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l<)0 



I'ciitln'ciii sciilfcird, scliiiillilliciscd, uloliosc, siiKxttli. y:liilil'niis. 

 Itlilt'k. Ostiuliiiii ( vliliili'ii"il. ri|(iiil. iilxiill IimII' ii> Iniiji' !is tlir |i(>i'itli('- 

 cimii. Asci rvliiidrir;'!. I>ri('(l_v |K'(liccIliilr. |(K»\IO/^ Spdiidiii iiiii- 

 scriiitc. (dlipticiil, piilf lonwri. I.'»-17 /< loiij:'. 



On i'(itt<>ii wood. Ii(>thlcli(>iii. I'ii. 



At lirst iiiiiiiciscd. liiiidiv cincruciit iiiid Idiic. v<'iv sirinotli, idiiuist 



V. I'libeCac'iens. (Pk.) 



S/i/hniii mhffiii iiii>, rk -•''111 Kf|). {> -i). 

 ( fiiiliifliinia I iifyf/dt iriis. Sni'i' Svll. 777. 



I'ci'illici'iii iiiiiiiitc, scattered. siiliji'Ntliose, sinootli. Idiick, iieiiilv 

 IVee. iiliiiiptlv tiiperiiiii' into flic loii^i'. slender, snlmlnte ostinln. Asci 

 claviit*', rnuat'ioii.-:. Spdridia elliptical. Inown. l-."».\-l^ //. 



On decorticated wood of deciduous trees. New Voik State (Peek). 

 TIk! siniace oi' the wood is varie;uated with red stains. 



('. seti^ei'iiwi. K. &K. (in lleil..) 



IVi'itheeia denstdv <ireLrarioas. snpei liciai. hemispherical. ^-.^ mm. 

 diani.. cinereous-l)la<'k, clothed with lonu'. spreadinu'. Idack liristles. 

 Ostiola erect, stout, rouiiii. sli.uhlly swollen at the ti|i. Idack. .^-1 nun. 

 lont^. Asci olilon;:-cyliudrical. liroadesl in the nnddle. p. sp. lli l")x 

 4 //. apai'!i|»li_vsate. Sporidia couiilomerale-itiseriate. <dliptical. olive- 

 luown, •.•"Mfinuons, alxait 15 .\ 1 1 /t. 



On decaying- oak wikkI. Ohio (M<u'jian. X'.t.")). 



('. Avocetta, (('. & K.) 



Sfi/iirriii Aiocilla, C. ft K- C.rev. VIII, p. 15. 

 Ceraloslonia Ai'"<el/a, Sacc. Syll. 774. 

 Splurtia caniinala, C. & K. C.rev. VI, p. 44. 

 Kxsicc. KU. N. A. K. 779.— Rav, V. Am. 67,^. 



Perithecia scattered, <il()liose, \ uiin. diani.. entiiidy luiried in the 

 wood, with (he tips ol' the cylindiieai (^-ii """• h»ii}i) osli(»la project- 

 in.ii' Of, l>y the decay or weatheiini:' away of the wood, liecomin^ super- 

 ficial: ol'ten in cracks of the wood, one side ol' the peritheciuni liein;.' 

 luiried and the othei' piojectinu- into the open li.-^snre; in that ca.-^e 

 liald and >mo((tli, l)nt when liuried in the soft wood, moic or less 

 lii>rons-stri,iiose, with hrownish hyjilia'. Asci p. sp. cylindiieai, 4.'J-')(> 

 .\ T-^i //. with parapliyses. Sporidia nniseriate. ol'ten oldiipie. brown, 

 ohlong-elliptical, l-'2-nucleate. S-10.\;{J ji. 



On I'otten wood ol' deciduous tices, common around Newiield, and 

 pi'ohaldy in (»ther localities. 



