lt!l 



;ViH 



jxtiUii siilitliiiiKi, iM'kl.. wliifli ilill'i'is iijily in it.- •iiiiiM'\\li;it IniLr,.!' 

 :-|Hiiiiliii " .\» i'('L;iii<l> lln' toloi- iif llic .-|Mii iiliii dl' .)/. rliri/adxhiniin. 

 'I'lihsiic (mII- ihcm yrlluw or ycllowif^h-uiTcii ("lliivi-i iiiit liilcu-\ inn 

 tilins"). 



M. a|t»ny|.fji. Kll. Am. Nut. Vv\k. \ss:\, |,. i:t|. (|»|.,t,. .j.",) 



Trrit lire ill siilicirciniitt'. .'i mm. iliiim.. mcmliijimici-dns, s-TJ liniit'H 

 in llic inner li;iik. u itlidiil !iny (li>liml sli-(»n:ii. I'ntiit'ly cunci'iilcil li\ 

 ihf ('iiidci mis. wliicli. witlmnt Iciiii: niptniTd. is riii^c(| into sliLilil, 

 wliilisli |insliili's liy lln' |iii's-nir nl' tin >lMirt. Inscimlnlc (isliuln S|i(i. 

 I'iiliii i'lli|itic!il, •J."i-;!(t .\ 1 l-l.'l //.III liisl snntniinlril wiili n lixuHnr. 

 i:<'liitiMun> cnvcldiM'. iiinl mcti'f or less in'ifrctly liisci intc in ;;s<i I 1 1 \ 

 'I'l n. lint iit irnutli liccnminii' Itinwn. nnis<'|ii;iic iiihI nni^ciintr. in rlnn 

 Uillfd ;iMi |-J(i-|.l() X I -J //. 



On i|r;|(| |,u|i|!il lirnnclir-. |)»'(Oi'!lll. iiiwii (l|(i|\Mi\). 



'I'Im' ciiniiliiil stiiijc is |irnip;ilily .]t-hiii<<iiilinii jxt^ttilitniin. W. 

 This is cldsi'ly iiliicd In .)/. m > iiltn . ^\'\.\<\.). Iiiil diU'cis in it- .^mnllci. 

 Iti'own s|i(iiidiii, 



M. I^ecoraeiisis. Kll. in Am. Nnt. I-VL. Is>;;. p. 1!».V 



Mi'laiiioiiiillii IhiiiitifiiMs. SiKc. Syll. f>i2.A. 

 Mxsicc. i;il. iS: Mvilil. N. A 1'. .'il Sti. is' ..' 



I'ci'itlM'ciii S-"JO in :i stiumii. iinuidnr I'ldni |ir»'ssnrc. (■(iiiiicc(in>. 

 Iihick, circinjilc. I mm. dinm., >nlidc( iimlicni. willi -Inni. ( onvt'iuini: 

 n('(•i<^. and ,-midi. Iilack. ulitn^c n-tinla crnnii'i'nl in a liiilitcolinrd 

 • 'lliplical disk linisliiiL; tlii'(ini:li Iransvi'isr riii(k> in llir ciiidci nds Iml 

 scai'i'cly risinii' alifivc it. Amm cylindiical. Inirlly sti|>it;itc. i(li.-<iii<l\ 

 |iaiii|iliysitc, |i. sp. '.••"(-l 1.") \ |(»-ll! //. Sporidia nuiscriatc. (■lliplical. 

 (tlitii.sc. nniscptatc and fonstrictcd. Iicorimiiiu limwn. llJ-'JO (nMi-ll\ 

 II- 1(1) \ h-i(» ft. Tlic acconipanyinL:' M< hiiitdni kh' lias spmcs (lunidia i 

 r.'itliiM' sJMii'tri' ami lii'iiadcr tlian tlic sporidia. 



On dead limits ol' liircli, l>ccorali. Iowa (ll<tl\\ay). 



Var. nii!Ji)i\ v.. \- v.. .lonin. Mvcol. 111. p. \'l. on dead liin I, 

 limlis. I'lainlicld, N. .i. I .Mt'sclintt). lias the sporidia laiucr ilS-"J(i 

 X S-'.> //). I'lit dofs not dilVn otiifiwisr IVom the oiiLiinal spcciiiMii- 



ii'oni Iowa. 



W 



M'li well ma 



tiiri'd. 



he ostlola in liotli arc di^limth 



• |iiadrisii!('at<'. \'ar. fni/ir/riih's. I'k. 4(Mli iJcp. p. "(•.on di'a<l liark o| 

 lii'hdii jiitjinlit'niid. ( iam'svoort. N. \ .. lias Imtli the di^k and tin- 

 stroma ycllowisli-iiifrn and piilvrriilcnt. 



Wf have not liccii alilc to detect any appeiidaLics on tlic sporidia 

 at any stauc ol'iirowtli. ( )llicr\\ i.~e ihiscoiilil liaidly lie separated l'r<ini 



le iiiial 



J/. s/if)ifiii(i. Till. 'I'lic peiilliecia are so sliuiitly sunk in tl 



tercd snlistance ol' the inner liark as to lie partially visiMe through the 



thin lavcr that I'ovcis them. 



