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Imirs. C/i.sp/ia'ionj»f'nninii,V.S: K. Iiii>* tin- siinr linltit iuhI oflitTwisj* 

 iiiiicli rcst'iiiUli's tliis. Itiit lilts tlic a)iinil liiiii'>' iiioi-c Itriiiicliin^r ainl t)i«> 

 sporidiii liirjn'r (7-H /d iiihI trlol •«»,>-('. 



Oil the I M I s.'^w noil Itottniii iili<l lilrkuiy liuops of il liiin-rl stilli)lill|ur 

 in a «'('lljir tit NcwMt'lfl. N. .1. iiml on tin old woodrii clinrri in ti cclliir. 

 itt MaiiliiitUin, Kiiiisii' (Kcliciiitini), on dtH-ityiiiii- |inin'r, Colimiliiit, Mo. 

 ((Juiloway). iinti Aliiltiiiiiii (. Atkinson i. 



The mode of IniincliiniT is similar to tliat in C/t. I'lKtrtanini, Klir , 

 tlic main axis Itcin^r iiroloiiticd |0-|')^^/ liovond the point of s<»|»nratioii 

 or iiititroatioii. tlte proloniration Ix'in^- som<>\vlitit riiltiiyni and liyaliiH*. 

 In the Missouri speciiiu'iis, tlit- npiciil Itristlcs were swolh'ii lit intervals. 

 This ptTiiliarity was iit»t oliscrvcd in the other spfciint'iis. 



Ch. pamiosiim, Wallr. Fl. Cr. Gcr. p. 2(17.. Hali. Dcntsrhl. Kr. 

 Flora I, p. 227. Zopf. Kntw. Ai^v Asc (('littctoniiiun), p 27<». 



Ch. \,luliiiiim. V. Ifi. v.. Joiirii Mycol. I. p t)n 

 Kxslcc. Kl. Herb. Mycol. II, riS.-M. March, im^— Kimm. K. C 51. -Rub. V. K. n>i^. 



Pcritliocia closely ^rre^iiirions or also scattered and sinjrie. stilijrlo- 

 liose, lar«re {\-\ niiii.). very rra^rile, dirty Mack: ostioliim larjre. sli(»it 

 iiiid thick, papilliroriii and coloilcss : rliizctids (Imsiil root-like hairs) 

 more iiiimeroiis than in the other species. The perirheciii are ci>vered 

 with a dense coatoldiirk, roujrh. crisped and interwoven hairs, caiisiiijr 

 tlieiii to ap] tear confluent, iorniin^' continiioiLs or piirliaJiy iiiternqited, 

 dense, felt-like, bhick |)atches severttl centimeters in extent, niiicli like 

 the siilticiiliim n\' lioscfh'ii/'a aijuihi. The hiteiiil litiiis aic mostly simple 

 while the apical ones tire loiterer, stouter and stiiiiuhter. 7-S n thick tit 

 Itase and sparin^rly hranchcd. A.sci (sec. Zopf) cliilt-sliiiped, with ti 

 stipe-like Imse, reachinji' 100 // loiiu' iiy l'>-2() // lirojid. Sporidia 

 viewed in front, l»road-elliptical. phiinly hut Itrietly iii)iciilate. viewed 

 ed<r(>wise. fnsoid. ll-K^x 7-S //. 



On a rotten iiiajile lojr, Oreji-on (Carjieiiter). 



Cli. olivjueum. ('. & K. tJrev. VI. p. !)(>. 



Kxsicc. KU. N. A. V. 56. 



Perithecia <ire<>:iirioiis. ovate-uloliose. tihoiit 2')<> // liiii'li hy 200 /i 

 iiroild. thickly and evenly chtthed with soft. <ri"iiiidiii'-roii,uheiie<l. flex- 

 nous, spiiriiiti'ly septate, simple, liiceiiisli-yellow litiirs 3-4 n thick, with- 

 out any very distinct apicid tiift of couis<'r liitirs, as is usual in most of 

 the species. Asci olilon^-elavate, p. sp. 3r)-4(L\]2 //. Sporidia 

 crowded, <^h)hose-elli|»tical, apiciihite tit ciich end, yellowish-ltrown, 

 !)-12 X S-i) n, (mostly !>-! 1 x 7-8 n), with one or more nuclei. 



On decayinj; stems of I^nyeroii, New Jersey iind Loiiisiiina. 



