I 



m 



410 



Th. nmhleliiin. (('. \ K.) 



Sp/iuiiii itmhieia. C. & Iv ('■rev. VII, p. lo. 

 riiyiidium amhlfiiim, Sncc. Syll. 399.1, Cke Syii. ^v^S- 



I'ditlircia scattcrci]. I»liirk. siiltpi-oiiiiiH'iil. covered. Asci clinatc- 

 i\ limliiciil. S|i(iii(li!i ln()iitl-liiiUM'(»liiti' or Jiciitcly clliptii-nl. emistricted 

 ill the iiiitltllf, iiltdiit .")-s('|itiitc. vcllow-lii'owii. 1 r)-20.\,S-l(» »/ ("JfixlO ^/. 

 «'k('.). 



On (It'iid liiiilis ()\' Cni'i/(t iiiul Azttica, Kcwl'wUl. N. .1. 



'riic :J|ii'»'(j, nl this species iire pooriUHJ misiitislaetoi y. 



Til. pKi'soiiatiim, H'ke. & Hui'k.) 



Sph,riiii f<,i\ii>ialii. Cki-. Jv Mark. ('.rev. XIII. |>. -mi 

 ThytiiiiHiH piisinmliiiii, Sacc Syll. '\i\, Ckc. Syii wmv 



liitriiic»>l(»ns. I'eiiflieciii .xcatfeied. iiieliided in an <'lliptical. ele- 

 \ii(ed. uiav or lilack tnl)erele pierced liy tlie sliort. inconspiciioii:- 

 ostiolnni. Asci cviindrical. S-s|)ored. Sp(»ridia nniseriale, elliptical, 

 constricted in the middle, ;>-septate. with \-l lonuitudiiial s< jita, Iniuhl 

 l.rown. l,S-'2().\ 10 //. 



Oil decorticated .Icz/c/V/. (Jalilbniia (llarknessi. 



We have seen no specc. (»!" Th. pvi-xomitHui, (Jke. k Hark.. l>iil 

 llie d(»scription aiiices in all respects with that of Tli. livhhnn. 



Th. raiiadeiise. K. & K. (in lleilu 



IVrithecia scattered or jircgarions. on the more or less Ideached 

 siirliice ol" the wood, miinite (\ mm. or le.-<s). covered hy a thin, oldoiiii 

 or lanceolate, black shield 1-1 ^ mm. lonu' and pieice(l in the center 

 Iiy the papilliloiiii ostiolum. .\sci cylindrical. snlisessil(>, j>arapliysale. 

 100- 120. \ 12-1') It. Sporidia nnisei-iate. olxivatc-oldonir. 5-7-.septatc 

 and muriform. hyaline, 20-27 x 10-13 it. 



On old (spruce)? l()«rs. I.iake Xij)i,<«on, Ontario, Canaila (.Macouni. 



Oiitwartlly this mtich lesemldes Th. Jividum. Itiit tin; shield i^ 

 ihinner. Peritliecia much smallei-, sporidia larger and hyaline. 



Til. cin^iilatiiiii, (Mont.) 



Splxnia cingtilata, Mont, ft Vr. in Mont. Syll. No. S.^.i. 

 Thyiidium cingiilatnui, Sacc. Syll. .3993, Ckc. Syii. 39.S2. 



Covered, hlackening the stiHace with the dischaiged .sporidia. 

 .M-attered, lilack. Stroma jiulverulent, cortical, covered uhovt; i>y a 

 conceptaclo resembling a rough, hemispln'ric-conical pseudo-perithe- 

 cinm. Peritliecia globose, one in each stroma, with a moderately long 

 neck terminating in a shining, papillirorm, deciduous ostiolum, Asci 

 clavate, stipitate. Sporidia oblong, 28x9 ft, r)-septate and muiilorm- 

 con.-^tricted in the middle, l)rown. 



