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(Irical, sessile, 8-s])ore(l, 40x6//. S))ori(lia biseriatc, oliloiij^'-clavate. 

 rounded at the ends, two-celled, scarcely constricted at the sejjtuni. 

 hyaline, 8xlJ /i. 



On fiillen petioles o\ linhlnia and Jnylans regla, Newfield, N. J. 



S. applanata, E. & E. Journ. :Nrycol. IV, j). 98. 



Scattered, pnnctiforni, flattened, covered by the thin epidermis 

 through -which the pei'ithocia are plainly visible. Asci oblong, 40- 

 50 X 15 /i. Sporidia biseriate, oblong-elliptical or pyriforni, uniseptate, 

 hyaline, 1 8-20 X 0-8 /i. On the same stems wix.^ a.w)i\\2Y Sphitivelhi. 

 Avith si)oridia continuous (LteHtadia) and jjerithecia not flattened, but 

 the material was insufficient for a satisfactory description. 



On dead stems of Clematis ligusticifolia, Montana (Anderson). 



S. alarum, Ell. & Halst. (in Herb.) 



Terithecia ami)higcnous, gregai-ious, on grayish spots bounded by 

 the nerves of the leaf, small (GO-70 /i), subglol)ose, perforated above. 

 Asci fasciculate, aparaphysate, sessile, oblong, subine(iuilateral, al)0ut 

 40x10 II. Sporidia biseriate, fusoid-oblong, slightly curved, suit- 

 obtuse, hyaline, 12-14x3-3^ /i, uniseptate. 



On samara) of seedling maples, New Brunswick, N. J. (Ilalsted). 



B. On leaves and cones of coniferous trees. 

 S. conigeiia, Pk. 33d Rep p. 34. 



Perithecia minute, erumpent, black. Asci broad, obovate or sub- 

 clavate, somewhat pointed at the apex. Sporidia oblong or subcylin- 

 drical, when mature uniseptate, 25-40 /i long. 



On old cones of arbor-vitm, Ilelderberg Mts., New York (Peck). 



S. conicola. Sacc. Add to Syll. p. 75. 



Sphaielta conigena, Pk. 38th Rep. p. 104. 



Perithecia small, scattered or gregarious, erumpent and slightly 

 prominent, black. Asci subc3dindrical, 60-90x12 ji. Sporidia crowd- 

 ed, oblong-clavate, uniseptate, constricted at the septum, 8-10 x 2|-3 //. 

 (10-12i x4i-5 ih Pk-)) ^^^ ^^^^^ unequal, the lower one narroAver than 

 the sub-lobose or elliptical upper one. 



On fallen cones of Abies Canadensis, Helderberg Mts., Ncav 



York. 



Diffei-s from S. Pinsapo in its longer and differently shaped 

 sporidia. 



