472 



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iiiixcil with yclldW isli-riii'iiiiic<'(iii.' iiiiirtcr. I'listiilcs ciuiNrx. I!-"J imii. 

 iicruss, loi'iiicil nt' till' .»i'iii('('l_v clmiiiicd ?iiili>tiiii(«' oT (lie iimrr Imi'k, 

 iiinl not (•irciiiiisciiiK'd. \<v\ |i. s|i. iilKdit 30 x (i //, S-s|i(ii'('(l. Spdriilin 

 iilliiiiliiid, siililiiscriiitc, liviiliiic, ll-l'Jx !'.--/<. 



On iIl'IhI lii'iiiiclics n|" fjiijiii(hiinh(ii' xf i/riicijl mt. (':ir(iliiiii iiml 

 New .)('i;<('V. 



V. mi'ilti|»l('X. C. & E. (Jnv. Vlll,).. 14. 



Kxsicc. Hll N A l'. H7.t. 



StiniuiitM i'oiiv('x-li('iiiis|ilioric'iil. tilioiit *2 iniii. diiiiii.. (iltcn *2-.'{ cini 

 lliiL'iit. ntvcicd liy tlie loiwucd i'|iid('rniis. I'l'i'illicciii iiiiiiicioii:^. .'><• 

 nr more closely |iiick('(l in m single jjiycr in tlic liottoni ol' the stroiii.'i, 

 siiiidi, Mi'i'ks slender, witli their suiidl. Idark. shininu' ostiohi erunipent 

 in a Iti'own. iilniiptly oleviited disk which is s(t(»n oliiiferated. Asci 

 rhivate, 2(1-40 X '»-(> //, >i-s|ioi'e(i. Sporidia liisei'iate. cylindrical. Iiyii- 

 line, sliiihtly curved, with a nucleus in each end. (I-S \ I 'f-1 1 // ( Id // 

 loiiu-, Cke.). 



On oak wood cut and piled t'oi' market, Xewlield. \. .1. 



The stroniata aro numerous, and the tulls of ennu|ient, Imt scarcel\ 

 ex.<erted ostiola loo-en the epidermis. The surface of the inner liark 

 is of a uniform, dull Itlack coloi', lait there is no circumscriliinu' line 



V. piisio. B. &('. Grev. XIV, p. 4(1. 



I'ustules small, erumpi'ut. I*eritliecia lda(d\. sidiuloliose, nrsllini: 

 in the liark, surrounded l»y the lissuivil e|iidernd.<. (►stiola siiliruLiose 

 truncate, emei'glnji' in an orliicular disk. Asci (davate. sidisessile, -hort 

 S-spnrc'd. Sporidia allaiitoid, smokydiyaline. S\ 2 ii. 



On liai'k of Morns mii/ticaiffis. Xoi'tli ('ai'olina. 



V. imlhila, B. & ('. Grev. XIV. p. 47. 



i'ustides small, at tirst covered. Asci clavnte, S-spored. Spo 

 ridia cylindiical. sliuhtly curved, rounded at the ends, hyaline, S n loni; 

 On twin's iA' C'fstaned. Peimsylviinia. 



V. tMiiicata, ('. & P. 25th Rep. X. Y. State Mas. p. l(t;!. 



Er\impeiit. prominent, truncate. Poi'ithecia fi-H, nestliiiL' in the 

 inner hark, tilobose, black, the necks united in an orbicular or (dlipti- 

 oal (b"sk which is pierced by the ostiola, and uonerally j)ulvendent on 

 the niarii'in. Asci small, lanceolate. Sjioridia minute, sausau'e-shape(l. 

 hyaline, 8-10 ft lonji'. Spermogonia cytisporoid, disk crunipent. ti-uii 

 catc, pulverulent in the center, sometimes havin<r a bilaiiiate ajipeai- 

 aneo. Spermatia amber in the mass, minute, linear. 



On dead liranches of alders, Xew York and Massachusetts. 



