I: 



jii 



4^ 



4 Mil 



iiiii'k. siil'circiiiali'. T-'J'' tnucllicr. (i\;ilc-L;liili(isr. f,-j, miii. diiiiM.. Ciiii 

 tiiictt'il iili()\f into >liMri. -:|cii(|ci'. cMiivci'iiciit necks with tlic ostiohi 

 '^iiKMitli ami I'diiinlril III' ilistiiiclly iiiiMilri-iilcatc iiii'l f'i'iiiii|iciit in n 

 Miiiill, fa|iiliit(' liisciclc. In well i|cvr|ii|i('(l sii»'cini('n> llir nstiula an 

 fvlindi'ifal, 1-- nun. lon'i. lait i|iiiti' as nftrn tlicy innjcci nulv -lialitl\ 

 aliiivc llic ciiiilciniis. 'riicic is nut a sr|iaiati' cinnnisciiliinu' lini 

 aiduml cacli (■lii>l('i' nl' tlif iicritliccia, Imt imc (•(intinnnus, Mack layci 

 extends aliiniijust under tlie siirlace nl the inner liark over Ilie enlirc 

 space occu)iied liv the Ihiiiiiis. In the early stauc <i|' lirnu th. and when 

 there are nnly a lew perithecia in a cluster, the >nrl'ace nf the innei' 

 liark is sniontli and even. Imt where the perithecia are more nnniernu- 

 and well devehipeil, they raise the hark into little Hat pnstnles aliniit 



mm. diam. 



Asci 4:)\ 



(-.^ /np. s| 



I, with paraphyses. Sjuiridia I 



-eriate. iililonu-lusiiid. 4-iinclcale. sliuhtly (imstricted in the middle 

 K'-I.'i .\ li-'M, ft. end> sniiol'tnse. This was at lirsl nTericd to Dlnjim 

 tlic Wool ii'drtlili. I'k.. Imt. havitiii' cnuipari'd it with a specimen nl' that 



•pec 



les 



Irtiin Mr. I'eck. we linil it to dilTer in it> lariicr and more 



nn- 



uliecia lieinu' niori 



mcroiis pei'ithecia with lonu. cylindrical ostiola. and its iiroader spnri- 

 dia : nor is tliei'o any seriate ai'ranuement in the clir>;tei's nl' perithecia 

 or any circnmscrilmiii' line. .Mr. Commons send* the same IVnm Dela- 

 ware (No. llifl(i). ililTerini:' only in the chi-lers ol |ier 

 or less lonji'itmlinally conllneid. 



Oil ilead oak liiuhs. liondon. Canada (hearnesst. 



W. nia^iiis|M)i'a. (K. \ K.) 



/ .//.M/ ii.\ii;iii.''/iiiiti, !■;, .S: }•;, Jimrii. .Mycnl. til. ji. jj. 

 Iliapiotlii' maniii^t"'"-'- Sacc. SylT IX. p. 7117. 



I'eritliecia Itiiried in the inner liark. not penetfatiiiu' to tlie wood 

 or circnmscrilied liy any Idack line, (i-10 in a rinster. uloliose-ovate 

 alioiit \ mm. diam.. contracteil aliove into short necks which liiirst in 

 {i cluster tliroiijih the epidei'mi>. hnt project only sliuhlly almve it 

 fheir ajiices (ostiola) honiispherical. Mack, smooth ;iiid shiiiinn-, with a 

 minute, central jiort'. and sometimes sliiziitly nmliilicate. Asci siiiisc- 

 sile, olilonir-cylindrical. UKt-riO x lS-22 jt. Sjioridia liiseriate. oli- 

 loiiii'-iusoid, hyaline, uniseptate. sliiihtly curved, i.")-.']."* x 7-1 1 it. Dia- 

 liortln: Acct'h. Fckl., \\\\^ asci onlv (iOx.'^ // and s]ioriilia 14x4 //. 



On dead maple limits, riaiiifi(4d. X. .1. (C. F. Mesclmtt). 



n. Acei'is, Fckl. .<yml.. p. 204. 



Wihi 



f.iii, c. & !•:. citv. VI, J). 



/>ni/i"7f/i, iiiyiiiifii. Sacf Syll. .ij'i''. 

 Kv.'^icc. Ell, N, A, H i>ia. 



