S()2 



L. Spluisiii, Cke. (Jiov. XV III, j). SG. 



"Poritliociii scattorod, siihuloliosi'. Itlnck, i-atlicr itroinincnt, with a 

 niaimnillate ostioluni, scaled on tlio decayed loavi's and soon l»ccon>in,i>- 

 superficial. Asci clavate. S))oridia cylindiical, sliiiJitly curved at 

 one or both ends, unisej)tate (then prohaldy tnsej>tate), hyaline, 40-50 



On dead Sp/tof/mnn, Maine. 



PHYSALOSFORA, Xiessl. 



^.^otiz. ueber iicuc uiid Krit. Pyr. p. lo. 



Perithecia subtrloliosc, covered, nicnibi-anaceons or coi-iaceo-nicni- 

 branaccous, black, with the ostiolmn (typically papillifonn) erunipent. 

 Asci clavate-cylindrical, paraphysate. Sporidia ovoid or oblong, con- 

 tinuous, hyaline or subhyaline. 



Difters I'roni Ltvstadia in the presence of])araphyses. The peri- 

 tiiecia are also for the most ])art lai'ger and of firmer textui'e. Inclnd- 

 ed by Winter in the next Family. 



P. Wi'J^'htii, (B. & C.) 



Sf>hcriia iriightii, B. & C. C.rev. IV, p 154. 

 I'liysalospoia ll'n'ghlii, Sacc. Syll. 1661. 

 LiTsladia ll'riKhlii, Cke. Syii. 5271. 



Perithecia covered by the cuticle, collapsing and then cup-shaped. 

 Asci lanceolate, obtuse. Sj)oridia biseriate, oblong, slightly curved. 

 25-33 n long, hyaline, with a nan-ow. gelatinous border. 



On leaves of Stat/'ce Lhnoniiii)), California (Wright). 



P. Artlnii'isiiia, Sacc. Mich. II, p. 50!). 



Kxsicc. Ell. fi Evrht. N. A. I". 2<1 Ser. 1665. 



Perithecia e]>iphyllons, gregarious, on yellowish spots, innate-super- 

 ficial, globose-depressed, black, 125 // diam. Ostiolum oltsolete. Tex- 

 ture of perithecium parenchyuiatic, yellowish brown. Asci cylindrical, 

 short-stipitate, 90 x 12 /i, i)arai»liysate, rounded at the apex, 8-sporetl 

 (rarely clavate, (50 x 18 /i). Sjioridia obli(|uely uniseriate, rarely bi- 

 seriate, ellipsoid, obtusely rounded at the ends, 11-13x7 /i, 2-4-nu- 

 cleate. 



On leaves of /?•« xunthifolia, partly dead, Iowa (Arthur). • 



P. ilicis, (Sell .) 



SpluFiia Ilicis, Schleich. Hr. S. M. II, p. 501. 

 Dipludia ilicicola, Desiu. I'laiites Crypt. E<1. I, 9X8. 

 . rsliiiiiu Ilicis, Cke. Syn. 529S. 

 Physalospoi a Ilicis, Sacc. Syll. 6390. 

 Exsicc. Ell. N. A. F. iq6.— Desni, Exsicc. Ed. I, 9S8,— Rav. Fungi Car. IV, No. 6j. 



