335 





IM. luM'hai'um, (IVis.) 



Sfilunia hrrhanaii, I'ers. Syn. p. 71). 



Sl>hinia lUfiiivnis. Sclunii. Ivinnii. I'liiij;. l-'I. Sncll, II, p. ijs. 



I'liiisfidiu III- 1 hit mill. Kill). Ilerli. Mycol. VA. II, 547, 



S/>/itriiii I'isi. Sow. I^IIR. HiiiiKi tali, .VM, fij;, ^■ 



Sfilhnia A I iiiri iir. Conla Icoius, IV, p. (i, tali, VIII, fig, ny. 



Spluriia Allii. Kl, Kali. Hcrli, Mycdl. IM. I, No, 83S, 



I'leospiira lieihiiium, var, .(////, id. VA. II, No, 347, 



I'Ifospina Asfiaiiini, id. No, 7,S'), • 



I'li'ospoia Aimniir. Cfs, St I)e Not, Sclicma, p. ,(4, 



Pli-ospoia Allii. id. I, c. 



I'liiispoia /'A; iiiul I'li-nspoia Saiiiaiir. I'ckl. Symb. p. i,?i, 



I'leospoia Afi'liliiti. Rali. !•". K. 2.l.vi 



I'liospiita lixiiiiiiiiii'ii, Wallr. I'l, Cryp. (icrm, ,;72(), 



/iiOfpDia i'l'pir. Vr. Hoytrsw. No. ji)<i, 



I'h-iispoia (I'liKsiiluiiiF. Hckl. Sytnl), p. i,^i. 



I'lemptita lHaiillii, I)u N<il, Sfir, Ital. p. ,4, fiK ^0. 



/'Ii-dipiini Taiiiiiis, Ct's. Hcdw. 1SS2, p. y. 



I'lfiispiim I'l villi iiur, id. p. 10, 



I'lfiispitm III ydniiilliir, I'ass, ct Itcltr, I", Sic. Nov. No. 10. 



I'li'iispoia smia. Sacc. & Pass. lU-rl). Crilt. Ital. lof^j. 



I'Icdspiiia nihil tiin, Sacc. Syll. ,w.^6. 



/'Ii'd.-fliini (iyniiiiiflaili. S;icc. Syll. },-^i. 



Spliiri III prlli/(i. Kouni. 1'. G. 12S4, 



I'liiispiiiii priiiiliii iim, Tliuin. M. V . 760, 



I'liiispoia Chtikiaiia. K. & V,. Hull, Torr, Hot. Cliil), XI, p, 7,s,* 

 Kxsicc. I'Vkl, I", Rli. Sii, .syy.— Kz, H. stl. C>S.— Rah. Herb, Mycol, ,',47, 544,547, 75(1. 

 id, I'. !•;, 76S, 951, loiS, i6,i5, ifi.^ri, lyjy, 23.VJ.— Rcliiii .\sc. 145, ,vii. 4'^f'i fi^v— Thiiin 

 M, r, 12.55.— Sydow M- March. 179. — V,\\. it Kvrlit. N, A, I'. 2d Ser, i5\^ and 236s. 



I't'i'ifliocia sc!itt(MT(I, nt lirst hiiricd and covored by the ('pid('iini.<. 

 fmitlly IVt'i', do|ti'<'ss('d-s|»li('ri('al, of iiicdiuiii size, colliij».<in<>' to flat or 

 concavp, with a coiiic-paidlliroriii (»r soiiietiinos sonicwliat cloiiiratcd 

 ostiolum. ^jrlaliroiis or siilililirillosc at base, 25()-4r)() // diaiii., coriaceous. 

 Idack. Asci at lirst ovate, l»ecoiiiin,u' oliloiiji-clavate, stijdtate. S-s|»ore<i. 

 im-lG') (iiiostl.v 12()-ir)())x 24-40 (mostly 27-30)//. Sporidia biseri- 

 ate, ovato-oldoiin'. rounded at the ends, or soinotinics subattenuated 

 al»ove, 7-se|itate and constricteil at the septa, witli 2-3 lonjritudinal 

 .septa, yellow or yellow-brown, becoming dark brown, but not opake, 

 28-33 xH-l(! // (exceptionally reachiiiji' 40 /<) long. Parai)liyses 

 j(tinted. thick, simple or .•somewhat branched. 



On dead steins of various jdanls, more especially of the /*«^>///- 

 ouuced!. Common everywhere Irom (Jreenland to ^lexico. 



PI. ai'syi'os|MH'a, Hark. l>idl. Cal. Acad. Feb. 1884, p. 4'). 



IVi'ithecia minute, black, scattered, erninpent. Asci clavate. 

 sessile, thick-walled, 8-spored, (lO-do x 20 //. Spoi-idia biseriate, hya- 

 line, (!lli|itic-lance(»late, 3-3-septate, with 1-2 lonu'itudinal septa, 18 x 

 8 //. Paraphyses filiiurm. 



On tiead bi-anclies of JJi'itdromecon r/'gidtinh California. 



*'riie synonymy of this species is taken from Winter's Pilze and Berl. Monograph, 



