491 



On hark of dead ash, New York State (Peck). Delaware (Com 

 inons). 



In specc. from Peek the pustules are subseriateiy arranged and 

 here and there Bubconfluent, but there is no circumscribing line. 



En. Berchemiae, (Cke.) 



Valsa Berchemice, Cke. Valsei of the tT. S. p. 112 

 Valsa syngenesia, var. Berchemitz, Curtis 1. c. 

 Eutypella BerchcmicE, Sacc. Syll. 586. 

 Exsicc. Rav. F. Am. 659. EH. & Evrht, N. A. F. 2d Ser. 1576. 



Pustules scattered or seriate, small, rather prominent, Perithelia 

 3-8 in a pustule, ovate-globose, mostly less than J mm. diam., buried 

 in the surface of the inner hark, without any distinct circumscribing 

 line, necks short, with the obtuse, quadrisulcate, short ostiola erumpent 

 through a eon vex, dark brown disk, hut only slightly exserted. Asci 

 clavate, 8-spored, p. sp. 20-25 x 5 /k, with a slender stipe of about the 

 same length. Sporidia biseriate, allantoid, moderately carved, yellow 

 ish, 7-8x2 p.. 



On bark of dead Berchemia voliibrtis, Carolina and Louisiana. 



Eu. cerviculata, (Fr.) 



Sphceria cerviculata, Fr. in Kze. & Schm. Mycol. Hefte, II, p. 43 

 Valsa cerviculata, Fr. Summa, p. 411. 

 Eutypella cerviculata, Sacc. Syll. 564. 

 Diatrype megastotna, E. & E. Journ. Mycol. I, p. 141. 

 Exsicc. Fckl. F. Rh. 2454. Rab. F. E. 1612. EH. & Evrht. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 1791, 2346. Rav 

 Fungi Car. Ill, 53. Liu. Fungi Hung. 174. Rav. F. Am. 662. (in our copy). 



Stroma obtusely-conical or subcylindrical, \-\ cm. diam., sunk in 

 "the substance of the bark which is unaltered or of a paler color, soon 

 surrounded by a strong circumscribing line, which penetrates deeply 

 into the wood. Perithecia numerous, 15-25 or more in a stroma, 

 crowded in a compact layer, \-\ mm. diam., globose or angular from 

 lateral pressure, with a tolerably long neck. Ostiola short, strongly 

 thickened, subglobose, 4 6-radiate-sulcate, black, erumpent and closely 

 packed, forming small (1-2 mm.), blaek, shield-like patches on the sur* 

 face of the bark. Asci narrow-clavate, long-stipitate. about 30 x 4-5 u 

 (p. sp.). Sporidia allantoid, yellowish, 5-7 x 1J p.. . 



On dead limbs of Carpinus, Gorylus, Alnus, and Betid a; common, 

 Canada, New England, New York. Iowa, New Jersey and Carolina. 



This was issued in Rav. Car. 1. c. and in Ell. & Evrht. N. A. F, 

 2346, as Diatrype haustellata and Vafea havstellata, Fr 



Eu. glandulosa, (Cke.) 



Valsa glandulosa, Cke. Grew Vll, p. 52 

 Valsa clavu lata, Cke. Gcev. XVIII. p. 86 

 Kxs-icc. Rav. F. Am. 661. 



