■ l«ui^a I iW«i^ Pl« 



lar. 



nstioliiiii. Asci ((liloiiu-cyliiidiiciil. with ;i slinrl sli|i<'. ,s-s|i(ir('(l. S()-!)0.\ 

 r2-l')/<. Spoi'idii! (»v('rliii»|)iii.ii--liisci(iiliitc |iiiiiill('l. iiciirly stviii.ulit. 

 4-ct'll<'(l, romidcil iit liolli cimIs. 'J.V.'JO x 4-(i //, tlic two middle ccll.'^ 

 (■»,',-T.', 11 loiiii'. tlic end ((dls iiidstlv ii little hmirer. 'I'lie fniir ctdls ol 

 llic siiuridiii rciidily st'|iiiiiit(' I'ldiii eiicli otlicr. 



('(iiiiiiHiii on cow diiii<!', id»o on liildiits' jind u'onts' dun,i;', iiround 

 Xowlicld, N. .1., iind prolialdy tlironjiliont tlic country. 



Sp. inffiiiiedia. Awd. Ilcdw. VII. p. (IT. 



Ivxsicc. Kiiiizc !•". Sfl. 67. — Kill). F. K 641. — Kcliiii Asc. 134, 



IN'i'itliwia scattcrcfl or lirciiarions. Iniricd. ('.\c(']it tlic sliort. papil- 

 liforin oi' sidi^loliosc ostiolnni. small ( I "((►-2t>(> n), Idack. Waic. carnosc- 

 nicMdiiaiinccoiis. Asci oldonu', ((vatc. or noai'ly cylimliical, ir2-12r).\ 

 20-24 // ( 1 lS-lTr)x24-;>(> //. Winter), In-icily stipitatc and pai-apliysatc. 

 SjMiridia 2-;5-s('riato. partly ovcrlappin.ii' cadi otliei'. cylindrical, straiulit 

 01 sliulitlv curved, rounded at the ends. 4-celled. 43-r)4/z lon<>', the end 

 cells ovate-cylindrical, 12-1 5 // lonj«\ the two inteiniediate cells iiarrol- 

 slia)H'd. alioiit 12.\S-J0 ii, the Joints readily separafiiiii'. 



On i'al)liits' dimu', and cow diiiiu'. Newlield, N. .1. 



Sp. lierciilea, E. & E. (in llerli.) 



IVritliocia scattered, semiinimerseil. ovate-iiloliose. .^-=j nini. dium.. 

 with a short, cylindrical or tultercnlifoi-m, roiiiih ostiolum. Asci ven- 

 tricose-ohlonji', 250-342 x oO-GO /i, with a short, nodulose stijie, and 

 aliiindant paraphyses. Spoi'idia riisoid-cylindrical. 10-13-jointed, 112- 

 152 X I4-1() /i, terminal joints ovate-conical. 15-18x12 //. the others 

 sliuhtly ilattened-iiloliose, aUout 15x12//, the lon<rei' diameter heinjji- 

 transvei'se. The 4th oi' 5th cell from the upper end of the sporidium 

 is usually lai'<>er, 22x20 //. The Joint,< readily se])arate, and the 

 entire sporidiinn is at first enclosed in a thin, srelatinoiis envelope. 



This is easily distinct from all the allied species. 



On cow dung, Newlield, X. J. 



Sp. fimetHi'ia, I)e Not. Micr. Ital. dec. V. p. 10. 



S/tlucua finietaihi, Rab. Herb. Mycol. V.<\. I. 173,^. 



Ferithecia de])ressed-gl()l)ose, ineinbi-anaceous. with a sim])le. ])ei'- 

 forated ostiolum. Asci eylindi-ical. attenuated lielow into a short stij)e, 

 80-100 X 14-1 () //. Sporidia iri-20-celled. rod-shaped, lying jjarallel. 

 without any visilile gelatinous envelope. 55-00 x 3-4 //, medial cells 

 about 2J //.. and terminal ones 4 n long- 

 On cow dung. South Carolina (Kavenel). 



