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A. (let'onnis. Kll. & Laii^. (in II* rli.i 



I'crillicciii sii|M'iti«'i;il of iit Icnsf. with tlic Itiisf simply iidiiiitc, 

 iiviitc. oliliisc, ruiijiiliisli, lilack, iiliuiit ^ iiiiii. diiiiii., at Icii^'tli liinatliy 

 |M'il'()ral<'<l ni' inc^nilarly iiiptnrcd altovc, riii'lionaccoiis. Asci clavatr- 

 ryliinli'iral, iKirapliysatc. "') x T N ;i (p. sp. almiit (1.') n loiiji). Spoiidin 

 unisci'iatt', oviitc-cljipfical. In<»\vii, iiiiiscptatf and sli^ililly constricted. 

 S-lOx :i^— I /<. 



On the iiarc wood ol an old cedar post, liOiiisiana (Laii^lois). 



A. decoiticiitii, «'ke. iV Hark.) 



Sfiluri ni il,;<iili,nlit. Ckc. M: Hark. Crcv. XIII. i>. hi. 

 Ain/'lii-./'liinid i/jv.»//m;A/, Saoc. Syll. '"fii,?. 



I'eritliecia seriate or irreuidarjy lireiiiirioas, neslliiijr aiiioMj!' tlie 

 loosened lil»res ol' tli(> wood, at lenu'tli siiperlicial oi- nearly so. siil>!iio- 

 l)use, lilack, rather less than \ niiii. diaiii. Ostioliiin iiiconspiciioiis. 

 AhcI, iiicliidinti' the siendei' liase, 150 x 12 /i, with alMiiidaiit parapli- 

 vses. Sporidia miiseriate, oldonii' or ovale-oldonir. iiiiiseptate and 

 slij>'htly constricted at the septiiin, 15-20 xH-i) /i, iirowii. 



On decorticated liiniis ol'oak. Calilornia. 



A. (lotliHleaspoi'a, Tke. & Hark. Orev. XIV. p. !). 



Peritliecia ui'euarioiis or scattered, enierj>ent, covered liy the 

 Idackened epidermis, conic-convex, lilack and shininii', | ijiiii. diaiii., 

 with a paiiillil'orm ostiolum. Asci p. sp. (io-TAx 10-12 //. with ahiiii- 

 daiit jiaraphyses. Sporidia nnistly iiiseriat^', ovate-oliloii<r, lii'owii, iini- 

 scptiit^ the septum lieiiiu' lielow the iiiid<IIe, slijrhtly <'oiistricted at the 

 septum, 1 ')-20 (mostly I'l-IT) x 7-8 n (30 x 12 // Cke.) 



On dead stems o\' Mitniihn* (jJutinosv)*, Calilornia. 



The ejiidermis is not unilimuly lilackened, liut only directly over 

 the })enthccia. 



A. salebrosa, (d. & P.) 



Sphcrria salebrosa. C. it P. jgth Rep, N. Y. State Mus. p. 6i. 

 Amp/iisp/uriia salrhiosa, Sacc. SyU. 2-.\y. 



Peritliecia grei^arioiis or cr(nvded, ululiose, nHiirh, black, depressed 

 and umliilicate, [lierced at the apex and I'aiiitly radiately sulcate, ^-'i 

 null. diam. Asci cylindrical or clavate. Sporidia lanceolate, acute, 

 nniseptate, brown, constricted at the septum, 35-50 x 8-10 /i. Par- 

 aphyses numerous, filiform. 



On dead shrubs, New York State (Peck). 



