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liliick. rouu'li. i-i nun. <liiun.. »M»IIii|isin,i>: almvo wlu-ii tirv. ArirnJ. 

 imlriciil. 114x11 //. s-sporcij. |iiiiiipliysiift'. Sjtoiiiliii iinisciiiiii'. 

 I'lliptiral, consliivtod iu llic middle, .i-scptiitc. straw niltti- at lirsl. Im. 

 loniiiiir miiriiorni ami lirowii. 22-2H x !t-lS /i. 



On df('oiti('at4'd saji'c l»rusli (Artemisia). I'tali. 



('. Rihis. Xiessl. Iififni<>-. [.. 4s. tal.. V. fiir. 34. 



Kxsicc KlI .S[ I'lvrhl. N A K Jil Ser 2:^-k. 



IN'ritliiu'ia raflicr laruc. uieirarious mi- cnnvilnl. -iiltirloliosc. |i;i. 

 jiillatc, at It'Mutli df'pit'ssrd. iimltilicatf. |»t'rfMrat<'d.sliiniii<r. 400 n diiim 

 Asci amplt'.olilniiir-t'lavatf, slii>rt-stipitaft'. loiindrd aliovc. |iarapliy<iitr 

 |(»0-1 1() X 14-17 //. Spuridia olili(|ii»'ly uni.-^'riatr or invirularly lii 

 seriate, oiiovate, eniistrieted in tlie middle. ,\ T-septati- ami mnrilnim 

 dark olivaceous, lS-20 .\ 7-S //. 



Oil det'orfieated stems of liihis. sp. Helena. Montana (Kelsey i. 



(". lonptiidiiialis, Pk. .{Srd Hep. p. 34. pi. 2. tiirs. 2:^2(5. 



I'eritlieeia 500 T'lO n diani.. irloliose. arninjred in short lines. 

 erumpiMit tlironu-Ii erat-ks in tlie Itark. l>laek. piereed at the apex. .Vsci 

 '•ylindrieal. S-spored. paraphysate. 110-120x12 ti. .'^p(»ridia nin.-tly 

 iMiisei'iate. oldonir. 4 -;')-septate. with one or two lonL'itndinal sejii.t. 

 In-own. 20-32 x 10-12.^ //. 



On dead stems of A/Klroinnfn lignstrinn. Center. N. \ .. and 

 Xewtiehl. X. .1. 



C. ("oniptoiiia'. ('. & E. (Inv. VI. p. 12. 



Kxsicc Kn N .^ H .)5. 



Peritlieeia (jespitose or scattered, often transversely ernmpeiit 

 thronirh cracks in the e)>idci'mis. hnt also in small (1-1 .J mm.) tiilts 

 closely suironnded liy the epidermis or. when on the liare wood, seal 

 tered, ovate-gloliose, black, papillate, altont \ mm. diam. A.<ci cylin 

 ilrical. 100-112x12 ii. paraphysate, S-spored. Sporidia nniseiiale 

 nltlon«r-elliptical. yellow-hrown. 3-s<'ptafi' an<l sliirhtly constricted iu 

 the mifldle. Itecominu' ■")- or more-septate and mnriform. lS-23x 10 n. 



On Coinptitniii (isph'tiifoliii. Newlield. X. .1. 



Asci lontrer and narrower and s|. jriilia smaller tlian in (J con 



('. foii^'esta. ('. & K. Crev. VI. p. 12. 



Perithecia ernmpent-superficial. crowded. ovate-<>-Iolio.<e. altonl 

 \ mm. diam,. rouuli. Iilaek. with a distinct papilliform ostiolum. .Vsci 



