3S!) 



Siipci'ticiiil, nestling' in ii lilsick, coiiidiili'i'Diis siil)i('(iliiiii. I'ci i- 

 tlicoiii vcn siiijill, liliick, ojiiikc, Ii('iiiis|»lM'ii<'iil. Asci laiici'dliitc, witli 

 :iii iiciitt', liniii-slm|»('(l ii|iiciiliis iiltovc. Spiiridiu liiiiccdliitc, .'{-s('|itjitt'. 

 Iiviiliiii,', 2') x ."» n. ('oiihlia iiluriscpfatc, iiiiirilnriii, Imowii, ^.'»-,'»(» n 

 loiiji'. 



On fiilnis *\\' Zcii Mai/K, Aiken, Sontli (Jiirolina. 



M. Iinyiilis, Kosti*. I. c 



Pcritliccia uiciiiii-ir )us. aliovr' tlic nwiliinii size, splia'inid. wifli a 

 conoid |>a|iilla. Asci c\ lindiic-clavatc, "(►-7') x 14-1(! //. Spoiidia 

 liist'iiatc. cMincatc-olilonii', l-I-J-scptatf, liyalinc. olttnsc at liotli ends, 

 ■2-l-'H\ X .')-(; //. 



On dry stems ol' Tnp'rfi/n horcalis. rnianaisnk. (Jrccniand. 



M. Paiiicoi'iim, (Cke.) 



Spliiriilla /\i II if II III, Ckc. Crov. V, p. i.s.l. 



.\r,lasplitniii lUiiuiiniiii. Sacc. Syn. .^S?, mid Cke. Syti. .\^~i). 



l'(M'itli('cia cpijdiyllons, scattcicd, cMtvcrcd, on pnrpic spots. Asci 

 clavatc. Spoiidia Itisciiati", I'lisirorni. liyalinc, triscptato. 25x5 ft. 

 On iadinji: leaves oi' /*(tn/'ruiti. South (.'arolina. 



M. rairctoniiii, (B. & ('.) 



Splmiia ciiiir/iii Hill. B. Sc C. Crev. IV, p. i.s.v 



Mi'/usp/itrria lurirtoiiiiii. Sacc. Syll. .^487, and CV:e. Syn. .(4S2. 



Minute, i>uiietifoi'iii, scattered, .siiliproininciit. Asei elavate. Sfio- 

 ridia sliort-liisironn, 4-iiiieleafo. No iiieasurciiients <>iveii. 

 On leaves of (7^//'P.i;_/b///(w//«^f/, United SUites. 



M. reciitit.'i, (Vv.) 



Splimia renili/a, Kr. S. M. II, p. 524. 

 Spliiriflla iniitita, Fckt. .Syinb. Nachtr. II, p. 21. 

 .\fila.\pli<Fiui iiciititit, Sacc. Syll. .^484, and Cke. Syn. 44S0. 

 Kxsicc. I''ckl. V. Rh. 2434. 



I'eiitiiecia very small, spherical, perforated above, black, innate- 

 erunipent, crowded in lonn', parallel lines, .so that often the whole le.'if 

 ajiiiears gray. Asci pyriforni or ovate-elliptical, sessile, S-sjK^red, 

 27-30x12/.!. Sj)oridia conglomerated, elongated-clavato, somewhat 

 narrowed Iielow, iiiiiseptate, slightly constricted at the septum, hyaline, 

 12-14x3^//. 



On dead leaves of Carices, Troy, N. Y. (sec. Peck). 



** Sj)ori(lia ^%-septate. 

 M. defodiens. (Kll.) 



Splnrn'a [Uplosplueiia) de/odieiis, Kll., Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, V'lII, p. yo. 

 MeUiipliaiia defodiciis, Sacc. Syll. 3505, Cke. Syn. 4503. 

 Exsicc. Ell. N. A. F. SSg. 



