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the blackened epidermis. Asci obelavate. Sporidia elongated-ellip- 

 tical, binucleate, brown, 14 x 4 p.* 



On stems of Baptida perfoliate!, Aiken. South Carolina, with 

 Phoma Baptisim, Cke. 



A. nigrotecta, (B. & Rav.) 



Sphceria nigrotecta, B. & Rav. Grev. IV, p. 155. 

 Anthostomella nigrotecta, Sacc. Syll. 1054, Cke. Syn. 4601. 



Peritheeia shining black, white in the center around the ostiolum. 

 Asci linear. Sporidia uniseriate, brown, elliptical. 



On leaves of Bex, Carolina. 



Externally like Physalospora philoprina, (B. & C.) but smaller. 

 ** Sporidia with a hyaline appendage at one or both ends. 



( E ntosordaria). 



A. confiisa, Sacc. Syll. 1065. 



Sphceria appendiculosa , B. & C. Grev. IV, p. 153, (not B. & Br.), Cke. Syn. Pyr. 

 4636. 



Peritheeia collected two or three together, closely surrounded ar, 

 the base by the cuticle. Asci oblong. Sporidia biseriate, fusiform, 

 quadrinucleate, 12-13 // long, with a straight, hyaline, filiform append- 

 age at each end. 



On leaves of Sapindus, Texas. 



A. rostrispora, ((Jer.) 



Sphceria rostrispora, Ger. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, V, p. 26. 

 Anthostomella rostrispora, Sacc. Syll. 1068, Cke. Syn. 4637. 



Peritheeia orbicular, densely crowded, seated on a blackish, com- 

 pact, fibrous stroma. Asci cylindrical. Sporidia ovate, binucleate. 

 brown, 15x5//, with a hyaline beak at each end. 



Encircling the base of a stalk of Inula Helenium, New Paltz. 

 N. Y. 



A. sabalensioides, (E. & M.) 



Sphceria sabalensioid.es, E. & M. Am. Nat. Oct. 1882, p. 810. 

 Anthostomella sabalensioides, Sacc. Syll. 5932, Cke. Syn. 4635. 

 Exsicc. EH. & Evrht. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 1694. 



Peritheeia scattered, minute, \ mm. diam., globose, covered, the 

 short ostiolum barely piercing the epidermis and visible under the lens 

 as a small black dot. Asci 75-80 x 7 J-9 //, without paraphyses? 

 Sporidia biseriate, elliptic-fusoid, appendiculate, yellowish, surrounded 

 by a gelatinous stratum, 13-15 x3J-4 //. The short, filiform append- 

 ages at each end of the sporidia are soon absorbed. 



On petioles of Sabal serrulata, Florida. 



