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Tlic s|H'ciiii(>iis (iC S, roiiihiiitn. V. tV K.. in my llcrli.. iiml ol 

 N. viitii'niiitii, (M<('. ill Kiiv. V. Am., do Tint ;il1ur<| nny cliiiiiictcis to 

 ilistiiiu'iiisli tliciii IVoiii this. 



('. cariMipliiliim. KM. iiiill. Toir. Mot. ('Iiil>. IX. p. 7:i 



i'ci'itlH'citi siil)<:'iolios<'. \ mm. or oscr in iliiiiii.. i-oiii>'li. Ostioliim 

 (•;i|tiliiii y.lliici' tiiin's or moii' ms loiiji" iis tlic |i('i'itlH'(iiim.iiii(l morr or less 

 croolvcd fir liciit. Asri slcii(l<'r. iilioiit ")<»/< loiii''. with lililoriii piiniith- 

 vscs. Sporiiliii miiscriiitc or Jiiscriiitc. riisirorm. yellowish, 4^-(I a loii^. 



On (till chcstiiiit Itiirs. with Sphivr'Kt ( l^ivsltnlia) whino^tliilii. 

 .<(liw. which liiis tilt' iisci iiiid siioridiii hiirdly (listiii;iiiislinl>l<' Iroin 

 IJiosc ol' this species. 



('. siiliii latum, Ell. Am. Nut. MmicIi. ISS.J. p. .{IS. 



I'eritheciii covered l)y the epidermis, jrloliose, I ;")() // diiiiii. Osti- 

 uliiiii eriimpent. siilnihite. \ mm. lonu'. iipe.x siilifimliriiite. Asci S-spored. 

 cviiiiescent, eliipticiil, l.'jx I! //. Sporidiii siiiiciihieal in the iisci. Iie- 

 coniinii- oviiti or siihi'loliose when free, lirownish. 4^-')J x H-;{,^ //, often 

 iio/.iim out ill ii ii'lolMile iit the tip of the ostioliiin. 



On <lead stems iiiid (iipsiiles iA' ()( not herd fifcmi/'s, ',\w\ on the 

 liriish of !iii old lii'oom-corn Itrooni. Newtield. N. .1. 



In the description ol' C. iihiihilnni in Am. Nnt. the perithecia 

 were erroneously descrilu'd as '•siiltiilate.'' The ostiolnm is siilnilate. 

 l)iit the perithecia are uloliose and immersed. C nniliiirohint, Kckl. 

 has iai'fior perithecia and sporidia. 



('. coniciim, K. & E. I'roc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.. Pa., .Inly. 18!)(». 



IvKsitc. Kll. it I'Wrhl. N. A. I*. 2d Ser. 2,vt8. 



Perithecia iinmorsed or snpt'rKcial i>y the falling away of the snr- 

 roiindiim- w(»od. irreuarioiis, siiliovate. ahout \ mm. diani., roiigli, pro- 

 lonii'ed aliove into a conical, ronuli ostiolnm projectinji' aliovc the 

 siiiiace of the wood, and finally (>loni>ated to alioiit 1 mm. in length. 

 Asci 75-80x8// (p. sp.). with stout, lance-pointod paraphyses iniicli 

 longer than the asci. Sjjoridia l)i.seriate, oiilong-fu.soid, psHe l»rown. 

 altout iVnucleate, straight, 18-20x;^ //. 



On rotten jiine logs. Newtield, N...J. 



('. parasiticiiiii, E. & E. I. c. 



Perithecia niemhranaceoiis, sulihemispherical, \ liim. diam., red- 

 disli-lnown, liocoming slatv-ldack, |)roloiiged altove into a stout l)c;il< 

 'l-l\ mm. long, IT)!) ji thick Itelow, narrowing to alioiit 7') // at the 



