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Iti-oad, cllipticiil n>tii)liiiii. wliicli is (iiiiilly clfCt witli iiii cloiiuiitccl ()|i('ii 

 iiiir. Asfi chivat*', sliort-sli|iitat«', !M»-1 10 x \^)-\H it. S-spuicd. |titiii|)li- 

 ysiitc. S|i(»ri<liii siililtisfiiatt'. InDad-liisoid. Innwii. iiairowcd toward- 

 oacli end. soinftiiiics niivcd. .')-!».H'|t)at('. 40-")") x!* 12 //. 



(hi liark of dead nak. N. .1.. New ^^»l•k (I'ccki. Carolina and 

 IVnns\ Ivania (Scliw.i 



L tiirritum. ('. & V. INrkV 2!»ili l{<'|.. |.. (U.— (iiw. tal.Jis. liu.'j. 



IV'iitliccia sidt.iirt'trai'ioiis. fMit'i'.iicnt. |ironiiia'iil. snl>tilolio««'. Iijack. 

 w itii ln'oad. coiniticsscd. tnnifatc ii<'<-k> and cionpiti'd ostiola. Asii 

 (.'yiindiical or ciavatc. Simriijia ol)lon,u-(dliiitical. .")-s»'|ilat(', lirown. 

 •20-23 n. lonii. 



On ilcad liianclx's oi" .S(///.r. New Yofk. 



L e\('i|»iilitoi'iiie. (Fi.) 



Sp/ziri ill i\iri/>iili fill 'III . Kr. S. M. II. p. if»i. 

 I.iit>liiii\lii»ui I Mi/iiili/oi »ii\ Ct"' >t Dc Not. ^cluiiia. p. 15. 

 Kxsicf. Rihiii. Asc. -M^. 



Pcritliccia scatlcrrti or liicrarioiis, partlv sunk in tiir niafiix m 

 nearly sniKTlicial. sjilicriral, i'l''. k. alioiil ! mm. diam., witii a sliulitly 

 (•()m|ii'csscd. ju'omincnt ostioinm olitiisc and rnlarucd aliovc. Asci 

 t-ylindiiral. short stipitatc S-spoivd. 2«0 ."iOO x 20-2t» /<, with iilirorm 

 |)anijthyscs. Spoiidia snliiiisi'i'iatc or iiidsciiatr. ohionji'. (l-D-scptatc. 

 not constriclfd. Iiidwii. witli thf end ct'lls snlihyalinc. 44 (Mi \ I "> IS //, 

 (Winter). The speeimens in I{ehni"s Asc. 2oS. Iiave asci (p. .~p.) alioiii 

 1 JOx 12 //, spoiidia ;5(t ;")() x S-10 n. 



Var. Ahii-tls. v.. \ K.. .lourn. .Mycol. I\'. p. ()4. on liaik of Ahirs. 

 Cazeiiovia, New York ( I'lah-i-wood iV Cook). dilVers Irom the nsiial 

 type, on Itaik of deciduous trees, in its larucr (dO-T-lx 12 1(1 //) spo- 

 iidia and its rather iiairowei' ostiolnm. 



We liave seen iio American s|iecimens of the norinai lorm. on 

 hark of (h'cidnoiis trees. 



[i. macn't.spoi'Uiii. Spe;?. Midi. I. p. 4(t(!. F. Ital. tail. (iOT. 



I'eritliccia s«-attered. eriimpent. ^pha'ioid, 1 mm. diam., irhiliose. 

 dull black, (►stioiiim conipre.-^sed. extendinu' f,-^ way across the ver- 

 tex of the peritheciaiii. .\sci Inoad clavate-cylindiical. 22")-;)OOx40 

 ')() //. with a short stipe and alnindant, coniiintinated ])araphyses. 

 Sjtoridia crowded-liiseriate, ol»loni>'. slii>litly curved, olitiise. 7-!>-,<ep- 

 tate and ol'ten sliuhtly constrictt'<l in iIh' iniddh-, lirowii. the cells filled 

 with larjio nuclei, ,<o as to ai»|ieai- miirilorm, tliotij>li not really so, 

 i<0-100x 20-25 /i. 



