m 



On (Iciid liiiilis (>r viii'idiis (IccidiKiiis trees, eoiiiiiKHi. 



\Vc <l(i not liiid tlie s|i(>ri(liii in iiiiy Aniei'icnii speec. (ixcr 9 n I(ii,o. 

 nidstlv not over 7 //. S|ie('e. in Cooke's FnnLi'i IJrit. liiive s|ioiii|iii 

 s-l 1 "x 1 },-'2 ft: in lielini Ase.. (i-s x 1 .1-2 ft. 



J)i(iff;/pc Dcfiriiixxil. !•]. \ I'l., is nhiMtst exiictly the I'orni ic|)iv- 

 sente(| in IJriiin Ase. 'i'2(» //. with eonienl. 4-snleMte ostioln: I), tcniiln. 

 kIiiiii. ("ke.. is ;i thin lorni, lint ciinnot lie s|iecili('iilly distini't. The 

 ostiolit viiiT IVoni lliit-diseoid. orliienlnr, iis in l»elini Ase. li'jO h. to 

 eonicid iind sniente, I?. Ase. '2"2(> a: lictween these two extremes ;nc 

 Viirions urinhitions. The spcee. in Kil. N. A. F. 4i)l. wiiii'h jire the 

 siinie as in \h\\. V. Am. o.V,!. weir issneil liy Dr. \\'inter ( F. F. 2!i.')4) 

 iis I).i>l(iti/sfoiiiii.[>v\\\\.).\n\\ thiit is ii eoMi'si'r s|ieeies with hirucr 

 peritheeiii iind ostioln. ;ind n thicker (1 mm.) stronui. In nil tlir 

 Amerienn s|ieee. ol' I). xtiijiiKi. tlie sti'oniit is mostly nliont \ mm. thirk. 



n. biillata. (Hoir.) 



Splunin hiilhila, Hoflf. Vejc. Crypt. I, p. 5, t.'il). II, Iik. ,'^. 

 Sfi/uri III (f,/>i (■aa , Iloll. iMin^i Ilalif. Ill, tab, 122, fij;. '. 

 S/>/urnct /i/(i(Yii/ii. Toilf l''iiiii;i Mcckl. II, p. jr>. 

 niati ypi- hiilliilii. \'r. Siiinina, p. ,^\s. 

 Kxsicc. Fckl. !•'. Rh. 10.4.'. —K;ib. V. V„ s^r..— Kchtii .\sc. 6,^1.— t.iiili.Trt's !•'. Iluiig. 3611 

 Ckf. I-". Hrit. Scr. I, .|\s.— Desm. PI. Crypt. Kd. I, p. .y,), VA. II, p. yru. 



Stronint;i uren'iirioiis, ol'ten 2-3 eonduent, lliittisli-])nlvinfite or 

 shield-shii|ir(i. 2-'» mm. Iirond. oi'liienhir or til'ten with n sinnons. iindii- 

 liite ontline. nt lirst eovereil liy the epidermis, tlun ernni|icnt, with ii 

 smooth, diirk lirown snriiiec. whitish within, •siirronnded nt Imse liy 

 ii lihiek line. I'erithrein nnmerons, monostiehons. sunk in the stronni. 

 oviite or iimrulai' Crom mntnnl |iressni-e, rnther sninll. with short neck.- 

 iind iinnetiform, entii'e. perloi'Mtetl ostiohi only sliuhtly prominent. 

 Asei iiai'i'ow-ehivate. lonti-stijiitate. p. sp. 4(l-')0 .\ 4-(! it. Sporidiii 

 sultliisoi'iate, allantoid, yellowislidiyaline. ('>-M» (mostly .j-tS) x U-2 //. 



On dead saplinu's. New Vork (I'eeki. 



I), pinti stoma, (Sclnv.) 



(Plate .'{4) 



S/>licCiia plalystotiia, Silnv. Syn. Car. .1,^. 

 Dialrypf discostonia. Cke. drcv. VI, p. \.\^. 

 Kxsicc. Rav. Car. V, No. 5,5.— Rav. F. Am. 35S.— Kll. N. A. F. 169. 



Stroma elVnse(| or oltener in sMiiorliieuhii' patehes 1-2 em. acrosF 

 or eloiiii'ated 2-4 x .\-l em., soon ernmjient, aliont 1 mm. thick, mavu'in 

 ahrupt. skity-!)lack or lilaek. Peritheeia monostiehons. ovate-olilonii'. 

 h-^ mm. Iiiu'li. closely fiack<'d. Ostiola prominent, liemisjihei'ical, 

 entire or quadrisuleate. Asei (p. sji.) 2.')-30 x 4 //. i*tipitate. S]ioi'idi;i 

 .•inl)l)isoriatc. allantoid, hyaline, fi-)S x 1^ //. 



On dead trunks of Oxtrya Viry'nrica. Carolina (Ravcnel). Ohio 

 (Morgan), on i\v\\y\ Hmixinielix. New York (IVek), on dead linilis ol 



