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A. dwsteiiuiii, (B. & (!.) 



S/>/i,riia ilorli-iium. 1). «t C. (irev. I\', p. I47, 

 Aiilliii.\li»)ia cli>sti-ihi»i, eke. Syii. 419**. 

 Anlhosltimella tloitfrium, Sncc. Syll. 1067. 



Miiiiit4>, l>iiif»tiiig tlirontrli tlic ciiticlo wliieli at lirst is closed, Miick 

 )iii<l sliiniiijr. Asci liincoolatc. Sijoiidia oIli]»(ical in the crntcr, witli 

 a loiifr. att(>iiiiat(M|, ciiivcd a|»p<Midajr<' at cat'li cud, fjO it loiifjf. Soiuc- 

 tiiiii's the elliptical jtart is divided into two olliptieal joints. 



On Splnva opiilifolid, nioinitains of New Voi-k. 



A. CaHi, (Schvv.) 



.Sfi/i,r>ui Ciic/i, Sdiw. Syii. C.Tf. 227. 

 .Iii/hos/oiiir/lti Cadi, Sacc. Syll. IX, p. ^\2, 



I'eritliecia <>rei>ai'ions, eniinpent, snl»astoiiiolis. sliinimr Idnck, 

 inimite. mostly on round, yellowisli-ltrown spots 3-4 nini. diani.. with 

 a delinife. sliulilly nii.><ed lioidor. nnd ol'len eonlliient. Asei elavate- 

 i-yliiidrieal, 40 .N l()//(p. sp.). with a slioit. slender, pedicellate liase, 

 Parajdiyses not seen. Spoiidia Idseiiate. elliptical or ohovate-cdlip- 

 tical. opake willi a lijrlit-coloied Itand (pseiido-septiini) acioss tlie mid- 

 dle, the lower end siildiyaline (and slijrlitly aj>peniliciilate ?), 12-1") 

 " x4-4^ a. 



On Opuiitia Emjclmanui. Los Aiijueles. Cala. (Seriliner). 



FAMILY. V.VhSE.*:. 



Asciii'ero'.is stroma elTiised (dintrypoid), or siil»i>lolio.<i'. conical, (»r 

 (Hilvinate (valsoid); often ol»scnrely defined, or only indicatf.'d l>y a 

 ldack,cii('iimsciil»in<r lino penetratinjr more or less deeply. IVritlieeia 

 Imriod in the stroma, collected in ^roiij)S or efl'u.>;ed. 



The asciii'eioiis stromata are often ju-eccdecl or accompanied l»y 

 .tpermoiriMiia i>rodiicin<^" sponiles (mostly minute) liorne on Itasidia 

 which line the inner surface of the spermoironial cavity. The spermo- 

 •ronia accompany iii.ir the perithecia in the etfused form of the ascitreron^ 

 stroma, are j^enerally simple, i.e. haviiij; the spermatiiferoiis cavity un- 

 divided, and generally pierced al»ove with a siniile fioic. Itut in the 

 valsoid form of stroma, the cavity of the spermojionimn is mostly 

 divided into several c«dls or chandlers stellately arranjred,and inclosed 

 l»y thin walls, or partitions extendiuir in from the circumference 

 towards the center, all these cells openinu' aliove tlii<itiuii a sin}>le pore, 

 or ,<ometimes throuuh several pores, 'i'lie fieiithecia are either formetl 

 in the ^ul>stl■atu:ll hciieath the spermonoiiia, or (juite as often lie in a 

 circle around it. 



