343 



the |icritli('('in nrc siiiiillcr iiinl tlic spoiidia also smaller . darker 

 (•(»l»tr<'(l. Sjtlnvrhi Lnvtuiiwuui. Scliw.. is said to irrow on cincrcoiis 

 -puts. 



(hi dt'cayiiiir stems of Lurtiica dnuHlenxis, Nowficld. N. .F. 



PI. liclieiiiilis (Pk.) 



Sphiniii //•/iiiiii/if, I'k. Hot. C.nz. V, p. .^6. 

 t'lios/iiiiti liilii-iialis, Sncc S\lt. .iTfig. 

 />i/itf>i4n-a lii/iittii/i.\, Ckf. Sjii. 4529. 



rcritliccia sra(t<Mfd. miiiiitc, 'J()()-2")() // diam., siililicmisulu'rical. 

 t<nim|M'iit. Iiiack, with a |>a|iilliiurm ostiolum. As*-i ol)!ni)u:-eili|)tical. 

 Sporidia crowded, olilniiji;, miiltiscjttatt', It'iiustrute, grccuisli-yeliow, 



:{:,_40x 10-121 //. 



On liark of liiri'li ticcs. Vermont. 



Tlic |ierillie(ia o('eii|)\ a dis('olore<l spot, wln'eli jrives a lielienose 

 aspect to the liMiiiUs. ."'(tmelimes --i) peritliecia are seriattdy crowded 

 or siiliconlhient. so as to present a liysleriiform appearance. 



PI. Slieplieidia'. Pk. 4(Mli Hep. p. 71. 



I'erilliecia scattered, small. ;jr)()-4')() fi diam., covered Ity the epi- 

 dermis, erumpent, lilack. .\sci cylindrical, l'jr)-2(tO.\ lo u. Sporidia 

 iiniseriate. olilonjr, f^enerally 3-septate, larely iVseptate, with 1-2 lon- 

 liitudin.d septa, constrictetl in Uie middle. c<tlored, 20-2") .\ 7J-10/i. 



(hi dead \m\\\r\\('!< ol' S/icp/irrift'd CutHKlansis, New York .*^tate. 



PI. ai'cticn, Kckl. in Die Zweite Deutsch. Xordiiolarf. II, p. iVi. 

 tal.. I. 111--. 2. 



I'erithecia scatteretl under the cinereous, pustulate-inllated opidei-- 

 mis, ol"me<linm size, jji'loliose, Idack, with papillii'orm, juMlbiated, sliolit- 

 ly pr(»minent ostiola. .\sci ol)lon,ir, mostly curved, with a short, thick 

 stipe, and thick memltrane, S-spore(l, l.'J2 ,\ 3(1 //. Paraphyses linear, 

 septate oi- multinucleate, hyaline. Sporidia imltricated-hjseriate, oI»- 

 lonjj;-ovate. cnnstrictcd in the midille, (!-T-sej)tatc and murilorm, dark 

 olive, 2S.\ 14 /<. 



On dry st«'ms itf Kj)ffof)/iwi hitifolium, (Jrcenlaiid. 



PI. Dialw, Sfhiot. Nord. I'ilz. p I'). 



IN'rithccia irl<tliose-depres.-<eil, .'jOO ti diam., Svirrounded at base liy 

 creepiiiiT. In(n\n hyplue, otiierwiso tflalirous, (!ollapsin;j:, |>apiliate. 

 Asci cylindric-clavate, suliattenuatcd helow, short-stipitalo, (!0 " ^ ^• 

 13-17 /i. Sporidia Mseriate. ellipsoid, l()-20 .\ 7-5) //, dark c:li 

 ,')_7-seplate. v itli 2-.') lonnitudinal septa. 



