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tiiR'tioiis Ittiscil on siirli vMiiiilili' cliniiictt'iislics. iiml it Im'cdiiics iicccs- 

 siii'V. iis ill tttlicr lit'iH'iii of tlic liiiiiilv. tn ciniiltiiif iIh'sc nillicr widely 

 ViUviiiLr loniis. A^^iilc IVom llic iiiiiiiIm-i id'asci iiinl s|inri(|iii. llic I'nniis 

 iiifimlcd iiciv (In not, Imwrvcr, |iM'>ciit niiy vt'i'V wide viiiiiititms. In 

 I'lict, tiic liiiiiicliiim' nl' the ii|'|i( iid:iLrts. :iiid tlic rclliiliir ^tiiictiiif nf tlic 

 Willi ut'tlu' iicritlirriiiiii, lire >ti-ikiiiuly iilikc in nil nrilirin. S|i('ciiiH'iis 

 o\] JiH/lannc/'tKi'c'i iiiid »/. ///V/yv/. iiic «(tnu'liiiit'."' very dilVcit'iit liuiii 

 tlic tv'iK'. liiivin^' ii|ipi'niliiu<'S less tliiin llic diiiiiK'tfi' of tin' |H'iitli('ciiiin. 

 lint on tlit'sc SiiiiH' lior's otlicr I'oinis iiii|i<'r(<'|itiMy uindc into the 

 cliiii'iictcristic OIK'S. Iciiviiii;' no room lof siicciru' distinction, 



Tlic loiiii on Si/rlmid is iisiiiiily known iis .1/, Fricxii. Lev,, tlint 

 on Vlhiiinniii iis J/, I'lhurni ll(»\\c. tlmt uw J hilinnis\\< M. J'lutoiii. 

 Ilowc, tliiit on Ncniojuiittln's jis M. ^'iniDjuiiif/iis, I'cck, iind tliiit on 

 Eiiom/nnis iis .1/. /'Jii>>itf//ii! i\)V.) or J/, lonintn. Lev. (Mlicis iiic 

 mostly it'l'crrcd to .)/. ix'iiirllhifn. Lev. 



In scvcnil Aniciicjin lists iiiid collections we Iind J/, /^oiucei'tn, 

 (DC.) or its synonym J/, Ifnlii/i. Lev. In Kiiio|ie llie liiiiiiiis on 

 species ol' Lonirini is evidently <|iiite distinct iind is ii|i|iid|iriiilely 

 nnincd; Imt Americi"! s|ie('imens on our species of tliis ucniis ol host 

 ]»l!ints are certiiinly dillerent. Wliiitever else we do witli lliem. they 

 must iKit lie conloiiiided with Kiiropenn species on iillied hosts. Cn- 

 i'ortiiiiiitely, no opportunity liiis iieeii iiviiiliiltle to exiimine collections 

 on fon-iuii ciiltivnted species of Lan'ni rn. The piinisite on Aiiiericiin 

 honeysuckles, is J/, Alni. tis idtuve (hscrilted. 



M. qiieirina, (Scliw.) 



H)\si/ili, iiiiociiiiiiii, Sclnv. Syii. N. Am. No. j.|9». 



^fuidip/iiCia i:\tf>isa. C. Mc I'. Kr.\ siiilu'i of t'. S. in Jouni. of Ilol. 1S72. 

 Mici osplufi a a/i/irnia/a. IVirk, .•^tll Kip. N. V. State Mus. )). (..). 

 Micioshliiciii i/iiiiriiia. Iliirrill, Itiill. III. Stale I.ali. N'at. Hist. II, p. 32.1. 



Ejiiphyllous, hypophyllous, or iimpliiir<'n!tus. Mycelium iiluindiuit, 

 ratlier thin iind piiiiiio.<e, rormiiiLr orliicuhir jtiitches or sprciidinu' over 

 the whole siirCiice of the leal'. Peritheciii iilniiidant. ,-iciitlered, viiryiny' 

 I'rom SO -140 //, reticiiliitions evident, smiill iiiul irregular; iippemhiges 

 less than 20, varyint: in length from le.<s than, to 4 or "> times the 

 diameter of tlio poritliociiiin. tinted at liase, smooth or sometime."* 

 rouiihened, usually reti'ularly o-fi times dicliotomoiis, branches usually 

 short and tips stromi'ly recurved. Imt jtreseiitiiiii' many curious and 

 oriiiite viU'iations cau.-;eil l>y the more extended or nne(|ual growth of 

 some ol" the hranches. Asci 8-S. often niptiirinu' liy slight j)ressuj'o. 

 Sj)oridiii 4-S, viiriii'de, usiiiilly liir<i,'e, 2()-30 ft lonir. 



On QiiciTKn (ilhd, Q. stcUiifd. Q. iiKivrocuriui, Q. Ii/rafa, Q. hi- 

 I'olor, Q. Pi'iiiKK, Q. ) iihrii. Q. /'I/c/foIio, Q. cocrfncft, (j. corrhiea var. 

 thictorid. Q. pal ud I' is, Q.fnlrat'.i, Q, CatesJnvi, Q. (lejinifica, (J. ni(jnt, 

 Q, imb/'icui'ia, Q. I'obiit'. 



