27') 



wliicli, covered l)y tlie sliininji-gniy epiderinii?, forms indefinitely lim- 

 ited sj)ots, finally erunijient. <ire<iarious, <>lol»osc, Idaek, (50-70 // diani.. 

 "witli a small ostioliim. Asei sessile, elongated, inflated lielow, Sspored. 

 .')0-()r) X 11-13 //. Spoiidia biseriate l»el, '.v, uniseriate above, broadly 

 ronndcd at the ends, somewhat constrieted at the sejitum, the lower 

 i-ell mostly somewhat lonjrer and narrowei' than the nj)per one, yel- 

 lowish-jiieen. Il-15x3-5| fi. 



On fallen leaves of jjojdar, Adirondack Mts., New York. 



S. pyi'iiia, E. & E, (in Herb.) 



Spharrlla sentina, Fr. in Kll. N. A. l-. 597. 



IVrithecia subernmpent. scattered or collected in irre<rular and 

 indefinitely limited <iroups, 75-100 [i diain., ])ierced al)Ove, globose, 

 Idack. Asci 22-30 x o-C) //. Sjjoridia biseiiate, clavate-oblong, nni- 

 sejitate, y<'llowish-hyaline, 0-0 x 2 /^, not constricted. 



On fallen jiear leaves in the spring of the year, Ncwfield, N. J. 



This cannot lie S. sentina (Fr.) which (sec. desci'iption and specc. 

 in Thiim. il. V . 1058 and F. Sax. 372) has asci 75 x 10 //, and sporidia 

 1 5 X 5 //. 



IS. Sassafras, E. & E. Ball. Torr. Bot. (Mub. X, p. !)8. 



Exsicc. Kll. & KvTht. N. A. V. 1683. 



I'erithecia minnte, semiimmei'sed, scattered over the lower sur- 

 face of tlu' leaf, or collected in groups, but not on any distinct spots. 

 Asci siibcylindrical, 35 x 5 /i. Sporidia biseriate, oblong-ellii>tical. 

 unisei)tate, 4x l|-2 /a. hyaline. 



On fallen leaves of SaKsafras, Kansas and New Jersey. 



S. septorioides, (Desm.) 



Splueria septorioiJcs, Desm. Ann. Sci. Nnt. III. Ser. toni. VI, p. Si. 

 Sph-ccrella seploiionles, Nies.sl. in Kunze'.s K. Sel. 242, Rab. F. R. 1241 



Perithecia very small, innate-erumi)ent, globose, black, perforated 

 aliove, hypophyllous, forming numerous, very small, greenish spots, 

 which, later on, become larger, suborbicular and olive-brown. Asci 

 cylindrical, rounded above, narrowed Ix^low, 8-sporcd, 30-35 x 5 /t. 

 Sporidia subltiseriate, elliptic-oblong, rather narrower below, the upper 

 cell broader and shorter, scarcely constricted, 8-9 x 2^ //. 



Peck citi's this as found in New York. (On majde leaves)? 



S. spleniata, C. & P. Peck's 25th Rq.. p. 105. 



Spbarclla nigiitn, Cke. Grev. VII, p. 13. 



Perithecia innate, densely crowded in broad (^-1 cm.), black, or 



