39:. 



h' (iiiliii!^ 



., with ;i 



Itiifc. 7.")- 



((»!.■•('( Ill •! 



[,U' ns the 

 ■'. liOiiisi- 

 fiiiis. jii>( 



•"•III (Ii;it 



tlic cjii- 



I,!"' iis file 



Hv nirc. 



I, illlOIlt 



a stotit, 

 ". Asci 



•• ilS till' 



\i. thick. 



f<ponix, 

 ite tlii,^ 



(liiiiii., 

 iijijier 

 avato- 

 ifonii. 



rldsclv lii'iiidcil (ir Iwistcil tntictlH'i', and alxtiit as loiiu' as tlic asci. 

 Well cliaraclcfizotl hy ils pciitlicfia clollicil with lirowii striu'osc liaii's, 

 iiiiil its liraidcd spoi'idia. 



Oil dead adventitious I'oot-; <A' Soir//iitin Ilnhipcitup. and on tlic 

 lower part ol" slieatliiii^' leaves oC { Aitdropof/oii)'! I'oiiite a la Haelie, 

 i,a. (lian.iilois). 



This evidently lK'ious.''s here ratlii'r than ainonji' tlie Luphiox- 

 litniC(V. 



0. .sti(tis|M»iiis. (('. iV K.) 



Sphiiiia sliclispoiii. C. iS: !•". Circv, VI, p. ijn, tali, iki, fi^. i^i- 

 Ofihiiibiilii!- ilictii/'iii Ks. Sacc. Syll. (1)67. 

 A'u/>/iti/iif/-iiui sliiiisfiiitj, Cke. Syii. .1574. 



I'eritheeia scattered, ininierscd. and covered liy the lilackoned 

 cuticle which is only sliu'lidy elevated. }-\ iiini. diaiii.. witli a I'ather 

 larii'e openinjr aliove. Asci linear. l.")0--IO x 3-4 //, jtaraphysate. 

 Sporidia capillary, nearly as lontr as the asci and alutiit \ tt thick. 



On dead culms and leaves ol' uras.-os, Xewlield. X. .1. 



'Die u'eneral appearance is that of a /S7/c//,s. 



0. olivaceiis, (Kll.) 



/.<'/>/ii.\/>/i<ri III iiliviuia, \\\\. litill. Toll'. Hot. Clul), X, p. 5,;. 

 (t/tliiiilniliis oliiiui'iis. Siico. Syll. 7127. 



(Plate 2S) 



l*erithecia siilnneniliranacoons. alto'it 2r)() n. diani.. luiriod in the 

 siilistaiice of the stem and covered liy the cuticle, wliicli is sliu'htly 

 elevated, stained olive-iirown and pierced ]»y the Iiroail, rou<>h. ohtnse 

 ostioliini. Asii clavate, 7')-8') x 15-18 «. Sftoridia fiisciculate. yel- 

 low-lirown. vermilorm. (i-T-sojitato, and when matui-e, sliuhtly con- 

 stricted at the septa, the third joint I'rom the tip slightly swollen. To x 

 3A-4/7. 



On dead herliaceous stems, I'tah (S. .1. Ilarkiiess). 



The sporidia are gcMierally slialitly iieiit Just Itelow the swollen 

 joint. 



{). Mediisa, K. & E. .lonrn. Mycol. I, j.. loO. 



I'erithecia nieniliranaceons, scattered. depressed-,i>-loiiose, l^-^ nini. 

 diaiii., covered liy the epidermis which is not discoloicd or raised, 

 lint merely pierced l»y the black, piinctiforni ostioluni. Asci very lon.u" 

 (400 jt iuid over l)y 4;>-l "> // liroad). contaiiiin<>' 8 iiliforni, curved sjio- 

 ridia nearly as long' as the asci, and ?>-A\ p thick in the middle, grad- 

 iially taperinji' to each end. yellowish or nearly hyaline, with endo- 

 chrome mnltipartitr'. The peritlipcia lie in the furrowed cavities ol' 



