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I'liil «o :is to 111" ;iliMn-t liii-i»iii(".||, iiiiiH'|i|;il('. cDiislriflt'd ;it tlic Sf|itiilii, 

 On llif iiisiili' III' a hollow oak, Soiilli Carolina ( I{av»'Mcl). 



H. diniisa. (Srinv.) 



Sfiluciia ili/liiMi. Silnv. Syii. N. Am. IS".'. 



Spliiriia iliiiitiiiifiliiila. Hork. Ilix.k. I.ond, Jmmi. licit. IV, |). sw. 

 Aiiif'hi'l'li.riiii mhi, ii/i's,i. K. Jv IC. Jmirn Mycol. II, )> i<;\, and Sacc. Syll. 7171' 

 Hyss.ispli.n ia ili/fiiMi. Cki-. Syil. rfij.s. 

 I';x!*k-c. i;il .V I-;vilit. N. .\. l-'. -mI Scr. Ji;/). 



I'l'iillicria -ii|M'rlirial. lirciiarioiis, (li'id'csscfl-uloliosc, f,-?, nun. 

 il'ani.. liiowiiisli-lilafk. roiiL!'li. witli tlir o.^tiolnin siilirailiatc snicatr, not 

 iiioniini'iil, soon |iii'iti'il with a roinnl o|M'nin;i'. ami sonn'tiint's sliiihtly 

 i'oIla|iS('(| aliovf. 'I'lir lowrr |iart of the prrithccia is clothi'il with a 

 coat oT liiown. Iiianuliin;;' hairs, whirh al.-^o rover tliinlv tlir sarlari- oj 

 llir iii!itri.\ aioaml ami lii'twrci flic |irrillicria. soiih' of which tonch 

 each other, lait ar<' not conlliii'iil. Asci clavat<'-cvlimlrical. SO !M).\ 

 I(>-rJ // (p. sp. ()()-().') n loiiii). with alinmlanl, lilirorin |para|ihy.-cs. 

 .■^poriilia liiscriatc, oIiIoiil;' or clavatc-olilon^i'. sliuhtlv' cnrvcil. nniscp- 

 latc ami constrictnl at the .<epliiin. 1 .V'iO x o -(!/«. pale iirown, eml-i 

 ohtiise. each cell with a laruc nncleii.<. 



Ill a hollow, stainliiiii (riiiik of Jmihins linciru. elViiseil for a 

 whole yanl in extent, IJetlileliein, I'a. (Scliw.i. on decorticaled poplar. 

 Mis,>;onri ( Dciiietrio), I.oiiisiana ( Laiiiilois), Ohio i Morifaii). 



'I'lie liOiiisiana specc. have the upper part ol the perifhecia ipiite 

 red, and in the other speciiiieiis the red is more or Ios.>j discernible in 

 and around the ostioliiin. The. snliiciiliini linally disappears more or 

 less completely. The leimtli ol the asci. a< uiven in the .loiirii. ol 

 ^\ i'ol.. is too trreat. and the sporidia too narrow. 



H. Imi'biciiu'tn, (K. A: K.) 



Jlyssii\p/i(riui hiiihicincla, V.. iv Iv Jejuni. Mycol. IV, ]). 'i.i. 

 Kxsitc. K11. & l-;vrlit. N. A. H. u\ Scr. uj.ss. 



IVritliecia carlioriaeee ueniltranaceiais. liretrarioiis or sniii<>tiines 

 .scattered, ovate-uloliose, li,''-2(t() /< liiiili, liare or with a few Itristle- 

 like hairs. Ostioliim conic-papillilorni. Mack and shinini^. A.sci sid»- 

 cylindrical. (!"»-"'' X ')-(! n, with a short, stipe-like liase and iinperlet'lly 

 developeil paraphy.'^es. .sporidia liiseriate. I'lisoid. yellowishliyaline. 

 2-4-iiiicleate at lirst. linally nniseptiite. not curved or i-onstricted. 

 10-12x2-2^ /<, ends siiiiolttnse. 



Parasitic on old D'mti'ypa triiiiu1htj)horii and on the liark adja- 

 coiit. Newlield. N. -J. 



