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('. echiiiata, K. A; K. 



I'licui hilatui ^fliiMi. \; ^ h', I c . |i i^l 



Strouiii liliick. laiiiosc. 2-.'i iiiiii. iicross. its coiivcv siirfiu'c thickly 

 covered with tlic iiiiiiiite. piirasitic ? iicrithccia. whicli iirc sulitrlolio-c 

 iiliniil 1(1;")// (liiiiii., ilothcci hitciiillv with stout. Iihick, sju-cadiii^' sitim- 

 2.J-4U.\7//. Ostioliiiii cither siiidotli and snli|»a|»iIliroiiii or more <ii 

 le-s distinctly radiatc-snlcatc Asci nlilmin- davate. 4')-.')r)\rj ii 

 (|). s|).). contiactcd lielow into a iiarntw. slipedike Itase. I'arajihy»i'< 

 lonu'cr than the asci, evanescent. Sporidia Idseriate. siiiirliondioidal 

 oldonif, hyaline and ninllinncleate at (irst. iiecondni;' ycdlowisli. ,'i-") 

 septate and sulininrilorni, 12-1 '».\ 4-'> //. Accoinpanie(l l>y Coi'inilnriti 

 J'rrsiro'Jf^chw.) Theci'owdeil peritliecia liear a u'eneral reseinldanci 

 to those (}{' Ott/i/o inoihosn, (Schw.), I'roni which, iiowever. this is (jnitc 

 distinct. 



Parasitic? on the tuliercidar. crnin|ient str(»ina of some Diutri/pi ! 

 on dead liudx ol' wild ])lnm (Pminis). London, (Canada (l>earness). 



The stroma is carnose and lilack inside and ont. 2--3 mm. diam.. 

 and in the liark lieneath it are hiiried the aliortivc peritliecia nl the 

 Itifitrypc. The specilic name has lieen changed on acconnt ol tlit 

 homonomous species (7. xrfosa. Winter, which was overlooke(I. 



r. iiaufosa, (Fi.) 



.S/iA£/);<i i/iii(i»,>rt, Hr in Sclitn \ Kzi Myc lltflt . j, (j. ;,!• ami I-'i S M II [) |i' 

 Cunirhiliiiia iiaiicnait Fckl Syinli p 17.1. lab. I. fi>;. 10 

 CentDixiiini iiaitciiMini, Hr Siiminn Vf«. Scaiul. p jfq 

 Kx-icc Vckl F. Kh J04J 



Peritliecia crowded-cc-ipitoso, L;lolio.«e. smooth. In'ownish-ldark 

 snliastomons. Asci liroad-cylindrical, with a iiairitw lia.-e. S.^J)ored 

 1 l()-r2o X 14-1() //. Spoiidia iini.<eriate or jiartly liiseriate. oldon:: 

 chivate. narrowed lielow. constricted in the middle, 3-t)-septale, with 

 an inijicrrect. lonfritudinal .^eptiim. honey -yidlow, l!t-2o x 7-11 //. 



On (elm)? limits, IJethlehem, I'a. (Scliweinitz). 



The si»ecimen in llerli. Schw. is too jioor to allow one to exjires- 

 iiiiy opinion as to what it may lie. 



{\ ('lata-p. (Seliw.) 



Spluriia I'ldlirtn. Scliw Syii V Am. i,).)S 



Peritliecia eriinipeiit. Li'enerally in elliptical tiilts. rather laiiic 

 (altoul i mm. iliaiii.), Mack or Idackish, of irreynlar <hape and -iilicii 

 cinatoly arran}>ed. the lower half sunk in a I'urlinaeeous, dark tomeii 

 turn. Asci 112-120 X 1 0-20 /«, sulisessile, parapliysate, 8-spored 

 Sporidia uni.seriate.ilavate-elliplical, hyaline and with a Intiad, hyaline 



