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Oil rotten wdod. iiciir Hull, ('iiiiiidn (Miiouiiii). 

 1). eoiiiiita, E. & E. (in (loil).) 



Stroiiiiitii si'iittercil, oniinjH'Ut, l»l!U'k. |inlvinat('-tiil»('i'cnlir(inii. 

 '1-S mill, (liiiin.. I'ohhIk'ImmI l»y tlie sliort-cyliiidriciil (1 iiuii. lonii), dl,. 

 tiisc. s(.'iitt,c'r('(l ostiolii, not ])onotratiii,a' to the wood, hut lilackoniiiu' the 

 inner suiface of tlio hark, liid fsnrrounded hy a narrow circiiniscrihin'j' 

 line. Asei (p. sp.) clavate. 2")-35 x S-IO //. S-spored, with n slender 

 stipe and altundant parapliyses. Sjjoridia eonu'loliate, allantoid. ohtiisc. 

 yellow, a 1 tout 10x3 //. 



On hark of dead At'lanf/ins liinhs. Lyndonville, N. Y. (Fairiuaii). 



I), fibi'itecta, ('. & E. (!rev. V, p. 31. 



Stroniata small (L^ mm.), ])Ustiililorni. dark hrown inside, seriate- 

 eoiiHuent, Ibrminu' parallel lines or stri])S eontinuons lor several eciiti- 

 meters. Peritliecia erowded, small, lirown. Ostiola eriimpent tliroimh 

 the fillers of the hai'k wliieh eoviM's the jtiistnles, slioit-eylindrical. 

 Mack. o!ttiis<'ly pointeii. linally ii'reuularly jierlorated. Asei elavatr. 

 ronndeil nt the iip<'\. p. sp. liO-'J") x 3-3.^ u. Sporidia liiseriate, alla'r 

 toid, hyaline. ")-(! x l-H //. 



On liark ol'ilead Jiiiiipcnix J'^/rf/i/iio/Ki. Newlield. N. ,1, 



I). veii'll('(M(ies, Pk. in Saee. Syll. IX. p. 473. 



Pustules small, limited hy a iilaek, eireiimseriliinii' line, at lii>l 

 e()V(M'ed hy the ejiider. - wliieli is lonuitndiiially or stellatvly riiptnicil. 

 Stroniata hiaek outside, whitish witniii. IVeijuentiy e()\ered ai)ove iiy a 

 einereous tomentnm. I'eritlieeia 3-8 in a pustule. Ostiola hlaek. de- 

 jirosscd, stellate-suleate. Asei elavate. ."Sporidia t ontiiiiioiis. cylin- 

 <lrieal, straiuht or sli,t>htly eurved. 20x4 //. 



On dead iiranehes of liircli, New York State (I'eek). 



This is said to have lieen puhlished in 32d He|». N. \. Stale 

 .Mils. — a piililicatioii we have never seen. 



1). astei'ostoiiin, B. «S; ('. (inv l\'. p. !Ki, 



Kxsicc. Rav. F. Am. 91, 6,s,s and fi.su. — Kll. N. A. I'. Sh. 



Stroniata wart-like, eruinpent. svatteiV-il or sulieonllneiit. 1^,-2^ // 

 diani., enihraeed at hase hy the riiptiiri'd ejiidermis, Idaek (white 

 inside). Peritheeia 10-20 in a stroma, u'loliosi', Iilaek. aliriiptly con 

 tracted into slender neeks risiiiu' tliroimli the white sulistanee ol' the 

 stroma with ]»romincnt, stellate-elel't. erunipent ostiola. Asei elavate. 

 lonf>--stii)itate, p. sji. 25x4-5 /i, S-sjiored. Spi,ridia allantoid, nearly 

 hyaline, moderately eurved, fi-lO x 1 1-2 fi. 



