old 



iv. Xitschkei. Kckl. Symi.. p. iTJ. 



I'd/Ml Mi>ii. NiN. I'vr. (Uiiii. ]). 157. 

 Kx-iicc. S;icc. M. V 1 1^;. — I'ckl. !•'. Kli. u.s.s. 



Sti'diiia rlViiscil, iiiiiiitc ill the siiltstniu'c dI' tli(^ lini'k, covcivd liv 

 the ('|iii|('fiiiis which is not iliscuhn'iMl, liiit iin'rclv iifrloi'iitcil liv tlic 

 ostiolii. loniiiii<i' itii inciiiihir. urtcii iiil('i'i'ii|itril jiml v;tlsiliiriii ciiwt 

 iiiiii'c or h'ss ('I('v;it<'il mihI siiri'(»iiii(h'(| liy nii iriCLinlar, liliM-k liiic \\\v 

 I'licidscd iiicMs liciiiL!' :i little [lalcr. I'l rilhrcia sunk lo the \\(mi(|, n\ 

 mciliiiiii si/.c. crdwili'ii ami Dl'tcii aiiLi'iiiar t'ruiii imiliial in'cs-iin-. nmi-c 

 lai'cly hiiiscly scattcnMl. sinhh-iiiy iiaiTowrd into a short, thick iicrk. 

 with innch thickciicil, rather hiruc suliiiloluise, liiintly (|iiaili'isiiicatc' 

 ostiola slightly |iroiiiineiit. Asci iiarrow-ciaviite, ioiii;'-|)('i|icfllate, 

 |iolvs|ioi'oiis. S()-S('> \ I'J-l") // (liO-dCi \ 11 ft., Sacc.). S|ioriilii coiimIm- 

 liate. aliaiitiiiij. r2-I.").\ --2! n. yeliowisii, iS-10x "JJ, n. Sacc). 



On liark n\' f'/m/is. Loinlon. Canaihi (nearness). 



'I'his seems to aiii'ee liiiily well with C linhcH/iorstJi. Nils., Imii 

 as we have no aiitlu'iilie s|pece. of thai s|iecies. we have a(lo|ileil the 

 ileterminatioii of Saccardo. who con-iders it a laru'e-s]ioreil I'oriu ol 

 C Nifsc/ikei 



Ci'. iHistiilafa, (K. iS: E.) 



Piiih \f,lla ttii^tiilkil:!, Iv N: V,. JmiiM. Mjcol. ril. p. 116, 



IVritheeia lircLiarioiis, eitliei' stamliii'i' sinu'ly and tiilierciilirorni m 

 eonic-lieniis|(lierieally |iroiiiiiient. i\-{ nun. iliain.). or "i— 1 conlhieiit in 

 a thin, tnliereiilirorin <troina. 1-1. I iiiiii. diani.. In'owiiisli-'ilaek outside, 

 whitish within, closely cover<'d liy 'he hlackened epidermis wlii(di is 

 piei'ced liy the short-cylindrical, -font, itlitiise. mostly (|iiadrisiileati' 

 ostiola sometimes as iiinch as 'JOO-liOO n lonu'. The liases of the peri- 

 tliecia are sliuhtly sunk in lln' wood, lint when the hark liecome- 

 looseiieil they remain attached to it and fall away with it. leaviiiL;' the 

 wood pitted with shallow cavities. Asci (davato-fiisoid, lOU-l 1().\ \i\ n.. 

 inclndiiiLi' the stipitati^ liase. ]»a!'apliysat(\ jtolysporoiis. Sporidia 

 irrcLinlarly crowded, allantoitl. sliiihtly ciirvcil, yellowish-hyaline, .j-> 

 (mostlv .Vtii x 1 '.— I ,', //. 



V 



On dead stems ol' Lnn/rcrii (cult.). Newlitdd. \. .1.. and on .S 

 /»/inrt'riif/)ns rit/t/fir/'s. .MaiiliMttan, Kansas ( Kell. it Swiicile. l!)2(i). 



With the >pecc. on Loiurcrn was a Lllxrtilhi with cnrved spores 

 ;>;-,_4(>x l-U n.. (L. Loiiircni'. Cke. A" Hark)? The jiai't of the 

 liram.'Ii occiipieil liy the rnnuns is deeply peiietrale<l liy a Mack, cir- 

 cnm.<cril>iim' line markinir th(; limits of the stroma. 



