373 



iiiiirton 



14 2S. 



1(1. 



iiiutiifity. Tlio ju'ritlioria nro iiion; proiiiiiioiit and tlie s^poridiu iniicli 

 loiisi'cr tliiiii ill L. (Hhcoi'i*, S. & K. 



On (load cnliiis of Spdrthut Iviiiu' on tlio licach at Capo Mav, 

 N. . I. (Mrs. Caroline Troat). 



L discoi-s, Sacc. & Ell. Midi. 11, p. 567. 



Metasplittriii tiisiois, S. & H. Sncc. Syll, ,^73. 

 Kxsicc. Ell. N. A. I'. 1341. 



Poritliocia loosoly <rro<farioiis, iiinato. f^lolioscvpapillatc, Itlack, the 

 orttiola pioroiii"? tlio hlackenod opidorniirf. Asci oylindrio-olavato, 120 x 

 20 ft, sliort-stipitate; parapliyso.H lililorin, <foii('rally dioliotoinous, Spo- 

 ridia ol»li(|iH'ly niiisoiiato or biseriato, olilon<»-rnsoid, oiids roondod. 

 •2o-30 X 9-10 //, 3-so)»tato, constrictiMl at tlio !<opta, 4-iiucloato, the two 

 iiinor oolls darker, the end cells snldiyalino. 



On euluis of Spa ft ina. Cape May, N. J. 



L alfflda, Rostr. Fiin<ri (Jronl. p. 560 (No. 175). 



Pei'itlieoia globnloso, soattorcd, 160 fi diani. Asci cylindric-cla- 

 vate, aoinewliat curved, 50-54x12 /i, without parapliy.ses. Sporidia 

 ol»li(|Uoly unisoriate, oblonjr, often somewliat curved, yellow, 3-septat(>, 

 16-20 X 6-7 //. 



On leaves of C(/^/A>'o,s'« dhjidii, Maneotsok, (Jreonlaiid. 



L. Xei'opliylli, Ell. Am. Nat. 1883, p. 316. 



Bx.sicc. EH. N. A. F. 1340. 



Poritliocia scattered, subjrloboso, 150-1 !)0 // diiiiii., seniiiniinerscd. 

 Ostiolnni olttnse witli a rather larire opeiiiiijir, elevatin<>' and splittiiiu 

 the epidermis, by which it is partly covered. Asci olilonji' or oblono- 

 clavate, sessile, 55-(!Ox 15 //.with ol»s<'iire paraphyses. S])oridia bi- 

 seriato, broa<l-fiisoid, slii«htly curved, hyaline at first with 4 larae nu- 

 clei, boconiiiijjt 3-se|)tate, sliijiitly constricted at the septa, lJ)-25 x 

 5-6J H. Doubtfully distinct from L. hysterioideti. 



On dead leaves of Xemphylluin UHphodclnidcti, Willow Cirovi.'. 

 N. .1. 



Accompanied "hy IIcndci'Hoitiu XerophyUi, VAX. (Torr. Ibill. IX. 

 p. 74), .iiid a P('Kt(dnzzi(i. On the same leaves are also superHcial 

 poritliocia coiitaiiiinn' oltloiiu-ellipticiil, i)rownish sjiores 4x2 //. 



L plioi'iiiu'ola, €ke. & Hark. (Jrov. XIV, p. 10. 



Perithecia ureiiarioiis, pnnctiforni, erumiient, emer<>\iit throniih 

 crai;]'^ in the ejudonnis, lilack, suliconvt^x, papillate. Asci clavate. 

 8-spored. .^poridia snblanceolatc, ronnded at the ends, biseriato. tri- 



