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Oil ik'iul stems of Aiuhotiicihi rarcmom, Vncciiihim corijin- 

 hijtiuiii, V. I'c.iiiisijlvunicuiii, Azalea, Gayhismcia rcslnosa, Xowt'K'ld. 

 N. J. 



We find no delinito eliariU'tei-s to separate V. derhhia Iroiii V 

 thlicatula. In I)otli, the tips oC the ostiola ai'e more or less swolli'ii. 

 Imt usually not as ;iliru|tt,ly as represented in the liii'ui'e in (irevillea. 

 The ostiola are united in a pale l»ro\vn disk, whieli in very thril'ty 

 speeimens beeonies oMiterated. The deciduous haltit is comnion to 

 l)otli, and the sporidia, as we see them, do not dill'er ap|»reeial)ly in 

 size or sliajte. The periMiecia (10-20 in a stroma) arc of the same size 

 and shape in l)oth. 



V. Lavaterw, Cke. & Hark. Ciev. XIV, p. s. 



Stromata u'regarious, immersed in the hiaekened wood, eoven'd 

 Ity the ^'piderniis. Perithecia H-() in a stroma, siihgloliose, l»Iaek. 

 Ostiola eIon!i'at,e(l, cylindrieal, slender, emergent. Asci clavate, S- 

 spoied. Sporidia allantoid, hyaline, 8 x 2 /i. 



On stems tA' Lavatera assin'r/ent/foNa, ('alilbriiia (Ilarkness). 



V. rihesia, Karst, Myc. Fenn. IJ, \). 138. 



I'alsa affiiostiiu. Cke. & Hark. Grev, XIII, p. 17. 



Erumjjent, sul)rotun(l, nestling in the bark, at tirst covered, then, 

 with the snl)oi'l)ioular disk, hare. Perithecia 8-12, .snbglobose. Mack, 

 collected in a pallid stronia. Ostiola shoi-t, straight, obtusely rounded, 

 shining. Asci subclavato, )). sp, 22-25 x o-fi /i, 8-spored. Sporidia 

 allantoid, straight or somewhat curved, i)i.soriato, hyaline, 6-7 xlj /i. 



On branches oi' lilbefi, California and Canada. 



Wo have seen no authentic specimen of V. ribes/'u, Karst., but 

 the s])ecc. of V. af/no.stica, from Ilarkness, are the same as collected 

 in Canada liy Dcarness, and Itoth agree so well with the diagnosis of 

 V. rihcsia, Karst, tliat we have no hesitation in referring them to that 

 species. 



V. Lupini, Cke. & Hark. (Jrev. XIV, p. 8. 



Kxsicc. Ell. & Kvrlit. N. A. F. 2(i Ser. 1570. 



Pustules small (1 mm.), numerous, prominent, l)lack. I'erithecia 

 4—8 in a stroma, collected in a subconical grouj). Ostiola minute, con- 

 verging, globose-conical, only slightly })rojecting, erumpent in a black 

 disk. Asci clavate, long-attenuated below, 75-80x6 /^, 8-spore<i. 

 Sporidia allantoid, hyaline, nearly straight, 7x2 /i. 



On stems of Lupinufi, California (Ilarkness). 



V. Eucalypti, Cke. & Hark. Grev. IX, \\ 85. 



Exsicc. Ell. N. A. F. S71. 



