558 



small, iuiiuorfii'd pL'ritlicc'iii, and i^uiall (.2 //), hrowii sponilcr;. wliicli 

 oozo out and i^tain tlie suifaco of the matrix witii an olivaceous, jiul- 

 vei'uleiit coat. 



On dead stems ol' A)-inidlii(iri(i, St. Martinsville, La. (Lautiluis). 



V. a|iat6sa, (C. & E.) 



I'alMi ii/iti/osa, C. & K. (Ircv. VI, p. 12, PI. 95, Iih:. i. 

 ra/saiia apa/usa, Sacc. Syll. 2S22. 



Stroma valsoid, sliuhtly pustidiform. 1-2 mm. diam., eovered liv 

 the epidermis. I'ei'ithecia 4-0 in a stroma, eireinate. small, mostly 

 less than f, mm. diam. Ostiola eonflnent, oUtuse. pei'I'orated, ]»iorriiii;' 

 the cpidei'mis in the I'orm of a .small, lilaek disk, hut scairely risina 

 above it. Asei ol>lonf>-eylindi'ieal, lOO-llo x 20-25 /«, i)araphy,«ate. 

 subscssile. Sporidia ol)li((uely uniseriate or hiseriate, ohlong-elliptical. 

 uniseptate, scarcely constricted, 22-35 x 10-12 /t (35 x 5 //. Cke.). 



On dead limits of Nytisu, Newlield, N. J. 



V. annularis, (Pk.) 



Diatt yf>c angularis, I'k, Hot. (laz. V, p. 36. 



WiJsiiiia aiixiiltii li, Sacc. Sj'U. 2S20. 



.^^tromata scattered, ovate-_u'lolM)s(\ 1-2 mm. diam., the I)ase sunk 

 in the Itark, hut not |ieneti'atinLi' to the wood, the upper |)ai't eruiupent 

 and closely emltraced ity the I'Uptured epidermis, hlack outside, cine- 

 reous with a reddish tint within. Perithecia 1-7 in a sti'oma, ovate, 

 aliout J una. lii,<i"h and I nun. liroad, suliciri'inate near the l)()ttom ol' 

 the sti'oma, brownish, attenuated into rather loni;-. stout necks (which 

 show as liii'ht-eohu'ed ]if>in(s on a cross section), terminating' in stout, 

 angular, black, sulipyramidal ostiola mostly (!onvei',i>in,<>' so that the 

 erumpent part of the sti'oma a])pears de(!ply snlcate. Asci cylindrical 

 short-stipitate, 200-230x18-20 //, with stout (3-4 // thick), Jointed 

 parapliyses. Sporidia 4-8 in an ascus, elli])tical or oldong-elliptical. 

 brown, uniseptate, scarc(dy constricted, 30-52 x 12-15 //. 



( )n l»ai'k of dead basswood (Tilia Aniericdnd). A'ermont ( I'riuale)- 

 A verv distinct and curious species. Hescrilted li'om sjiecc. sent 

 by Mr. Peck. 



V. iiKHoides, (r. & P.) 



Diatiype iikdoiiIcs, C. it 1'. 2yth Rep. N. V. StaU- Mils. p. 63. 

 ra/stniii mil) aides, Sacc.'SyU. 2^.19. , 



Kxsicc. KU. N. A. V. 90. 



Stroma pulviuate, buried in the scarcely altered substaiu'c of the 

 bark, with the subtuberculai- apex erumpent and clo.<ely endu'aceil b\ 

 the epidermis, sulKu-bicular or elliptical, 2-4 mm. long, a little paler 



