown, ll-14x 5|-7 fi. The substance 

 of the matrix is partially bleached so that a horizontal section shows 

 dull white blotches, which indicate the presence of the fungus. 



On dead petioles of Sabal serrulata, Florida (Martin). 



A. melanosticta, E. & E. Journ. Mycol. Ill, p. 44. 



Perithecia gregarious or scattered, buried in the parenchyma of 

 the leaf, with their black, dot-like ostiola barely projecting through 

 the epidermis, which is not at all blackened or discolored. Asci 80- 

 110x12-15//. Sporidia subbiseriate, elongated-elliptical and subin- 

 equilateral, brown, continuous, 18-22x 7-9 fi, with a thin envelope at 

 first. 



On dead leaves of Sabal Palmetto, Louisiana. 



A. Magnolia, E. & E. Journ. Mycol. IV, p. 122. (Plate 31) 



Perithecia gregarious, hypophyllous, immersed, \-\ mm. diam.. 

 slightly prominent and covered by the blackened cuticle, which is 

 pierced by the papilliform ostiolum. Asci cylindrical, 75-85 x 5-6 ft, 

 without paraphyses. Sporidia uniseriate, oblong-elliptical, pale brown. 



