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On (h'Ciiyinii' leaves of O.ri/vnrnis {Varrinlum) /xihisfi'ts, TiiscM'- 

 mint, (ireeiiland. on <rreen leaves ol' (),r»/rnrrns iiiacrovarpits, I'enn- 

 sylvania (Seliweinitz). 



In the (iieenland s|ieec. the asei are narinwed aliove from a 

 itroad liaso, ><")-l>.") x "JO-li") «. S|i(tii(lia ovoid-oliloiiu-, nnisejiUtte and 

 eonstricted, at lirst hyaline, then olivaceous. 12-4— iVJ xS-lO //. 



V. compac'ta. I»k. lioth H.p. \k UW. 



I'eritheeia niinnt*-. (2(Ht-'J;5(» /<), snli.ulohose with a i»a]iilliroini 

 ostiolnni, eolleeted in dense clusters or uronps. lo-.'JO tou'ether. on the 

 lower side of the leaves, thickly covered with short, spine-like, lilack 

 liristles 2')-4() x .'»-4 n. Asci liiscicnlate, clavate-cylindrical. ahout 

 4()x() /i. with ai»undant |>arai»hy.<es ni.>re or less liranched. Sporidia 

 oliliipiely uniseriate or sul»l>i.<eriate altove. oldontr-ovate. sultolivaceons. 

 12-1.') // lonu'. 



On livinti' leaves ol" Vavviniimt iiKicriintr/xii). N<'W York (I'ecJv). 

 northeiii New Jersey (llalsti'd). 



Specimens from Maine have the perithecia less compactly uronped: 

 mostly in small, orliicnlar patches mariiined liy a circle oC perithecia. 

 as in T^. orfj/riifir. 



V. WaiilthmJi', E. & E. .lourn. Mycol. 1. p. 1. ■).'{. 



Kxsicc. KIl. & Kvrlit. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 16X6. 



On orliiculai'. dark lirown, J nun. spots, which arc mostly ol' a 

 lighter color (aray) in the cent^-r. Peiitliecia scattered, orliicular 

 (7o ft), mendiranaceons and rather coar.^ely cellular, with a lew Idack. 

 continuous, straight, spri'ading. .'}')x3// l)ristles aliove. .\sci o\ate- 

 olilong, ,^( )-3 ') X S- 1 1 n. l»roader and slightly ("urved lielow. sessile, 

 without paraphyses. Sporiilia liiscriate. snlihyaline (with a greenish- 

 yellow tint). ovate-ol)long. ."J—l-inicleate. uniseptat*- iiml slightly con- 

 stricted at the septum. ll-14xH//. 



On living leaves o^ Gaitlthcrid jwociuiif/c/is. Xewlield, N. .1. 

 15. (h-ini'iiKj mi Inrhiivcoiis pldiitu, 



V. Dkkiei. (B. & Br.) 



Sphtnia /liciiri, n. «: Br. Ann N'.it. Hist. No 617 , tali X. fis;. S 

 /Miiiihii/rii l.innirtf /);<</<, Brrk. Outl, p. in.). 

 I'lHtiiiiii Diikiii, ik Not Schcina. Sfer. )>. 51. 



Perithecia ciowded in orliicular groups 1-1', mm. aci'oss, epiphyi- 

 louH. erumpent. iiecoming superficial, seatecl on a lilamentose sul>iculuni. 

 sul»s]>herical, Itlack, clothed aliove with spine-like inistles 40-80 /< long. 

 Ostiolum paiiillilorm. Asci sessile, elongated, olituse, 3')-40 x 8-10 //. 



