384 



free, 1 20 I. ')(>//. (liaiii.. ulnliosc. olitiisciv |i:i|iil!iiti'. roll!i|isiii,u' in tlic 

 cciitoi'. niiiiii'iiisitc. cnriiU'co-iiiciiibriniaccous. Mack. A.-ci hirjir, oltloiiji-, 

 S-sp(»i('(I. ()S-7(i x I(>~ 12 n. sIiort-s1i|titiit(', dlitiiscly llattoiuMl at tlic 

 apox. with scaiih'. lililunii |iaiii]»Ii_vsf's. Sporidia liiscriatc. olilon^ (»r 

 riisoiil-oliloiiu'. ;^)-s('p(at(' and crdislriclcii at tlic septa. lS-20x4 //, ciidpi 

 olttiisc. iiuclcns snlKtlivaccons. 



On dry leaves \\\ Ilinlci'ti Helix. 



Tliis is credited to North America liy Saccar(lo in Syll. I, c. 



iM. Iiedeiii'toliii, (Cke.) 



S/<li{r:ia hiulfur/dlui. Ckc. Circv, XI. p. no. 

 .yfelas/ilnriia lifiin trfulin , Sncc. Syll. (Ji,)S. 

 Kxsici-. R.Tv. F. \m. fis;,. — 1\11. X. .\. H. fiyi. 



Foliicoh)iis. ti'reti'a lions. I'erithccia uloliose. seniiiniincr.sed, hhick. 

 Ascj chivate. ."^jioi'idia cllipticdanceolate, or chivatc. triscptate, hya- 

 line. l2(» x K ,/. 



On leaves of Ihdcra Ileli.v. Aiken. South Carolina (IJavcncl). 



This apjicars to dill'er Ironi the jireceding" species in its narrower 

 sporidia. 



)I. (M)iiii)lanata, (Todc). 



S/}hiryia mmfilaiuila, Todc Mcckl. fi;;. sS, ami I''r. S. M. II, p. 508. 



I.cpliisf)lunia ((unpliiiHila, Ue Not. Scht'inn. p. (^2. 



Mi'/iis/>/itriia ciiiiiplaiHild, Snrc. Syll. II, p. mi, and Ckt. Syii. .1(5.1. 



Peritliecia scattered. siili,ulol)ose. lilack. soon colla]tsinjL;' and llat- 

 tene<l. Ostiolnni papillilorin, persistent. Asci cylindrical. Sporidia 

 1-2-seriate. sMlifiisoid, cnrved. 4-celle(I. second cell siiliinllated, 30 x 

 5 /i, hyaline oi' jireenish-hyalinc. 



On dead herbaceous stems, South Cai'olina and N'irginia. 



M. aciinm, (('ke. & Hark.) 



Splun in aciiiiiii. Cke. iS: H.-irk. ('.rev. I.\. ]). .S6. 

 Afelaspluriia ticiniiii, Sacc. Syll. ,V159. Cke. Syii. 57^fi- 



IVritliecia Mack, scarcely jtajiillate. enimpeut, hemispheric 

 prominent. Asci clavatc. Sporidia liiscriatc. sidilanceolate. r 

 at the ends, constricted in the middle, l-3-so])tatc, sometimes 

 nucleate, hyaline, 23-24 x (> ft. 



On fir leaves. 



Clo.scly allied to 3f. (inlsomatra, (C. A' If.) 



^\. sqaniata. (('. cV E.) 



Splun id si/iKUiia/a, C. iS: Iv Grcv. VII. p. lo. 

 Mi-lasphenia sqiiaiiiala, Sacc. Syll. 3.145. 

 Emiophliva squamata, Cke. Syn. 4158. 



al. Sill)- 



(iiinded 

 (luadri- 



