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Eugnoinonia. In S. peiiolonwi Schw., which according to 

 Fuckel is the same as *S'. amcena Nees., the perithecia are sur- 

 rounded by a white tubercle and the spores are shorter and half 

 as broad as long. 

 Sph^rella fraxinea, n. sp. 



Perithecia numerous, minute, .003' broad, black, either epi- 

 phyllous or hypophyllous, generally collected in groups forming 

 suborbicular spots ; asci oblong, often slightly narrowed above, 

 .001-4' — .OOIG' long; spores crowded, oblong-ovate, uniseptate, 

 colorless, .0004'— .00045' long, .00016'- .0002' broad, divided by 

 the septum into two very unequal parts, the smaller part one- 

 third or one-fourth the length of the larger. 



Fallen leaves of ash, Fraxinus Americana. Helderberg moun- 

 tains. May. 



Distinct from Sjihrnric Fraxicola Schw., in the character of the 

 spots and of the perithecia. I have not seen fertile specimens of 

 that species. 



VeNTURIA CURVISETA, 11. sp. 



Perithecia numerous, minute, .003' — .004' in diameter, clus- 

 tered or subgregarious, black, bearing near the apex five to 

 eight diverging black setae, .003' — .005' long and abruptly curved 

 near the base; asci oblong, narrowed above, often slightly curved 

 .0016' — .002' long; spores crowded or biseriate, oblong, colorless, 

 .00045'— .0005' long, .00016'— .0002' broad, faintly uniseptate, 

 the upper cell broader than the lower. 



Callen leaves of mountain holly, Nemopanthes Canadensis. 

 Fenter. May and June. 



The peculiar feature of this species is found in the curved bases 

 of the setae. These are so strongly bent that they spread nearly 

 horizontally and appear like stellate rays when the perithecia are 

 viewed from above. They are few in number and often unequal 

 in length. 



(5.) 

 REMARKS AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Geranium maculatum, L. 



A form with white flowers. Syracuse. Mrs. S. M. Rust. 



Cassia nictitans, L. 



Banks of the Hudson river. North G-reenbush. 

 Mitchella repens, L. 



The form producing white berries occurs near Moravia. M. F. 

 Merchant. 



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