31'. 



vatc. Sjioridiii hiscriiitc. elliptical. Iivaliiic, uiiiscptatc. Kxtciiiallv 

 rosoinliliiig a small Svlerotiiim. Anci vory s(»oii dissolved, Sporidia 

 22 X 9 /£. 



On loaves u{ Annul! unrin, South Caiolina (l^iveiiel). 



DIDYMELLA. Sacc. 



Mich. I. p. 377, Sacc. SyJl. i, p. 545. 



IVritlieeia covelx'*!. iiieiiiltiaiiaeeniis, uloliose-dej.ressed, luinutelv 

 jiapillatc, mostly iirowinu' on stems or hraiielios. Asei 4-<S-s]toi'ed. 

 piirapliysato. Sporidia ovoid, ellipsoid or su1k»1)1oiij>', unisi'jitale, hya- 

 line. Diders from t<pInvi'iUii in the jncsenee of jtarajdiyses. The 

 poritheeia alstt are mostly lamer and lirnier. 



D. Caiiadnisis. E. & E. Pro<-. Acad. Nat. Sei. T'hihi.. ]'a...Inlv, ]81M>. 



I'eritheeia irretinlarly Imt thickly scattered. Juried in the liark. 

 which is slitihtly raised aliove them and ]»iorc<'d liy the small, hiack. 

 j>a]»iIlirorm <»stiola. while inside. uIoImjso, aliont \ nmi. diam. Asci 

 clavate-cylindrical, 7")-i)0 x 12-1") //. with altundant paiaphysos. Sjto- 

 ridia crowded-hiseriate, cylindrical, ohtnse. hyaline. 4-nncleate. c(»ii- 

 xtrioted in the middle, and, sliishtiy so, near each end. 2»)-34 x (i-T /«. 



On dead lindts of ,SV///,/'. London, Canada (Dearness), 



D. Mhli, E. & E. 1. c, 



I'eritheeia seattere(l. aliout \ mm. diam.. luii'ied in the snbstanoe 

 of the bark, excejit the em<'ru:ent rather acutely conical ostiolum. Asci 

 <'lavate-cyliudrical. alxiut 70x7 //.with abundant ))araj»hysos. Sjxi- 

 ridia biseriate, fusoid, sliuhtly curved, altojit 4-nucIeate,uot constricted, 

 20-22 X 3 //, ends acute. 



On the inner surl'ace of loose haniiinu' bnrk of livinu- a]»j»le trees, 

 Xewfield. N. .T. 



1). rei'edeiis, (Cke. & Hark.) 



.S/>/i<rt lit irirdcns, Cke. ti. Hark. Crcv. IX, p. t.',ii(non Niessl). 

 Diilyniflhi nrei/riif, Sacc. SyU. 2i.(n, 

 /■liiilii/>hliia iicedfiis, Cke, Syii, 4126. 

 K.vsicc. Thiiiii. M. V. i7.iS(iii parti. 



Perithecia lireuarious, minute, covered l»y the )Mistulately raised 

 epidermis, i»apillate. Asci elonsi'ated. 100 n. lonu'. Sporidia nan-owly 

 fiisoid, uniseptate, hyaline, lS-20 x 3 //, the two cells easily sej)aratin<>'. 



On bark of Eiir<tfi//ifiis. California. 







