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'ni'oliiiii iiikI 



liiini M I' i.fiy. 



ji loii^'itiKliiial st'|ituni. foiistricU'd at tlic si'|t1ji, oCa line irctltleii yollow- 

 ludwn coloi', 18-32x 8-10 //. I'arapliysos iinmcrous anil slender. 



On \v(hkI. Carolina and Pennsylvania (Scliweinitz). New Voik 

 (I'eck). Canada ( I>earn<'ss). 



SpeciMieiis on dead stems of Si>irivii IV<ini New York State, have 

 a-ici (|). sp.) T/i-iSOx 12 /<. with aliinidant parapliyses. Sporidia oli- 

 liijiiely uniseriate. (tvate-tdliptieal, yeilow-iirewn. .'i-,<eptate and eon- 

 sliiile(l in the middle, linally daiker and mostly ')- (exceptionally 

 (i-T) septate and niuril'oini 18-22 x 8 10 //. IJeilese (1. v.) notices the 

 siinie varialiility in the niimlier t)!" septa. The Canada specc. on 

 ('rtttdijiDi. have asci (p. sp.) 110x18-20 /i, spoiidia olilonir-lusoid. 

 ."t-7-septate with one of (wo of the colls divided Ity a Ion<ritudinal 

 >cptiim. 2r)-3') X 10 //. 



L. fiiiL'eiis, (Ell.) 



(Plate 25) 



lA'f<hti>.\lumii tiiiK'''ii. KII. Bull. Torr Hot Cliih, VIII, \> ^lo 

 l.iipliidium tinj;e>i.K .Sine. Syll ,s.S-'7 

 Kxsicc. Ell. N. A. K. 693 



I'eiithecia iiiiried in the wood, mostly compressed, thick and 

 leathery, ol' medium size. Ostioliiiii liarely visilde on the siirrace of 

 tiie wood, not projectinir and only sliu'litly compressed. Asci cylin- 

 diiciil. SO-MOx 10-1 1 //.with tililorm paraphy.<os, Sporidia uniseriate. 

 olijoiiii", olituse. Itrownish, .'i-septate. « itii a lontritudinal septum more 

 iir less distinct, often sliuiitly curved, vaiialde in leiiu'tli. mostly aiioiit 

 1 (i I S X 7 /i. 



(Ml dry. <lceortieated maple limbs. Newlield. N. .1. 



I. obtectiim. (Fk.) 



I.iiphiml(ima nbUclum, ''\/i. jotli Rep. p. ii.S 

 Lophidiiim iihlectum, Sacc. Syll. .ssa". 



I'erithecia numerous, immersed, sliuhtly jiroiniiient. covered l»y 

 the epidermis which is pierced liy the narrow, compressed ostiola. 

 Asci cylindrical or clavate. Sporidia variable, crowded oi' liiseriate. 

 rarely uniseriate. at first pale, siiltacute and 1-3-sep te, then (tlttu.<e. 

 oliloiiiror sulil'usilbrm, ^-fi-septate, colore<l. 2') -33 /< ioiil:-, usually con- 

 slriclcil at the .<epta and occasionally with loiiii'itiidinal septa. 



Oil dead liraiiches of Z<infhn.t'yl um A>i>i*^i'ir<itn///i. Metlih'heni. 

 N. V. 



I. minus, (Ell.) 



/.opliiostimta minus, UU. in Am. Nal. iS,s.?, p. ^w. 

 Ijipliidiiim minus. Sacc. Syll. 6179, 

 l';xsicc. I-ll. & Kvrhl. N. A. K. 2(1 Ser. i6.j(i 



iViitliecia eruniiient. conical. \ mm. diam. and in heitiht, with a 



