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unit, iit liist covcriMl liy tlic «'iiticl('. S(t(iii exposed. Asei cliiviitc. 

 Sporidiii iiiiiiiliiriii, M\ 20 /<. liiiii'cr tlinii in J*f. In'rhnruiii. 

 On »l('!i<l .stems ol' Trlf'oll iiin iiftitiiisc. Newlield. N. il. 



ri. tliiiiitHloiifa, (('. iV K.) 



Sfiluriia Ihiii I'ultDiln, L". iS: V,. ('ircv. V, p. ii.|. 

 /'/I'li'^/iiiiii //nil initiiii/ii, Snc'C. SyU. J'M, 

 /'liiKiHiirti Hull i(i,!iiiilii, Ckc. Syii. 4,128. 



I'eiitlieeiii cuvei'ed liy tlie epidei'mis. soniewllilt )in)nMnent. SCilt- 

 lered. Asci cylindrieul. S|iiii'iiliii nniseiinte. elliptienl, l)ro\\ii, 2."» .\ 

 l(t //. .'i-sepliite iind niiii'irui'in. constrieled ;it ||it> iiiiddl<> septnni. 

 .\efnni]iiinied liv stylus|i(»re.< (in otjicr jteiillieeiii) eiliptieid, unisejttate, 

 l.iuwn. 4(».\2()//. 



On dciid linil;.> «il' Xi/smi iniillijloni. Newlield, N. .1. 



A|i|»iii-ently r;ii'e. Il;i.< only lieeii met witii (inee, iind tlien (inly 

 in .<inidl ipiiintity. 



IM. Thiiiimiiaiia, Sjut. Syll. ;57.s7, Mieli. II. p. I3!>. 



I'eritlieeiii tireuiii'idiis, seniiimmeised. ill lirst covei'tMl l»y the epi- 

 dei'mi.<. snliiiiolidse-depressed, jiiipilinte. \ nini. diiini., Ciitlier solid. 

 As('i eylindriciil, .s|i(irt-stipitiite. rounded iit tlie iipex, !)0-l(K> x 1.") //. 

 piiiiipliysnte. S-,sp()r(;d. Sporidin lii.seriiite. olilonij-liieonieid. IS-'JOx 

 7-8 //. .'{-septiile, eonstiiet^'tl in tlic middle, with one or two loiiiii- 

 (iidimil septii. criin'ose-iinttninte. olivjieeoiis. 



On (lend leiives ol' }'iicc(i tiloifol in, ('iirolinii (i{iivenel). 



IM. laxa. Kll. iN: dlahvay .lonin. Myeol. V. p. (id. 



I'eiitlieeiii s(;ittei('(l. snI»<rloliose. lihick, iaO-HO ii diani.. their 

 liiises projeetinii' on one sid(> ol' the lenl itnd their njiices on the other. 

 Asci lew (()-S in a pei'itliociiim). inllated-olilonii'. liroadly rounded 

 altove, l;')(t-'jn()x a')-')") //, eontnieteil at linse into i\ short stipe. I'ar- 

 aphyses olwiire. Sporidiii S in an aseus. oliovate-olilonu'. (!-S-se])tate 

 and coarsely nimirorni. deeply consti'icted neai- the middle, so as to 

 easily lireak in two there. straw-y(dlow, Sa—i;'* .\ ir)-2()/^ (mostly 1.') ii. 

 wide). This seems to dilVer trom any ol' the other desci'ilied species 

 on urasses au'l Cdi'ires, in its stronirly constricted sporidia. This 

 eliaracter is very distinct throuji'h all the stiiu'cs of irrowth. The con- 

 .striction is generally at the third septum i'rom the upper end, the part 

 altove this constriction lieinn- liroader and shoi'ter than the part lielow 

 it. 'I'll is comes near /V. [shunllrn. .lohaiis.. Imt has the sjioridia nuich 

 more deejily constricted. 



On dead leaves and culms of some <:rass. Montana (Ander-son). 

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