559 



lliiiii tlio siln'onndliiu' ])ortioii ol' the l)ai'k, liiit tlio oiitor Inyer sliulitly 

 lilnfkuned so ns to show on n cross section near the base a iiiint cii-- 

 oumscribing lino, and wlion the liark is peeled ofV. tlie inner saiTace 

 shows faint, whitish spots indicating' tlie position of the stroniata Imrietl 

 ill the l)ark. Peritlieciu (5-15 crowded in the l)Ottoni of tlie stroma, 

 small (^ mm. or less), black, coi'iaceous, their rathei- short necks ternii- 

 natiiiii' in hcniispherit-al, black ostiola scattered and eriimi)ent thronji'h 

 the stronaly convex disk. Asci cylindrical, short-stipitate, 7o-S0x 

 -1 //, i)ara])hysate. Sporidia iiniseriate, oblonu', nniseptate, brown, not 

 constricted, straight oi- slitihtly cnrved, 12-15 x o-4 //. 

 On bark of dead alders, New York and New Jersey. 



V. purpiirea, Pk. Hull. Ton-. Hot. Clid., XI, ).. 2S. 



I'listides prominent, ermiijient, covei-ed with a parjilish tomentnni. 

 I'crithecia 0-20 in a jaistule, crow(le<l, subiilobose, black. Ostiola 

 jiiercing tiie tonientum, rostrate, cylindrical oi- elongated-conical , rng- 

 U'cd, sometimes cnrved oi- flexuous, black. Asci cylindrical. para])li- 

 ysate, 75-105 x 10 //. Spoi-idia uniseriate, coloi-ed, oblong-elliptical, 

 nniseptate, 15-18x 7|-8 ji. 



On bark of dead Ffa.rinns, Canada (Maconn). 



V. Peckii, (Howe). 



l\i/Mi I'trkii, Howe, 27th Rep. N. Y. State M»s. p. 109, 

 I'alsaria Peckii, Sacc. Sj-n. 2S25, Cke. Syu. 2076. 

 Exsicc. EH. N. A. F. 171. 



Stroma oldong oi* elliptical, 1-2 nun. long, covered l)y the biirk 

 and pai'tiy sunk in the wood, gi'ay inside. Peritliecia 5-15 crowih'd 

 in the i)ottoni of the stroma, rather less than \ mm. diani., ovate- 

 globose, coriaceous, thick-walled. Ostiola eruni]iv..it, connate, stout- 

 cylindrical, rough, mostly sparingly clothed with a thin, light lu-own, 

 farinose tomentnm, conic-hemispherical or ol)tuse at the apex. |ierfor- 

 ated, ri.sing thi'ougii tlie slightly elevated bark in an oltlong, dense 

 fascicle. Asci narrow-cylindiical. short-stipitate. 100-1 10 x 5-15 //., 

 paraphysatc. Sporidia uniseriate, oblong-cylindrical, straight or 

 slightly cuived, uidseptate. Itrown, 12-15x5//. 



On dead stems ol' KaJmia IdfifoUa and Vucciuiinn corymhnsiiut. 

 \yi\\ York and New ilersev. 



V. Xiesslii, (Winter). 



I'hccosf)!'! ma Xiesslii, 

 Valsaria Xies.'Ui, Wi 



Sti'oma iinnicrsod in the inner bark, thick, hemisidierical from an 



I'hccosf)!'! ma Xiesslii, Winter, in Hedw. 1S74, p. 131. 

 Fa/san'a Xics.'Hi, Winter, Sacc. SyU. 2S36, Cke. Syn. 20S6. 



