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tliin, rcliciiliilnl inarnin. iiml iiMli>liii((I\ in'ifuiiiicMl in tlir (('tifcr; 

 texture celliiliir. Asci .')0-;>,') x (l-S /<. nliloiii:'. liitlier lnnmlfr Im-Iow 

 nml iilirilptly conliiM'ted intu n slicit. sti|iil;ite Im-e. I';ini|ili\s<'S none. 

 Spoiiilia Itisei'iate. dlilonu'. iiiii.-i'|it!ite. latln'i' iiariuwer ami more acute 

 at the lower eutl, 7-1- .\ -i-;> /«. Iivaliiie. \\ lieti llie |ieritliei'iiim is 

 renioveil I'roiii the h-af. a piecf of the epiih-ruiis ol'lcii adlieres tt» its 

 lowei' siirl'aee, so th;it umh'r the micio.»ro|M' tiie slumata are \isil>le 

 tlirouuh tin: thin ('(luc ol'ihe |ierillieeiinn.a|i|iearinir as if they actually 

 I'ormed a pari of it. It is to lie noicil that in this ami most of the other 

 sjx'cies with llatteneil jicrilhecia. the wall of tlie |ierilhecinm is iM'arly 

 ulisolete Im'Iow, so that the peritheciuui is iit fad hariliy more than a 

 ! liekl-like disk coveriiiii' llie asei. 



(hi livinji' leaves of (Jmrrits fitiii'/f}/h'a. Florida (.Martin). 



A. .siibcyaiiea, K. «Si >I. Am. Nat is. p. 1 148. 



r;xsii.c. i\ll. N. A. I'". No. isfii'. 



Pcritliecia hypophyllous. convex. depiTSsed. ostiolate. olisolele 

 lioiieath, 2.")( )-,'»( HI ft diam.. stiliLiloliosc. composed of dark irreenish-lilne 

 cells ")-" ft diam., which cover the nucleus ami ext''nd lieyond in a 

 thin, inemliraiiaceons liorder closely mlnale to the leal". Ostiohim 

 papillil'orni. collapsinjr. with a liroad. circular opcnimi' when dry. Asci 

 sliuhtly narrower at each end, sessile. S-spored, 7'> x 1.") /<. Sporidia 

 hyaline, olthjiiu-davate. uinseptate. "J-stMiate. 'JO x 4-7 ti. 



On living- leaves of Cj>*/c/vw/.s^////'//?///</. Florida (.Martin). 



A. Gaiiltliei'ijJ', (liirtls, (in llerli. Curtis). 



Exsicc. J-;U. N. A. P. No. i,?5S. 



Perithecia lirown-lilack, llattencd. sliuhfly elevated in the center, 

 hypophyllous, s>cattered, 17()-2.")(> // diaiu., surrotinded I»y a luirrow 

 border ol' l»rown, Itranchiiiif niyceliinn. Asci ovate. 22-2') x 13-1(5 /t. 

 Sporidia hyaline, oltovate, uniseptate, the upper cell lariicr, I) x 3 /t. 



On livinii' leaves of Gmiltln'rla /irocitiitfjcus, common. 



A. Pcai'soiii, E. & M. .lourn. Mycol. I. p. i)2. 



Perithecia minute (KM) /t), Hat. superlicial. oltscurely perforated 

 above, of close, cellular structure, with a scanty. sul)ra<liatinir niyceliinn 

 around the margin. A.sci oldong. »»lituse. sessile, 40x1') ^i, without, 

 pai-aphyses. Sj)oridia I)i?!eriate. cIavate-old(uig-, grainilar, Ix'coming 

 uniseptate and slightly constricted at the septa. l')-20x3J-4^ '.«, acute 

 Itelow, obtuse above, hyaline. 



On blackberry canes, Vineland, X. J. (Pearson). 



