Oil (lead liiulis of Miujin^lid and i>|' {J\'//ysii}'! Sdiitli Carolina 



(IJavcncl). 



'riic (liatiiiosis liciv u'ivcii is drawn IVoni tlicspccc. in Hav. F. Am. 

 Tlic siiccics sccins to dill'cr IVdin /J. if/sc/yh/'i//if< iiriiicipaliv in its 

 siiialh'i' stroma and mor<' jiroiiiiiu'iit ostiola. luit is hardly more tiam a 

 variety ol lliat spcH-ii's. 



I), (liseifoiiiiis, (Hotl.) 



Splunia disiifm iiiif, Hofl'. Ve^. Ciypl. I, ]) 15, tiib. IV, fiji- i- 

 SphiPria (/t'pnssa. Sow. I'tii^. Vinij;. II, tiil>. 2ifi. 

 Sp/uri ill i;ih,(i, DC. Hlurc I-r. 11, p. 122, 

 Diatiypi- ttisi i/(ii mis. Vr. Suniina, ,^Ss. 

 i;.\sicc. I'"ckl. I". Kli. tii,)i, 25|,s, 3,s.i'^'.— K.'il). V. K. i.V;.— Rtlun Asu. 521. — I„in. l-uiij;, 

 lluiij;. 17.J.— Ckc. I'', Brit. 2d SiT. 21S. — Kiic^t-'r I*. rta\ s<). 



Stroinata seattcrcd or iirciiarions. Ilattencil-pnlvinatc. round. 2-3 

 inm. diam.. discoid, cniinpcnt and ioostdy cmliraecd liy the i'U])tiir('d 

 (•|iid('i'mis. dark lirowii. wliitisli insidi'. liasc sunk t(» tlic wood and i-ir- 

 iiimscriliod liv a Idack line. I'eritliocia 20-80 (or nioi'c) in a stroma. 



ova 



tc, aliout T X .', mm. 



c'losciv iiaekcd ami siihaiiu'iilar. with short 



iiLH'ks and small, olitnscly coniral. smooth or S-o-clelt, sliu'htly pro- 

 jcctinii' ostiola. Asci clavatc. lonti'-stipitalc, ]». s]». 22-30x4-') //. 

 diii suhliiseriate. allantoid, vcllowisli. sliuhtlv curved. (i-S x 



"pOl'l 



.',-2 n. 



On dead limlis ol' I'''(if/iif<. also on otlici (Iccidiious tree 



liwcinitz. in his ."^yn. Car., speaks ol' this as very eommoii ("v 



ul- 



■ati.<sii]ia I. 



Uerkelev 



ilso. Ill (irev. I \ . p. !(o. (juotes it Irom Aorth 



C.iidlina. Alaliama and l'eiins\ Ivaiiia under eiu'ht dilVeront iiiiiiilier; 

 hill we have never seen any American specimens au'reeinti' well witi 

 the Kiiro]iean. of which the description is uiveii alio\'e, 



l>. viiTsctMis. (Sclnv.) 



Sp/nriiii : ifiw-ni^, Scluv. Syn. N. Am. 1239. 



(IMatt* 34) 



/ltd/} yfir (lisii/h 



lar. vii-escfiis. Berk. Grev. IV, j) 



Kxsicc, V.W. X, A, !•■. 776.— Kav. I'. Car. I\', i'- 



Stroinata sc:ittered. ernmpeiit-superlicial. orliictilai-. alioni 2 mii. 

 diam., ilepressed-pnlvinate, surrounded at luise li\ the iu]itiirei| epi- 

 dermis, disk ureenish-yelhiw piil\eiulent. liecomini>' darker with auc 

 I'eiitliecia moiiostichoiis, covered liy the wa.xy. wliitisli siilistance ol 

 llie stroin;;, alioiil I mm. diam.. lO-I .") in a stroma, necks terininatim!' in 

 uiilusely conical. 4-clert. Mack ostiola liarely ernnipeiit throiiLih the 

 Lireenish disk. Asci p. sp. ali(»iit 3") x ") //. stipitate. S-spored. .^po- 

 lidia siililiiseriali'. allantoid, yellowish, moderately curved. 7-0 .x 

 I. ',-2 n. 



On dead limits of /^f/<7*/.s. comnion where that tree is loiind, 

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