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Dead bark of red cedar, Ju/iiperus Virginiana. West Albany 

 May. 



Sphaeropsis pallida, n. sp. 



Perithecia caespitose, erumpent, .011 to .013 in. broad, black ; 

 spores subglobose, slightly colored, .0007 to .0008 in. long, .00065 

 to .00075 broad, containing one to three nuclei; sporophores very 

 short. 



Dead branches of sumac, Rhus typliina. Saugerties. May. 



This fungus has the general appearance of ^S". Sumachi, but the 

 perithecia are usually smaller than in that species, and the spores 

 paler and of a different shape, being nearly globose. 



Sphaeropsis Sphserospora, w. sp. 



Perithecia numerous, minute, .006 to .007 in. broad, subglobose or 

 depressed, at first covered by the epidermis, black, opening by a 

 minute pore; spores globose or subovate, slightly colored, .0004 to 

 .0005 in. long, usually containing a single large nucleus. 



Dead stems of silk weed, Asdepias cormiti. Sandlake. June. 



Sphaeropsis maculans, n. sp. 



Perithecia immersed in the matrix, .016 to .02 in. broad, black, 

 with a papillate ostiolum; spores elliptical, colored, .0004 to .0005 in. 

 long, .0002 to .00025 broad. 



Dead decorticated branches. Adirondack mountains. May. 



I'his is a peculiar and well-marked species. The perithecia are 

 immersed in the wood which is stained black just about each peri- 

 thecium. The black ostiolum projects slightly above the surface of 

 the wood. 



Coniothyrium Staphyleae, n. sp. 



Perithecia minute, .007 to .011 in. broad, subglobose, slightly prom- 

 inent, at first covered by the epidermis th umpent, black ; spores 

 very minute, elliptical, slightly colored, .00016 in. long, .00012 broad. 



Dead whitened twigs of Stajjhylea trifolia. Saugerties. May. 



Septoria Osmorrhizae, n. sp. 

 Spots small, subangular or irregular, brown ; perithecia epiphyllous, 

 .004 to .005 in. broad, slightly prominent, centrally depressed, reddish- 

 brown or amber-colored; spores filiform, more or less curved or 

 flexuous, colorless, .002 to .0028 in. long, .00016 broad, oozing out and 

 forming a whitish tendril. Living leaves of sweet cicely, Osmorrhiza 

 longistylis. Schoharie. July. 



Septoria oleandrina, Sacc. 

 Living or languishing leaves of oleander, Nerium Oleander. Sand- 

 lake. June. 



Septoria lineolata, S. £ S. 

 Dead leaves of sedges, Carex varia. Elizabethtown. May. 



Septoria graminum, Desm. 

 Living leaves of black-fruited mountain rice, Oryzopsis melanocarpa. 

 Day. July. 



