372 



parapliyjiC's iiiutted tojietlicr at tlicir tips. Sporidia Msciiaft'. olilori^- 

 fn.siibiiu, hyaliiic, 4-inifleaU', l»(ri)iiiiii<r 3-st'p(at(' and Itrowii. 20-'J4 \ 

 7-9 /i, constricted at tlio septa, ends (»l)tnse. 



On dead leaves of Xci-ophyUum tcuur, Mt. I'addo, WasIiin<;toi» 

 (Sakstldii'i. 



L Typharnni, (Desm.) 



Sp/i,eiia stitpuola, var. Tvphariim, IJesiii. Cryp. <le f'raiice, Kd. II, No. r42S, 

 Pleinpoia Typliai iini, I-ckl. Synib. p. 1,^7. 

 fj-ptosphiriia Typhaium, Karst. Myc. Keiin. 11, p, 100. 

 l<;xBicc. Uesm. PI. Cr. 1, c— Fekl. V. Kh. SsX— Kun/e H. Set. 256.— Rab. Herb. Mycol 

 731.— id. F. K. 1040, 144S, 2552.— Rchm Asc. 142.— Thuiii. M. U. 332. -Myc. Man-li 



Ferithecia scattered, iiiiried, jrlohose or elliptical, witli tlie broad- 

 conoid apex ftrojecting, black, .s^labrona, 1()0-2(H> n in the longer 

 diameter. Asci oblong, sliort-stipitate, H-.sjiored, 60-80 x I fi-20 /«. 

 parajthysate. Sporidia 2-3-sei-iate, oldong, obtuse, 3-septate, scarcely 

 constricted, slightly curved, clear yellow, 21-24 x 7-9 /i. 



On <lead leaves and culms n\' Typha hittfolhi, Montana (Kcl.«ey). 

 Delaware (Commons). 



L. filamentosa, E. & E. Jouni. Mycol. IV, p. 76. 



Perithccia immersed, scatter<'(l, small f2()0-225 /<), depressed 

 globose, the upper part slightly raising and baicly ruj»turiiig tin 

 cuticle. Ostiolum not pi-ominent. Asci subcylindrical, 75-80x7-8 // 

 with abundant paraphyses. Sjioridia bi.seriate, oblong-cylindrical 

 3-septate, yellow, constricted at the septa, not curved, 12-1.) x4-') // 

 ends (jbtusi!. 'J'he spei-niogonial stage is a Coiiiotliyriiiin (C. conccu 

 tfkiimy*. with small (4 ji), .iubglobo.se, brown sftorules. The i»arts of 

 the leaf (mostly t!ie sides or tips) occupied by the ascigcrous stage ol' 

 this species are (piite dead, and soon l)ecome decayed and biittle. 



On dead places in living leaves oi' Yucca filamentosa, Newlield. 

 X. .1. 



L iiiai'ina, E. & E. Journ. Mycol, I, p. 43. 



Perithccia irregularly scatteroil, sul»ellii»tical. fj-| mm.), upper 

 part hemispheric-conical, juojecting, closely covered by tla; l)lacl\<'ne(| 

 epidtM'uiis, apex subtruncate with a papillii'orm ostiolum, which is soon 

 deciduous, leaving a broad opening. Asci 1 12-150 x 2")-3') /<, luir- 

 rowed into a sul»sti]»itate i)a,se. Sporidia 2-3-seriate. t'lisilbrm or cla- 

 vatc-l'usiiorm, yellowish, l-3-se|)tate (mostly uniseptate), slightly con- 

 stricted at the middle septum, 50-70 x 10-12 //, ends siil»ol»tnse. In 

 thia case, the greater niunber ol' septa does not seem to indicate 



