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Species imperfectly known. 

 En. monticulosa, (B. & C.) 



Valsa nionticulosa, B. & C. Cke. Valsei U. S. No. 6. 

 Eutypella motiticulosa, Sacc. Syll. 591. 



Merely the name is given and measurement of sporidia, 8-10 // 



long. 



On Magnolia glauca, Carolina (Curtis). 



En. corynostoma, (B. & Rav.) 



Valsa corynostoma, B. & Rav. Grew IV, p. 102. 

 Eutypella corynostoma, Sacc. Syll. 597. 



"Pustules small, scarcely raising the bark. Ostiola fasciculate, 

 club shaped. Sporidia minute, sausage-shaped." 

 On Acer rubrum, Carolina (Ravenel). 



En. indistincta, (Schw.) 



Sphceria indistincta, Schw. Syn. N. Am. 1377. 



Scattered, covered closely by the slightly elevated, scarcely rup- 

 tured, not revolute epidermis. Ostiola slightly prominent, angular, 

 black, stout, exuding a dark-colored juice. Perithecia 3-4, large, 

 black, bedded in a cortical stroma scarcely discolored. 



On young branches of Sassafras, Pennsylvania (Schw.). 



Sporidia (sec. Stevenson 1. c), 6J x 4 p. 



En. quadrifida, (Schw.) 



Sphceria quadrifida, Schw. Syn. N. Am. 1378. 

 Valsa quadrifida, Schw. Stevenson 1. c. 



At first covered and gregarious in elongated patches forming a 

 tubercle in the bark two lines across and covered by the adherent 

 epidermis moderately elevated. Ostiola thick, short, black, generally 

 4-cleft, obtuse. Perithecia rather large. 3-4 together, shining black, 

 ovate, suberect, lying in a cortical stroma. Sporidia (sec. Stevenson) 

 91x31//. 



On branches and trunks of V actinium corymbosum. Bethlehem, 

 Pa. (Schw.). 



Eu. penta&ona, (Pers.) 



Sphceria pentagona, Pers. Syn. p. 42, Fr. S. M. II. p. 407. 



Perithecia circinate, largo, covered by the bark. Ostiola shining- 

 black, 4-5-angled. 



Found (sec. Schw.) in North Carolina, on branches of Sassafras. 

 but the species is a very doubtful one. 



