AlVi 



sti'oiiiii IioiiimIciI liy :i liliick. liDiiin-n iliiii<j linr, -t-lO in a Liroii)), tlirir 

 sIcihIi'I', liisriciiliilc iii^liula Itiiicly iTiiiii|t<>iil or t'litircly coiMfiilcil liy 

 llir ciiidcriiii- which is only very slightly or not at all clcvalcil omt 

 llirni. Asci iilMint "0 x 8-10 /<, cyliiHlrical. Spoiidia olili(|nt'ly uiii- 

 seriate, ('lli|itii-al, iinisciitatc, 1 S-iiO x 7-S n. 



On ih'ati liianclM's ol' V^uiiiniini) rori/inhnsitin. Newlit'ld, N. .1. 



Mmli like I). ni>iuiiijtiii. Iiiit tilt' |M'iitlif('ia arc smaller and sunk 

 in till' \v()<»d, (trdy their a|iiccs lisine into the Itark. and in that s|iecii's 

 llicfc is no idack, circnniscriiiiiiu' line, cithei' in the \vo(»d or liark. 



n. Nnlicellii. (Ki.) 



spli.niii yuliiflla. l-r. S M II, |i, ,»77. 



•^/•/iiiiiii HiliiiHti, Ciirr. I.imi. Trans, XXII, tab. ,)■<, I'm \.y\. 

 Iltiliiiiui stiliiillti. l-'r Siiiiima Vt-^. Siatiil. p, >,'.)-. 

 Iiiiil^iiilh,- Silli.iy Nilsclikf, ill I'lrkl I' Kit. It^S;. 

 ( t vfiliispiita uilici'llii. I'ckl. Syiiili. i^.i. 

 />i<if>i>>ilif saliifllii, Saci, Mycul. Veil, sjiii . |). i.vs. 

 Ilxsici. I-VUl I" kli, H(«i. i.;,>f7.-Riili. V. v.. iiM^..— Tliiim, M. l", 170, 



I'critliecia mostly in groups or4-S, lairied in the inner Itark with- 

 out any stioma. the short, conic-cylindrical osliola lireakiiiL;- thronuh 

 the e|iiderinis in a small t'ascicle projectinu' a little aliove the sli<;htly 

 |iiistidiroi'm-(devated epidermis, and appearinu' like small lilack specks 

 thickly scattered over the lind). Mixed with tlie.uronps are also many 

 perithecia standinii' sinuly. Asci (Jo-TO x 14-1(5 //. ehmuated-chivato. 

 Sporidia Itiscriale, oldouu-liisoid, ineipiilateral, nniseptate. not con- 

 stricted, yellowishdiyaline. 1 ')--<► x 4i-'). I //. ends snliolttiise. 



On dead limlis oi Sdh'.r, New Vork (Fairnian), ('anada ( Dear- 

 ness). Pennsylvania ( Herk. in (Irev. I\',p. 147). 



The perithecia an- 4()0-.'')()(( /t diain., thin and mendtranacoous, 

 collapsing IVom lielow. 



n. soriatii. (('. ^ K.) 



I'ti/iii M/wii/i/, C. it Iv Circv. VI. )), II. 

 I>iiif<i)>lhr SI), iiila, Saci' Syll -',(7^- 



Periflie<-ia ;{-') tou'cther. liiiried in the unaltered snl»stance of the 

 liaik. minute CJtM) n). <j;loliose, slitditly raisinti' the epidermis, which is 

 ruptured liy the short, olitnse. latlier liroadly perlorated ostiola. Asci 

 olilouu-idavatc. altoiit 4 X 8 /i. Sporidia olilitpie or Itiseriatc. oldonjr- 

 liisoid. ninseptate, hyaline. lO-l'J x ;{ // ( 12 x4 //, Cke.;. 



A horizontal section shows a circular or elliptii-al stroniatic area 

 alioiit I mm. diam.. Iiounded liy a taint Itlack line which hardly pon(>- 

 tiates to the wood. 



On dead limits of fjinn-ns lipiizoin, Newlield, N. .1. With a 

 tutted Ifvhiiintliospoi'linii risini:' from tho )>nstnlos and ltearin<>' eia- 

 vate. nndtiseiitate conidia. 



