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iiltorcil siiltrftiiiirc of tlic liiiik. Asci cliivjitt- t-vliiidiiciil, witli it -hdir 

 stiiM', S-s|i<ir('(|, |>;ii;i|iliys;it('. I'JOxlS-'JO u. S|i(iri(li!i nlili(|n,|y 

 muiiDsticlioiis. f)Viiti'-<»liloiiir. Jirid loiiiiflod iit tin' iipcx. siiltiiciitc liclnu. 

 iiiiis('|it!il(', tlic lower rcll iiiiirowcf. Iiviiliiic. Hi-*J() x X-IO «. 



Stvlos|i()r('s ill similar |n'ritlH'rin, (tvuid. IJ-scpliitt'. yclldwisii. sti|ii- 

 tnto, 12 X <) //. Spci'iiiatia iiiimitc on shMitlcr liasidia. ("oiijilin 

 id'otliU'cil on (111' •inlarf of tlic yoiniL^ stioiiia. ovoid siiliolivan'nii>, 

 16 fi loiiii'. Iioriit' on liliroriii. siiiijilc liyjilia' 40-()()x4 it. 



('oninioii on linilis ni" pliuii and clicrrv Irct's. to wliirli it is mi y 

 dostriictivc. 



Tlic u<'niis I'Inirriijhtlii. ill Sarr. Syll.. is nnsatisl'artoiT, t'liilua 

 t'inir spi'cit's with tiin' pciitla'ci;!, siirli as S/i/nrr/'it untrhosa. Scliw.. 

 and others with iiieri' asciucroiis fells, such as Doflililcd rihi'sin. 

 (I'eis.), which is a licniiiiie Dotli'nhn. 'I'lic Ibrniei- arc licie indudiil 

 ill the siiliiieiiiis Utthivlln, as has already Ih'cii done Itv Cooke in 

 (Jrev. XV. p. S4. 



MOXTAiiXKLLA, S|h»k. 



Kiiiini ArK I'linill IV. p. 71. 



I'erilliecia deiiMvly iircii'arioiis. on nn elVnscd stroma. IVee uliovc. 

 adnatc helow. .\sti S-sjiored, suiicylindrical. Sporidia linally ;^>-scp- 

 tato and yellowish or lirownish. 



M. Heliopsidis, (Scliw.) (I'late 41) 



Jhilliiilfit Ifiliiipsiitis, Scliw. Syii C.'ir. No h>) 

 Kxsicc. Hll N A !•■ '.^2. 



I'eritheeia deprcs.scd-i^ioliose, lilack (white within), coiineetrd ;it 

 the Itaso Ity a str <matic crust surroiindiiiir the stem on which it lhow.- 

 and cxtemliiij loiiiiitudinally for 1 cm. or more. As»'i cylindrical, 

 sliort-.stipitate, )()-!()()x S-l() ii. Sporiilia oldiipiely iiniseriate oi 

 Itiseriate. i'llsoid-oldonL^ Iretjiicntly curved. 3-septate, 'JS-3()x4 ;'» //. 

 yellowish-hyaline. 



On deiid stems of JlrJinidlins diniririitun' Newlielil, N. .).. on 

 Ileff'opxf's. Carolina (Schweinitz). 



M. platyplaca, (Beik.) 



/)nt/ii(liit /<Uitr/>/iiiii, Berk. iJi Curt, in N l':u- Kxj)!. Hxp p 129, No id.j 

 Afniiliif;)i,'//ii fl/iilvfi/aai. Slice Syll. ,s.!,?2 



Stroma thin, lilack. penetratiii;i' the matrix, shiiiinir aliove, opakc 

 and fertile lielow. perithecia (cells)? superficial. Sp»»ridia (sec. Cke 

 (Jrev. XI 11. p. "<•) 1 -."{-septate. Iiecominu laownisli. 

 (hi leaves. Nicarayfiia. 





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