0. coiisjmilis, K. & K. (in IK rii.) 



I'ciitlicciii scattered, suliciitieuliti', lliiiilly exposed l>y the (idliiiii 

 aWiiv III' file cuticle, ovjite-u'luliose, siiiidi, idHiiit '2(H) n diaiii., witli ii 

 siiuil-cyliiidrical, id'ojectiiiu' nstioliiiii. Asci cylindrical, sti|titate. T.l- 

 100 .\ S //, w iili |iara|iliyscs crisped and more or less matted toretlier 

 idiove. Sjtoridia lilil'orni, midtise|ttate. yellow, nearly as long' as tlii' 

 asci. witliont any swollen Joint, aliont 'J tt thick. 



On old tomato stems. New field, N. .1.. and on okra stems, lionisi- 



ana. 



In the liOiii.-iana specc. die perilhccia areol'ten on icil stains, just 

 as in O. j)Of/>/ii/ii>fjoiniK, liat this is easily distinunished Croni that 

 species liy its smaller perithecia. shorter and limader asci and s|M)ridia. 



0. (ilisponis, (('. & E.) 



SfiliiDia Jili.spiiia. C. it K. Cires. VII. p. lo. 

 I Ifiliiiihiliis filispoi lix, Sacc. Syll. 107.1. 

 I\iif>liiii(isfi<iut filis/>i>iii, Ckc. Syn. 4.SS1. 



ferithecia lenticular, _^ nmi. diam., scattered, covered liy the epi- 

 dermis which is sliuhtly raised a n< I jierlorated, and stained olive-hlack. 

 Asci linear. llli-l.')Ox o-( -i. Sporidia lililorm. nearly as lonu' as the 



asci. 



On dead stems of Sin, •.>•, Xewlield, X. .1. Apparently rare. 

 (Uosely allied to (). .sticti.sponis, (C. k \\.\ 



0. tl'icliispoiiis, E. & E. (in llerii.) 



Perithecia scattered, eruini)ont-sin)erlicial. ovate-conical. aI)out 



400 n hi,<ih am' 300 ii liroad. narrowed uradually aliovo into a stout. 

 ol)tuse. cylindric-couical apex, u'labrous, hlack. membranaceous. Asci 

 liiicar, paraphysatt;, l(SO-'220 x 3-3.^ //. Sporidia aliout as lony as the 

 asci. very slender liliform or capillary, nucleate, scarcely ^ // thick, 

 yellowishdiyaline. 



On dead culms of some urass. Fiondon, Canada (Dearness). 



Tlie asci and spoi'i<liii scarcely difl'erfroni those of O. sf/rfiftpon/.s, 

 iV. A- K.}, iiut tlie erum(M'nt-siij)erlicial perithecia easily separate thi.^ 

 from that sjtecies. 



0. implex IIS, tE. & E.) 



LopliiosloiiHi '/jiplii(iiir)iia) iiiifi/e t iiiii. I',. N: K. Jouni. Mycnl, IV, p. 75. 



Perithecia «»:icjiarions, lirown strii>o,se. ovate, about i mm. diam., 

 subcuticular, the olttuse-conical, slitrhtly coinpre,<se<l ostiolum and upper 

 part of the perithecia eruiupcnt. Asci ITjO-lfiO x S-IO ft. clavate- 

 cylindrical, with abundant liliform pai'aphyses. Sporidia liliform. 



