399 



ihc ('itiilcriiiis wliicli is riiisod into |iiistiilos Idi ckciuMl iiiid [licrcrd hy 

 llie iil(»liOM'-|iii|iilliloriii. |K'i'liii'iit<'(i ostidliiiii. Asci cliiviitc-jiniccolfitr. 

 siilisti|titMtc', 7i')-!)0.\ 7 /<, |iiirii]iliysiit('. Spdi-idiM liisciculiit*'. lililiinii. 

 niiilliniicU'iitc, ciiivcd wlicii IVci", ycllowisii. ')0-(i(> x 2 //. 



On dcnil stems (A' Sofii/at/o. IiOuisi;inii I Liiniilois). 



\N'li('tli('i' tliis is ifiilly tiic S/j/iirrin SoliiJinjinis, V\\. uc ciin not 

 sav. Iiut it iiuTccs liiiriy well w itii tlic ini|M'i'li'('t iliiiLi'nosis in KIcncli. 

 I.e. Tlicic \v!)s not, liowcvcr, iiny '• white disk " oliscrved. Imt tliis. 

 il is siiid. liccomcs liiown {"(foini/// fusccsre/i.s'^). 



Sp/ta'fiii [JJothiili-d] Snli(l<i(i!iiix, Sdiw., iis sIk>\vii liy s|)C('f. in 

 Ilcrli. Sc'liw., is a Ibliicolons siiccics itnd (|uit(' distinct IVoni tins. 



FAMILY. MASSARIE*:. 



Stroma waidinu'. I'critlx'cia mostly permanently eovei'cd l»y tlie 

 e|iidei'mis. very seldom ernmpent. typically witli only the small, papil- 

 lirorni ostiolnni jtiorcinti' the epidei'nds: textnre firm-coriaceons. Asci 

 paiapliysate. Sporidia hyaline or In'own. 1- or more-septate. 



MASSARIA, DeXof. 



Giorii. Hot. Hill. I, p. .^^3. 



Perithecia immersed, coriaceons, splia-roid, with ornm])ent. ]»apil- 

 late (»stioliini. Asci ample, mostly S-spored. Sporidia snliltiseriate, 

 olilonti', 1-plnriseptate, hyaline or hrown, mostly largo, and snri'onnded 

 liy a gelatinous enveloito. 



Many ol' the species, especially those with 3-s('j»tate spoi'idia, aie 

 with dillicnlty dislinuiiished iVom each other, and it is not imj)roI)alile 

 tliat a more carelnl and thorough examination will reduce some of 

 these U) more varieties. 



M. Aiv?us, (B. iV Bi'.) 



Splitriia Aigiis, B. & Hr. Not. of llrit. Hiiiigi, No. 626. 

 Massaiia Arsus, Hrcs. Hcitr. p. 59. 

 Massatia .Virss/faiia. Kehiii Asc. 6.(5. 

 Kxsicc. Fckl. K. Rli. S02.— Kal). K. H. 239, 3057. 



Perithecia gregarious, permanently covered hy the scarcely 

 raised epidermis, sul)de]»ro.ssed-8phorical, finally umhilicate, tolerably 

 hard, lilack, fiOO-HOO n dinm.. with a small, conical ostiolum, j»iei'cing 

 tiie epidermis in a punctil'orm mannei'. As'i.'i cylindric-clavate, short- 

 sti|)itate, 8-spoi'ed, '20()-22()x 38-44 //. Sporidia obscui'oly hisei-iate, 

 cylindi'ical or oldong-davate, ends rounded, suhattenuated li(d(»w, uii- 

 e([ually divided, the upper thicker half mostly 4- (sometimes 3-)celled. 



