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M. oecidenthle, (Ell,) 



(Plate 21) 



Cucurbitaria occidentalism Ell. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club. VIII, p. 125. 

 Afelanomma occidenlale, Sacc. Syll, 3272, 



Peritliccia t-rowdcil, (leinesscd-liciiiisidierical, flattened above, 300 

 -350 /i diaiu., with a papilliibrin ostioluni. Asci clavate-cyliiulrical, 

 75-80 X 12-14 /i, with al)undant paraphyses. Sporidia hiseriate, oblong, 

 slightly curved, obtuse, yellowish-ln-own, 3-5 (cxce])tionally 6-7-) sep- 

 tate, often slightly constricted near the middle, 20-25 x 5-6 n- 



On sage bj-ush, Utah (S. .1. Harkness). 



Var. Tetonense, E.«fe E. (Mehinomnia Tctonenm, E. & E. in Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. July, 1890, p. 240.), on dead stems of Avfcmisio 

 vana, valley of the Teton, in Montana (Anderson 551), has the peritlic- 

 cia and sporidia a little larger. 



M. iiispersuni, (Sehw.) 



Sphciria ir.^peisa, Scliw. in Currey'.s Simple Sphter. 334, tab. I,IX, fig. 112. 



Peritliccia simple, coriicolous, erumjient. Asci terete-clavate. 

 l)."ielly stipitato, 8-spored. Sporidia biscriate or crowded, with the 

 ciidochronie 4-parted, constricted at the partitions, usually rather more 

 jiointed at one end than at the other. 25-28 /i long. 



On l>ark. North America? (Schweinitz in Ilerl). Hooker). 



M. Iielicophiiuiii, (Cke.) 



Spluc} ia hflicophila, Cke. Grev. VI, p. 145. 

 liyssitsphccria hilicopliila, Cke. Grev. XV, p. 123. 

 .\[claiii>inma lu'liniphiliim, (Cke.) Sacc. Syll. 3274. 



Peritliccia scattered among the hypha? of HcUeoma Berl-eJeyi. 

 siibglobose. Asci elongated, cylindrical. Sjwridia i'usiform, mnlti- 

 luiclcatc, liecnming midtiscptate, yeHowisii, 60-70x6 /i. 



On tlecaying wood, with Hdivonu Berkehji, Carolina (Ravenel). 



M. seminis, (Cke. & Hark.) 



Spluciia srmiiiii, Cke. & Hark. Grev. XIII, p. i8. 

 Melanomma seminis, Sacc. Syll. 7007. 



Peritliccia superficial, ^-^ mm. diam., black, opake, subglobosc. 

 sometimes suliconliuent, ostioluni ])erforated. Asci davate. Sporidia 

 cylindrical, straight or curved, 5-septatc, lirown, 50x6 fi. 



On twigs oiBacc/i'tris, California (Harkness). 



M. sulcatuni, (ED.) 



SpltiTiia sitlcatii. V,\\. Bull. Torr. Hot. Club, X, p. 53. 

 Me/aiioinma sitlcaliim, Sacc. SyU. 7009. 

 Exsicc. Ell. & Evrht. N. A. F. 2cl ser. 1663. 



Peritliccia su])cr(icial. densely gregarious, ovate. \ mm. diam.. 

 Idack, not polished. Ostioluni tuberculiforni, large, with a rather 



