49 



iifutclv clliiiliciil. lii'Mwii. T-^-scjitiitc iiiMl mil rilni'iii, 20-27 x rJ- 14 /« 

 (;{(>-4(» \ 12 //. Miirtiiii. 



On sc;il('-s ul'|iiiic ('((Ik's, New .Icihcv. 



r.vrxoim M. Mont. 



Aim. Sci. Nat. Sir. Ill, XI, J). 2,vi. 



.Mvccliiiiii rlViiscij. |ici'sisti'iit, Iniiiiiiii:' ii liliick. t'clt-likc cuntiiiii' on 

 liviiiii' it'Mvrs :iiiil liiiiiis. I'ci-itlirci:! vci'ticiiliy t'loiiu'iitcil. suiiicfiiiics 

 liiiiiiclii'il. i:ciicr:il!,v limliriatfljici'i-itc iit llic vcrtcN. Asci olKiViitc ni- 

 rl(iiiuiit('(|. S-s|Mii'fil. S|pniiili;i 4- <>r iiKirc-ci'llcd, oltrii with iMitii tiiiiis- 

 vcrs" Jiiiil l(iii,iritiiiliri!il s('|)lii. vollcw oi' ycliow-lirown. 



'I'lic iiiciiilicrs (if tlii- liTiiiis Jiic lint iiiiiii'H'ctly known: ninny of 

 the so-i'iiilrd species lieiiiLi' only niyeelinin wifliont niiy asciu'ci'ons jicri- 

 llieeiii. iinil ol'ten w itiioiit evi'ii |iyeiii(liiil jiriitliecin — soinetiiiies even 

 willioiit roiiidin. 



A. Axi'i i>rrxcnt; s/)(jr/(fiii innrijhriii. 



i. siiliciiiiiiii. (A. iV S.) (Plaf»' 10) 



/hiihiliiiiii Milii iiiitm. All), i*^ Sclnv . Cons]) |). 36S. 

 J'liiiiiiM" M/.L'i/".'. IVrs Myc. Vmt. I. p. 'i. 

 I'huiisfiiiiiiiiii /iiiiiai:i>, I,k. in I.inn. Spec. I'lant. 

 '/'<ii iilii fiiiii,if;ii. Clitvall. Flor. I'aiis, I, ]). ;,.(■ 

 C'af>iii>iliii»i siilii iiniiii, Mont. 1. c. 



(ii/'iioi/iiim S/i/i./ii'iiti mil. l)c l.acr. in Kal) !•'. i\. .\S2. 

 ('. Cilii. IS K: Dcsni. Mi.lds. p. 11. 

 l^xsitc Kal). I". Iv ,;,=.J.— TlnicMiiMi K. Aiistr. i(«i, 435.— Thinn. M. V. ii,)(i.— Ckf V. Brit. 

 .cl Si r. jyi.— I.inh. I-iin,t;i lliiiiK. .o"^.— ^Ivc Marcli. 2j;i.— Vizf MiiT. I'miRi, 100 



.Mvceliiini widely etl'ilsecI.eovei'iliLr tlie whole ,-«iii'l;n'e ol' the leaves 

 ami voiinii' twins and I'ven tiie trunk and In-aiielies to some extent. 

 I'eiitliecia llesliy, ureeiiish-idaik. sim|ile or Itraiielied. sessile or con- 

 tracted itelow. thickened alxtve and oi»enintr with a siii»iiml»riate or 

 lolled oriliee (ostioliini). Asci oliovato. sessile. 4( >-(•(> x 20-2.") //. li-S- 

 sjiored. Sporidia crowded, oiiovate, olitiise ;it the ends. H-4-septate 

 and olteii with a loiiLiitiidinal septum. snliconstrlL'tcd at tin' septa, dark 

 liruwii. 22-2(ix!t-lo a. 



In the specimens liirnred on pi. K*. the sporidia were (dliptical. 

 hyaline, ."t-septate. one ol' the cells sometimes divideil l»y a lonuitndinal 

 >;eplum. 12-1.") x "l-Tt r/. crowiled in a>ci alioiit (iO .\ 10//, with alnindaiit 

 parapliyses. I'eritliecia siiliovate. with a <liort, conical ostioltim. 



On J^njniJus trcnniliHilcs ilimlisi ami oe X<'iiiiii(h} dceroidiK. 

 Montana (Kidscy ). 



Winter, i.; |)ie Pilze. i:ives as prolialile t'orms of this specie>, 

 ('. ihnit/(ifinii, Uerk. iV I'l'sm.. (^. ixjiiinsiini. Ilerk. tV l^esm.. ami 



C. 1 



('!'.'<( tout 



i, Ilerk. iV l>erin,. at least as they are represented in 



