K)'2, 1(IT<>. 



(Plate 7) 



irniicliim''. 

 iwii-liliU'k. 

 iu-|iy;iliin'. 

 rolls pcii- 

 1, <\'H) n). 

 Asi'i siii)- 

 liitt'-cyliii- 

 oiistn'clvd 

 ') x (i -7 //. 



. Fluiiilii 

 iiiu' to this 



/", ]). 2-") I . 



iii|)l)>. liiii- 



Cll ilt tlic 

 ')/, Pynis. 



loiiiliiDrni. 

 idriciil. iil- 

 •iiliii rllijt- 

 iiiiitiidiiiiil 



mil, Hill).) 



II. liniiicli- 

 iciil. crffl, 

 iiitarciitK 



I'. |ielli«'nlosiiii. B. iV \\\\. <!ivv, IV. p. i:>ti. .lonni. My.'. 1.].. !)>s. 



Kxsicc. Knv. I'". .\iii 7'. -riiiitii, M V. jo-^ i. - I'.ll. N. .\ I'". 1511 



.Mvicliiiiii (■|M|iliylloii>. I'oniiiii'j.' !i tliiii. so.try-coloroii hiycr on tlic 

 siirliicc of tlir leaves iiiid coiisistiliii- of closely se|tt;ife. lirowii. sillireet- 

 niiiiiiliirlv liriiiulied mid interwoven tln'eiids. .')-S n. tliiek. with eiieli 

 cell or joint micleiili'. and iM'iiriiiLi' when well developeil. stellat.'Iy .".4 

 jiarted coiiidia. niiicii like those of T I'liioxpui-hnn. nearly hyaline at 

 lirsl. Iiecoiiiinu iiidwii. each arm 4-.")-se|ifate and nncleafe. " -!• n thick 

 uI the Uiise and .')(»"") // ionii'. tajieriiiu- to an oltUise point at the apex. 

 P\ciiidial perithecia urowiiiii' like thick liraiiclies Iroiii the sides of ilie 

 prostrate threads. iiieiiil>ranaceoiis. ol' rather coarse, c(dliilar, structure, 

 oliloii'^ or (lask-shapeil. T')-lI(ll«i x .">()-.')(» n. ape.x sidiolitnse and suliliiii- 

 liiiate. dischariiiiiii' counlle,«. niiiinte. hyaline, oldonu' sponiles 3-4 .\ 

 1 it. Soiiietiiiies these perithecia are (piife uloliose and formed l>y the 

 eiilaruciiieiil of one of the coiiipoiient cells of a thread oi' liyplia. There 

 are also prodiiceil from the mycelinm. cylindrical, lirown. iiinlliseplate 

 conidia T<>-S() .\ (J-T //. like the conidi i of Jlci iniiitlioxjinriinii. Asciuc- 

 roiis. perithecia 100-!.')t> // diam.. wi!h lirown. septate appeiidnu'0> 

 like those of an K iiisljilic. l.VlJ,") in niimiier. T')-10(> // long. Asci 

 at first oliloiii:. liecomiiii>' ellipsoidal, and alioiit 40 .\ "J.") n. Sjioi'idia 

 crowded, liroad fusiform, hyaline. nnL-^ejitate at first, bccouiing o-.<ep- 

 tate at maturity and I .V'J'J x 4-7 //. 



On leaves u{' J'riiiiiis Cliintsit. Sontli Carolina (Ikiiveiiel). and on 

 leaves ol' MiKjiKilin [jUiiinu I''lori<la (.Martin). 'J'lie aiiove description 

 is from the Florida speciim'iis. 



'I'lie description in (ii-e\illea is very brief, vi/. "'I'lireads of tlie 

 mycelium erect, trilid at the apex after the fashion of T I'lpoap'trinm. 

 shorter than the oldoiii!'. constrictecl perithecia. "" 



Whethi'i' the Carolina and Floiidn sjiecimens ai'e tlio same we 

 can not |iositively stat<'. 



('. S('li\v«*iiiitzii. Berk. & Ihvsin. I. c. 



N'eliiliiious. Floi'ci (liyphic) sulicylindi'ical. I'ei'ithecia snlisim- 

 pie. eloiiiiiited. smooth. Spoiidia ulio\ ate, celliilose-mnrilorm, scarcely 

 constricted at the septa. 



( >n leaves of lierlis. I'eiinsylvania. 



C. A>^(i luiknoirn; sporidid 'l-'^-scptuti . 



('. Cai'oliiiiense. Beik. A: Desm. 1. c p. VI. \\<^. 7. 

 Scattereil. setose, mycelium scanty. I'erithecia witli oloiiu'sitod. 

 lateral. (Iiisk-sliapeil liranches. Sporidia oIiIohm'. iJ-M-septnte. 



