-Irit'tcd, lirnwii, tlic two cciitnil ccll-i loiii^itmlinally tlivMcd, ;{2-;>.') \ 

 Ci-S fi. 



On sti'iiw, ('iililitiiiiii. 



li. S|iai'tiiKi', K. iV K. .loiiiii. .M.v(()l. I, |». 4;^>. 



I'critlicciii uTcu'Mi'iitiis (iilioiit I nun.), ('(tvt'i'cd hy tlic lihn'kcncil 

 (Miticic wliicli is riiiscd into little inoniinctn'es over tlicni nnil pierced Ity 

 tlie |)ii|iillil'ni'ni iind iit lenu'tli linnidly pei'lui-iileij ustiuhnn. Asci 11')- 

 120xrJ-l'") //. snrronnded liy idmndiint |>;ii'ii|>liy.ses, iind r(»ntiiinin.i:' 

 eiulit (\VM-iiiid<('d, liioiidly liisiloini, |nde yellow i,-ili, o-septiite, .■jr)-4 "> x 

 s-|() // s|M»iidiii. 



On enliMs ul' S/mrf/'iitt deciiyinii' on llie lieiieli. Ciipe Miiy sind 

 Atliintie City, N. .1. 



This nmsl lie very nenr />. Incdrccrttfd, 15. A- ('.. hiit in tliiit 

 species tin^ peiitliecia iire snid to lie under " ii little eloiide<| speck in 

 tlie cuticle openinii' 'ly ii little lonuitndiiiid lissiire."' wliile in L. S/xif- 

 tiiKV tlie snrliice of tlie ciiliii is niiit'ornily liliickened nnd I'iiised into 

 little pustules liy the siilijiiceiit peiitheciii, and these pustules iire not 

 l(jii<>itudiniilly clelt, lint merely perlorutod hy the pii|iilliroriii ostiohi. 



\i. allMi|MiiH'tiita. (\»st.) 



S/i/iin iti ii//t(i/>iiiii /(i/<i. West in Kickx. I'l. Crypt. Fl. I, p. ,^55. 

 /.r/>/<is/>/, rihi >/i(/ii, K, iS: E. Joiirti. Mycol. I, p. 43. 

 I.if>l<>st>liiriiii alho/iinuliilit. Sacc. Syll. 31 16. 

 //{•filiim.iia (ilhi>f>ii>nliilii, Cke. Syii. 4%2. 

 Kxsicc. Kll. & \'M. N. A. !•■. 21I Scr. 2616. 



Pcritheciii sciittercd, sulioviite, nieniliranaceous, hurietj under the 

 l)lackeiie<l epidermis, which is pierc(!d hut not raised hy tlu' punctiroiin 

 ostiola. Asci l(K)-12r) x lo-'iO //, with ahuiulaiit p-iraphyses. Spo- 

 ridia 1 or 2-seriate. rusilorm. pale yellow. iVseiitatc. very sliahtly con- 

 stricted at the se]»ta, ends olitiise, )3(>-4() x 7-0 //. Distiiifiiiishcd liy 

 its punctirorm ostiola, which are the only outward indication of the 

 hurled ]ieritliecia. The fruit is scarcely dilVeront from that of tlio jire- 

 ceediny species. The part of the culm occupied hy the jierithocia is 

 uniforndy hhickened. 



On decayinu: culms oi' Sparthuf, Cape May, \. J., and on culms 

 oi' June II X maritiiiius, Ocean Spriniis, Miss. (Ti-acy). 



We have compared L. stivtit, E. A- E. with an authentic sjioe. of 

 L. alhopiiiivtata, West., sent us hy Prof. Oudcmans, and it isundouht- 

 edly the same. 



Ii. I'lilmicola, (Fr.) 



Sfiliiri ia ciihuiiola, Fr. S. M. II, p. 440. 

 l.(t>li».plicci-ia ciihuirola, Awii. Taiisch-Vfrein, 1866. p. 4. 

 Ex.sicc. Rehiu. Asc. 143.— Tliiim. .M, r.457. 



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