the iiiiitiix. 



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rniiilly oriiiiipoiit niid mostly sdiK'rlicinl, (»!" firiii, often cnrltoiineeoiis 

 texture, l>iil(l, with » siuiill ostioluin. Asci parapliysato, 8-i<i)ore(l. 

 S|iori(lia iiiiiseptate, lii'own. 



A. atrop'hiia, (('. & K.) 



Sphteiia (Psi'/osfi/irrn'a) atiogiana, C. & Iv Orev. VIII, p. is. 

 Amphispirt in aliogiana, Sncc. Syll. 2734. 



l*erithecia tliiekly j?re<;arioiis, (lepi'esJse(l-i>'h)ltose, roufili, l)laek. 

 siiltcai'ltoiiaceous. i>ieire(l altove. 110-120 n diaiii. Asei evlindrical. 

 sessile, pai'aphysute. 40-4,jxO-7 n. Spoi'idia uniseriate or suMti- 

 seriate, ovate-elliptieal, Itfowii, uniseptate, i)-12 x4— 'i // (12-14x 5 /^. 



On rotten wood i)\ Lif/ui<1amh(i.r, Mala<;a, N. .1. 

 The surface oi tiie wood is Idaekened. 



A. bispherica, ((\ & E.) 



Spluriia biip/ifiiiii. C. it H, (Irev. VII, p. 41. 

 Amp/iisphtfri'a bisphfriat, Sncc. Syll. 2724, Cke. Syn. 34,^2. 



i'eritheeia <rre<rarious, seiniiininersed. srrayisli-ltlaek, somewhat 

 lliitteiied, 17')-200 // diam. Ostiolum indistinct, Asei cylin ^ ical, par- 

 iiphysate, siilt.sessile, 100-r20x.')-(! //. Sjioi'idia nniseriate, |>ale hrowii. 

 nniseplate and consti-icted, cells snitulohose oi- conical, 10-12x4-')// 

 (12x7 //, Cke.) 



On decorticated wood of api>lc tree limhs, Newfield, N. J. Not 

 .'diundant. 



A. iiieriistans, E. & E,, in \Vel»i)or's Cat. Fl. Xehiaska, 1^8i), p. 'iVt. 



Amphispliirria sapiogena, !•;. & K. (i" Herb.) 



I'erithecia <iregarious or scattered, ovate-filobose, ronghish, 250- 

 300 ft diam., with a pai>illiform or oI)tusely-c(mical ostiolum, textni'e 

 snltcarltonaceous, liase slightly sunk in the wood, which is Idaekened 

 and overrun with a si)ecios of Detidri/plilinn (1). vruxtacoun, K. A' E.) 

 having simple, 8ej)tate, erect hypluv 90-1 lox 7-8 it, hearing terminal, 

 siihcateunlate, ol)long or cylindi-ical, 2-4-sej)tate. 25-45x10-12 /-t 

 conidia. Sometimes the hyplue are In-anched above, the shoi't, s])rcad- 

 iiig Iiranches also hearing conidia. Asei sessile, ])araphysatc, oldong- 

 ( ylindrical, 70-75x12-15 it. Sporidia hiseriate. clavate-oldong, often 

 slightly curved, uniseptate, hrown, 22-27x7-8 it. 



On rotten wood, Nebraska (Wehher), and Kansas (Kellcrman). 



The Kansas s])eciinens (A. Haproyetni, E. k K.) are not accom- 

 panied hy any conidial growth. 



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