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colnrcil lint. Asci »'yIiiMln'c-(ilirni'iii, intln'r Ioii<i' iittciiiiMtc-stiidtiitf 

 liclow, KtO Il'ixIJi n (|). ^|i. .')(»-(;0 x3-3/, //). H-}<pnic '. |i!ini|iliysr:< 

 tioiM'. S|iorii|i;i ilii'fclly nr (ililiijiicly iiiiiscriiifc dlilnii' ■•lli|i<ni(| or 

 siilu'vliridiiciil, (1-s x 2 "JJ, n, Ay-,\\'s\\\ . with ii imclciis in ciicli cihI. 

 Iiviilinr. S|M'i'iiMiii'nni:i in siniihir |ii>i'itiicriii, Init nii)i'<> siiix-i'liciiii; 

 s|M'rniiitia cylinilrii'iil, liyaliiic, S-lOx'J /<. 



AIMOSI'ORA, San-. 



C'niiNp. Ciiii. I'vr i>. '1, Syll. I, p. ,si9. 



IN'i'itlicfiii t'(i\('i'<Ml, MicMi'iriiMiiccous, ^'idliulosc, (■((nncctcil hy n 

 (lark ciiloicil |)s<'ii(|u.-ti'uniii. Asci S-sporctl. witli |»ai-a|)liys('s nini*' (»r 

 less <listinft. S|)iiii(|ia cliniili'-snltpyrillti'rn, attcniiiitcil ami ultcn 

 cni'vrd licldu. faintly iinisi'iilatc nciii' the lowfi- end, liyiilinc or yel- 

 lowish. 



M(tstly uTowinji- on jirasscs. 



A. )?0JifiJ^'n('i. Sicc. F. V.mi. Scr. 11. p. SOC. 



.S/)/i<ni\i ii/)i">/"iiii, 1)111. iSi Moiit. I'l. aIk- I. p- 4y2. tab. 25, Rg. 1. 

 //vfri/>/iii\ af>ii>.Kfii)ia, Ilcrk. Ucc. l''uiiK>. 4S5. 

 Ivxsicc. Kab. !•'. V,. 3157. 



Sci'iatc-ennnpcnt lilack, H()(> ii diam. Pcnfhccia coniparativoly 

 lai-.ii'c. t;loliosc. unisi'i'iatc in ionii'itndinal cracks in tiic cjiidcrniis. white 

 inside, connected liy a dark-coloi-ed psi-ndostronia. Ostiola hcnns- 

 jtlicrical, nniUiiicate. Asci clavate or ohlonti-, 7()-!)(>x 1 ')-20 //.. S]»(j- 

 ridia liiseriate. ovat<'-oli!(»ni;'. appcndicnlatc-i»yriroi'ni, 20-2') x S-IO //. 



On cnlnis ol' .l/'«/<(////f//7V/, in tlie Sonthcrn States. 



Specc. I'roai Lonisiana have asci 100-110 x 2r)-30 //; sj»()ridia 

 3 r)-40 X 10 //, lint sjiecc. from Alaliaina have asci and sporidia a<;'rce- 

 in,t>' with the nicasnrenients in Sacc. Syll. 



A. I'olypoi'i, K. & E. (in Ilerh.) 



Porithecia scattere(l, cruinpcnt, convex-lioiuispliorical, aliout 200 // 

 (liain., lilack. carhonaceo-nicinbnumceous. Ostioluni jtapillilbiin, soon 

 ix'rlorated. Asci oldong', olitiise. nearly sessile, 40— l')x 10-12 ti. 

 overtopped l»y the ahiindant linear parapliyses. Sporidia crowdcd- 

 hisei'iate, ovate-oltloiifi', sli<ihtly carved or suliineqnilateral. aliont 

 12 x4//. hyaline and at length with a single septnni nearer the narrow 

 end. 



On old Fomc:^ applaiuttus. Newark, Delaware (Commons). 



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