2s;{ 



Inlif. scfittcrcd or urciiiiiioiis. spliM-i-oid, iicffurnlcd iiliovc iiliick. 100- 

 I'JO // (liiiiii. Asci sli(irt-|H'ilic('llat(' or siili.-('.<sil('. <'loim'!it<Ml or clon- 

 tiiitc-cliiviitc, liirclv soiiicwiiiit iiilhitcti below, 45-')2 x 10-13 n.. Spo- 

 lidiii S ill iiii iisciis, liiscriiitc. iiriciiliii'-cloimiitcd, iiiiis('|itiilr in the 

 iiii<lill<>. iiol ill ill! or oiilv sliii'litly I'oiisliicli'il in the iiiiililic. liyiiliiK' 

 or viicciiisli-liyiiliiic. H-l!> \ .'>-.') n. 



On Aiifi'iiiKiriti ii/fii/iii. (IrccnljiiHl. 



S. ('(>m|Hisitaniiii. Awcl. Myc iliir. Vyv. p. l.'i. Hi-, io"). 



I';xsicc. I<iil>. I', i;nr. i.ss^. 



i'rritlicciil u'r('<>'iirioiis. illliiltc. ovate, siiliiieiite, lp|iiel<. 100 n. diiilii. 

 Asei uriidiiiilly afteiiiiiitcd nhove Iroiii an ovale Itase, S-spored. very 

 sliort-stipitate, (!0-70 x 20-2S it. Sporidia 2-4-M'riat('-cro\vded, oliloiit>'. 

 rounded at tlie ends, iiniscptate. eonstrieted at tlie septum, liyaliiie. 

 24-27 \ 7 ti. 



On dry steins iA' Taraxdnim ccrdtopltonnn, (iieenland. 



S. vcrhascicoln, (St'liw.) 



Spliii-Hii Teibaschdla, Sclnv. Syn. X. Am. 17.?'!. 

 Ivxsicc. R.iv. I''. Am. i|i (si)ciiiU))i<)iii;ii. — I%ll. N. A. !■'. .s^ii 



l*eritlieeia tliiekly scattered, ininiite (I.')0-17') it), covered Ity tlie 

 ldackeiie<l cuticle, wliicli is raised into distinct pustules over rlieiii. 

 Asci uliloni;' or clavate.or soinetiines attenuated aliove, sessile, S-spored. 

 alioiit 40 X (! //, without parapliyses. Sporidia liiscM'inte, I'lisoid-olilonji'. 

 liyaline. iiniseptate. constricted at tlie se|iliini. I(t-12 x o-d //. 



On dead steins ol' Verhdsciini T/iitpKi/.-i. coiiniioii. 



S. IViliculai'is. Kjir.st. Fnn-ii Spetsh. No. ^ul 



I'eritliecia scattereil or u'reii-arioiis. at first covered liy tlie epi- 

 dermis, then protiilteraiit. splucroid, sulicoiioid-atteiinated aliove, <x\i\- 

 iiroiis. Idack, loO // diam. Asci sniisessilc. el(»iit;'ateil. 3(t-3."»x7 //. 

 8-spored. SpiM'idia iiiseriate. I'lisoiil or acicular-eloniiated. straiu'lit or 

 sliuhtly curved, u'littiilnte or iiiiisei)tate. hyaline or yellowish-hyaline. 

 12-l,s'x2?.-S//. 



On /'pdicii/oris hirsute and P. hinatd, (Jreeiilaiid. 



S. ti'icliopliiln, Kar.st. Myc. Fenn. II, ji. 171. 



Perithecia li'reu'arious, at first covered liy the epidermis, then 

 <'rniiipent, seated on a dark, lilainento.se snliiculnin. splneroid, often 

 <oiioid at the vortex, and arineil with rather loiiu', Idack. spine-like 

 bristles, pierced above, I)lack, scarcely papillate. Asci and sporidia as 

 in *S'. TasHkinu. viz. 40-SOx 18-2(1 //, and 17-20 x;"i-i) /«, I'ospectivcly. 



