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1). Megarrliiza', Cke. & Hark. (Jrov. XIV. ]>. 0. 



Sp/iwii'a Minaii Inzer, Ckc. & Hark. Grev. XIII, p. iS? 

 J)iilymilla Cnokiaiia, Sacc. Syll. 6479. 

 Kxsicc. Kll. & Ivvrht. N. A. F. 2(1 Ser. 1661. 



(Jregiirious. IVritliccia siil^'onical, MiU'k, siiiall, t^Iiiiiiiiu', at fiist 

 I'ovored, tlio acute ostioluiii at lonjith ('niin|i(>iit. Asci (.'yliiKlrif-clavati'. 

 ^■spoiod. Spuiidia cllijttical, iiiiisejttate, constricted in the niiddlp. 

 >*traij>iit, liyaline. Ifi-lS x 7 //. 



On stems ol' Jfcgarr/i/'zit, Calif'oi'uia. 



I). Fiisdii*, Cke. & Hark. I. c. 



Scattered or sMl),tiTe<iarioiis. Perithecia ,irl(ii'ose-<le|iressod. Iilack. 

 covered l»y tlie ejiideiniis, the conical ostioluni eniei'uent. Asci cylin- 

 dric-chnate, S-spored. Sporidia Idseriate, straiiilit oi- curved, unisej>- 

 tate, not constricted, l»iniicleate, hyaline, 1 .") x a /^ 



On stems u\' Fusvhia, California. 



I). Fiiipiiii, (Cke. & Haik.) 



Splitniii i/)ii/ym,-/!<i) /.iifiiiii, Cke. iS: Hark. C.rev, XIII, p iS, 

 Diilyiiiilla /.iipiiii, Sacc Syll. 64S2, Ckc. Syii. 4,^11.'. 



Perithecia scattered, pnnctil'orm. covered. dei»re.<sed-<>lol»o.se, 

 sli<ihtly ]ia])illate. Asci clavate. Sporidia iiiiiseptate, elliptical, yel- 

 lowish-hyaline (immature)? fiiannlose, I.V-IT x (!-T //. 



On stems a^ Liipiuux. Calilornia. 



I), nivalis, (Fokl.) 



Sp/imiii HiTalis, Pckl. ill Die zweitc deutsch Nordpolarf. p. ii,-,, tab. i, fig. 5. 

 DidymiUa nivalis, Sacc. Syll. 64S3. 



Perithecia lyinti' under the tlry, whitened epidermis of the leaves 

 and stems, areuarioiis, minute, ulohose. very Iilack. Ostioluni Idack, 

 acute, sul)]»romiiient. Asci ol)lon<i-ovate, attenuated towards each end. 

 Avith a thick membrane, 8-spored, 94x20 /i. Sporidia collected in a 

 mass or sul)l)iseriate, obloiiu'. unetjually didymoiis, ends obtuse, slightly 

 constrictetl at the septum, hyaline, 20x8 //. 



On dry stems and leaves of Ep'dohiuin hififoliiitn. Franz- 

 .loseph's-Fiord, in Greenland. 



I), pro milieus, E. & E. .loiiru. Mycol. 11. p. 101. 



Kxsicc. F.ll. & Evrht. N. A. 1-". 2d Ser. 17^6. 



Perithecia erumpent-superlicial. scattered, ovale-heniispherical, 

 ^ mm. diaii'.. black, rough, except the prominent, tubercular-conical or 

 short-cylindrical ostioluni. Asci (davate-cylindrical, sulisessile, 40- 

 4o X ()-T 11., with lililbrm jtarajiliyses, and eight snbi'usoid or subcymbi- 



