I 



■:i 



111 



ii 



4G 



ana. 



Oil J'l'i'Kea OIca Aiucilvuna, J/oij/to/ni, Ac, Cainliiia to Loiiisi- 



(Plate 5) 



M. tui'catn, Lev. Ann. Si. Nat. IMC. p. 'IM't. 



Ilonict Orjf. iK'S Mi-1 tab. 2.', Cik i.|. 



l^'i•itll('c•ia lilack. \vrinkl('(l, p-loliosc Ii0()-l2.'(»i n diaiii., siinoiiiMU'tl 

 I(V niini(.'i(iii<, erect, dark lii'dwii. euMtiiiiKias or oliscniclv s<'iitat(' 

 a])|»einla,i'es 10-112 // tliifk. divitlcd at tlie tip into two recuived 

 Kpreadiiiii' I'linndies 8()-4(> // lonu'. and each witli '1-li diverji'ent loltes 

 1(1-1.") /< ionii'. Mycelium foiiiiinii- round. Idack patclies. 2-() hum. in 

 diaiii.. scattered or conllnent. composed of iirown, radiatinii'. se])tatc 

 liyplue S-10 u thick. \\illi slnat, alternate, two-celled laiinclies (liyplio- 

 jiodia). tilt' lower cell short and cylindrical, the upper ^loliose or 

 ovoid and lonuer. Asci 2-4-sp(»red. Sporidia Itrowii. cylimlrical. 

 4-.<eptale. sliuhlly constrict<.Ml at the septa, rounded ;il the ends, 3.")-4') 

 X 14-1(; It. 



The ioreu'oinjr description is Iroin specimens in the Ilerlt. o( the 

 r. S. Dept. ol'Au-. Washiniiton. D. ('., collected liy Writiht in Xicar- 

 airua. on some coria<'eous leal'. N. A. F. \'l\)~t in ib h) are M. hidcn- 

 Uitii. Cke.. and 12!>" (c) is M. jKiliiiivi)J(i. Winter. 



M. Cookeaiia, Spe^'. V. At--. I'm-'. 1\'. j.. 4i>. 



A/i/iii/a tiiiipliili idia. Vr. Kiivciiil 1'. Am. No. S|. iiii<l lOlis N. A. V. No. (2115. 



Myceliniii ainphiiicnous, broadly and irivuMilarly ell'ii.<e(l, salici'iis- 

 tflceous. Idack. easily .-ieparntinii' when niatuic. Iiyplia- thick, hranchini:'. 

 intricate, rt'inotelv septate. Ilvphoiiodia short-iivrirorm. uni.<eiitate: 



hyplue U'\\\ ri^'id, olteii only in a circle around llie perithecia. 

 120-2.")(( X 8-10 //, apices entire. I'eritliecia scattered oi- auui'e<rated. 



glol 



lose, 



black. 



k. carlionaceons. liald, not collapsiiiL!'. scaly, <iranulai 



150-2(10 ji diaiii. Asci elliptical, short and thick, stipitate. 2-spored, 

 olten immatuie. Sjioridia at first hyaline, then lirowii, oldoiij:. 4-sep- 

 tate, constricted at the senta. 'M)-A() x 10-12 //. 



On livinji" leaves of CxUlrarpu Anier/rnna, Florida. 



)I. bideiitafa, Cke. (J rev. XI. p. 37. (Plate 5) 



Ivxsicc. Kav. I''. .\iii. ,i,;i).— ICll. X. A. I'. 12971; >^' />.— Riil)h. WiiitiT Kiiiijri. ,vsi6. 



Perithecia trlobosc, (InO ft). Appendaii'cs lew. erect, 2-4-clprt at 

 the tijiH. Asei saccate. Sporidia oldoiiii-cyliiidrical, 3-se]»tate, ,sli<alitly 

 constricted at the sejita, rounded at the ends, lirown, 4r)-r)0 x Ifi-IH //. 

 usually two in an asciis. 



On leaves n\' B/f/noiiiu cn/u-cohifd. Caroliiiii to Texas. 



M. palmicola, Winter, Uaith-Winter, Fnn<ri Km, ii'Al. (Plate 5) 



K.xsicc. KU. N. A. !•". 1297 c— Kav. l'". Am. ^I.—Rat)h- Winter !•'. H. 2S.)6, 3547 



2tlyceliuui roniiin<'' irre,uiilaily rounded spots 1-15 nun. broad, 



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