427 



llili' to I he 



li;i.-c. Iiiil 

 II' slii:litl\ 

 -iilisi's<il(>. 

 i.i siiii'htly 



rc-ciiililf 

 nl siilciitc. 



II of thill 

 I IiImiii- 



mill nillii'i- 



till- -li-hl- 



• ililjjiri'lil 



tiatcs tlic 



I'liiilcriiiis 



riliiltr, uil- 



illiolil (l-S 



lo slcmlri'. 



I'll, olitlisi'. 



•yliiiilfifiil. 



soiiii'tiiiii's 



Diiii'ly coii- 



omifry l)y 

 li'^tiiiL;-iiisli- 

 iiDicr liMi'k 

 itrcil lilicrs 

 is. ill till* 

 ' |irii('tr;it- 

 ii'\. I\', p. 

 ic s))oi'iiliii 

 ). Jihioxii. 

 V not di-:- 



"lNi'itli<'('l;i cirfiiiiilc. tew. ncslliiiL; in tlu' iiiiiilti'i'cil siilistMiicr of 

 llic li;irl< iiml liiisiiiu' tlir cipiili'i'iiii-^ into little iMistiilcs. smiill (!')(•//). 

 iiiioiit liiiir toii'cilicr. coiitriiclcil nlioxc into slmilci' iii'ck.< t<'riiiin!itinL'' 

 ill tlir -hort. in('oiis|iiriioiis ostiohi, wliii-li Imri'ly rii|iliii'(' llir rjiiiliTinis 

 willionl I project iiiu' ii'iovc it. Asri oliloiiii' l!"»-o(t x ")-(• ii S)iori«liii 

 liisniiilc, olilonii'-siililiinccojiitc. sliiilitly eurvcij. '2-4-mi('lriitc. iiiiis('|i- 

 liitc. Iiyiilinc. (l-T x \\-l n. ( IS x >"• n. Ckc). 



Oil (U'iid liiiilis o|' MijrUd. |);iiirii. (Jt'oruiii (Riivciicl). 



'I'liis ilisci'(']iiiiicy lictwci-ii CooUcV inciisiinMiicnts jiiid ours is 

 iciiiiirkiililc. We liiivr rairfiiily (•xiiniinrii tin- sjiccc. in |{;i\ . F. Am.. 

 lUiil Iiml tlic ^]lo^illi!l as statcil aliovr. 



0. Woolwoitliii. (I'k.) 



Wihii H'linhi.'!!) Ill n'. I'k. 2^Ui Kcp. p. 7.^ 

 J>\il'i'i/li,- il\«>l:ru,/l,ii. Sncc. Syll. 2;,\;. 



Miiiiilr. ('riiin|i(Mit. Pnitliniii '2-(l touctlici'. iicsllini;' in tlic iniici' 

 liaik. ()stiola stout. Iicconiiiii;' iiinliilicatc. (.Towdcil. sliulitly iiroinincnt. 

 liarcly cxsci'tcd tlironiili the ni)ituiiM| r|iidi'i'niis. Asci |i. sp. .")( »-;■)") x 

 7 //. Spoiidia crowiird or Uisi'riatc. olilonu-riisoid, "inisi'|ita1r. scarcely 

 ronstriclcd. nearly colorless. 10-12 x "J^-;}^, //. 



On dead oal< and hickory iiraiiches. (ireeidmsli. N. V. (I'eck). on 

 oak and TUht. Canada (Dearness). 



The clusters ol' |icritliecia aif very nniiierons and ol'teii seriate, 

 the e|iideriiiis iiein.L;' rti|iture(l rroiii one l(» iiiiolher. What a|i|ieiirs to 

 lie the same has lieeii sent liy Mr. l-anii'lois I'roni lionisiana. on dead 

 liiiili> of while oak. with the ostiola at lirst ermnjient through a piile 

 ilisk which at length disapjiears. 



I». raiiiiosa, Pk. •^(Mll {{ep. p. (i!». 



Stroma suhpiilxcnileiil or me;dy. dull lnill colui. Idrmeil of the 

 sliiihtly chiUiiiod inner liark, (■rnni]ient in a minute. slii>litly exserted 

 disk. I'erithecia irreutilarly circinalinii'. generally 4-10 loucther. the 

 clusters suliconlliient. Ostiolii lilack. dotliiiL!' the pi'oininent. pulveru- 

 lent. liiilV-colored or. at leiiulh. Iirownish disk. Asci sulicylindrical. 

 •"i.')-7') X TJ-IO r/. Sporidia crowded or liiseriale, ohloiiii- or suliliisi- 

 I'orm. iiniseplatc. Licnerally 4-uucleate. I ")-20 x oJ,-4 //. 



(hi dead liranches of TUhi Anivt'ivami, Aruiisville, X. V, (IVck). 



'I'liis species apjiroaclies 1). fiirfiwiivvo in its |inlverulent stroma, 

 iiiit dilVers in its prominent disk. iiiakini>- the liranches roiiiih to the 

 touch, and in its smaller spoi'idia. l'"roiii I), rclntti it is easily sepa- 

 ratcil liy the entire aliscnce of any lilack. circnmscriliinu' line or hlack- 

 ened surface. It evidently lieloiiiis to the suliu'eims CJiorostnte. Imt 

 die clusters of jiei'ltliecia are .-;o numerous that they form an almost 



