fiv 



4:rj 



iVrillit'riii 0-12. soiitcil on the wood, cnllrctcil in n pnllid stidiim 

 iunl sni'i'iMimlfil liy ii liiint lilink line, so tliiit wlu-n tlir li:ii-k is iv- 

 Miovcil, llicv liiiM' :in occlijitf ii|i|iriiriiiK'(', iilnxit ^ niMi. tliiini., Ilic 

 >lioil, nhtiisc. nniliiliciilc osliolii li;ir»'Iy iiiciriny (lie l»iirl<. Asci iilioiit 

 411 x (1 // i|L s|i. I. Sporidiii siililiisciiiitf. I'lisnld l-nnclciilc. licconilnL; 

 liiinllv nnisr|it{ii.' lliiintly .Vsciitiilc. Ckc), not coiistriclrd. I r»-2(> x ."{ /' 

 CJ.') X 4 //. C'kc). 



On dcnd lininclics ol' //c.r [ijliilinn'! Nrw Held. \. .1. 



'i'lii-i must not lie conlonndcd w illi 1). h'nux nlnta. \\w. llnin 

 wldrli iiiis inncli liirtitT. (4Ii|itic;d. ( (insliicti'd s|ioiidi!i. 



h. iMiioniliita, <KII.) 



/•.(/.xi hiiiimiUita. V.W. HiiM. Torr. Hot. Cluli. IX, \y iii 



hiiipKi llie hiiHHulnlii. Siux, Syll. '« w,; 

 Kxsicc. I-;il. N. A. V. ^-^u 



I'ci'itlicciii M-('>. liitlicr liii.iic. d»'('|p|y inilicddfd in ii dcin'csscd- 

 licniisplicricMl slronm I'oi-nicd of the sliiilitlv nitci'cd sniistiincc ol' tlir 

 liiirk and cnrlosrd in :i tolcinliiy tiM(4<. Iiaid. cnrlnMiiicrons crnst. wliicli 

 |ii'ni'lrat('s to ilir wood and siiows on a horizontal section as a lilack 

 eirenniscriliinL;' line. Osliola sidnrloliose. witli a lar^'e. irreirular open- 

 iiiu'. slii:litly einmpent thfoniih cracks in the sliLihtly raised epiderini.-. 

 Asei clavate-cylindricai. lOd-l.")!) (mostly 1(U>-I |"J) x ll'-'JO /<. p. sp, 

 T')-S() ft. with liranular paraphyses. Spoiidia uniseriate or sometime^ 

 sniiliisoriate. elliptical, nniseptate and constricted, with a lariic nneloiis 

 in each ctdl, 'JO-liox 12-14 //. Init olten smaller hV'JO.x H»-J2 n. con 

 strictcd at the .-icptiim. 



On dead trnnks of MmjuDlid (jlnnvd. Xewlield, N. .1.. ami on 

 Ilex vertidlhita. Iion(h»n. Canada ( Hearncss). 



The ostiola often i'ail to rise throuiih the epidermis, so that (uit- 

 wai'dly there is no trace of the i'nniitis. The asciuerons nnclens is soft 

 and pale, and the pei'ithccia themselves are almost colorless. 



This dilVers from I). nrnhiiHi. ('. \- K.. in its mnch loii^icr asci 

 and very ditVerent sporidia. 



I), stietostoiiia, (Kll.) 



I 'ii/.Mi /iiinitoi/iiiiiii. KII. Am. N'.if. M.Tich, i^s;^. p. ^iC-. 

 lUiipKillii >liiioslo»nt, Sacc. hyll. (>n/\ 



Stroma cortical, formed of the nnaltei-ed sulistance of the inner 

 l»ark. Perithecia S-12, alntiit }, mm. diam,. in a sinule layer, theii' 

 short-cylindrical Iteaks joine<l in a small ( j nun.), olivaceous, -liuhtly 

 elevated disk which is closely uirt liy the epidermis, and pierceil 

 around its circnnderencj" liy the Idack, olitn.se. sliuhtly prominent, 

 rather hroadly j)erforated ostiola. Asci elavate-cylindrical. 5") x f<-l> /<. 



