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(»rt(3ii "i-d iiiiii. loiiLf ami so clcvatoil in tlio center i)> to l)eeome cuiiicil, 

 Rattier rare on deatl stems ol' SiitJl(i.n rntioidlfoliii, Salem, \. ('. 

 Spoi'idia (see. Cke. (irev. XIII. |i. /JT) allaiitoid, \'l-\\ u. loim, 



I). siibtVi'i'iij^iiiea, B. A: Rav. in Rav. FunLii Car. I\', No. -14. 



Kxsicc. l''.n. >S: I'A-rlit. N. A. !•'. 2(1 St-r. 1551. 



Sti'oniaLa scattereil or snliseriately eonlliieiit. conical from a -iili- 

 oi'liicniar liase. l-.'{ nnn. iliam., Itlack on the ontside, comjiosed in-iijc 

 oC the scarcely altered siilistance of the liai'k, the apex sulittim:' llic 

 epidermis in a siildaciniate maini"r. lait scarcely raisinu' it into pus- 

 (ales. I'eritliecia -^--'JO in a stroma, small (aliont llOO n. iliam.). Imdu n. 

 I)uri(!d in the iiottom ol' ihe stroma. Ostiola sliort-<-ylindrical or elun- 

 ii'atod, (r)0-2.')() n lonu'), smooth at the ;ipc.\. Asci not well made diit. 

 Spoi'idia (I'reo spoi-es) allantoid, nearly hyaline, .*»-(; x 1-1] n, iinh 

 sliti'litly eurveil. 



On l)ai'l< oi'doad oak, Sonth Carolina (Ravenel). 



The stroma is <'ntii'ely wantinu' lielow. 



D. (Vaiiotlii. Cke. A: Hark. Crev. XI II. p. IT. 



Stroniata wait-like, iiiiiate-eriiiiipent, Idack. round, closely sin- 

 roiinded liy the ruptured epidermis. I)lack within. Perithecia com- 

 pressc'l and oi' various shapes. Ostiola short, stellate-sulcate. .Vsci 

 clavate, S-s|iore(l. Sporidia cylindrical, ciirv<'(l, rounded at the ends, 

 yellowish-hyaline. rj-14x 2 i>.. 



On hraiiches ol' Ccfiiiof/ms, Calilornia (llarknes.-^). 



I), cainiostoma. B. A; Rav. in i{av. Kmmi (Jar. IV. No. 42. 



Stroniata scattered, small ( 1 mm.), eriimpent. not cii-eiimscrilicd, 

 Porithecia lew (3-()), <4-|oltose, hhick. not deeply hurieil, rallier ies- 

 than ^ iiini. diain.. iK^'ks short, with ]»romiiieiit. short-cylindrical, per 

 lorated ostiola. pii-rcim:' the sliLihtly pustulate epidonnis to,u-(!tliei'. 

 Asci stipitate. p. sp. 2 ")-;?() x 4 //. Sporidia suWhisoriate, S in an asous, 

 allantoiil, sliii'litly curved, yellowish-hyaline, 0-7 x ll a. 



On dead liudis of Morns, South ('aroliiia (Ravonel). 



The stromatic material in which the peritlu'cia lie is very scanty, 

 and ol'a dark color, DilVers from D. /i)f'n.sca)i.'<, K. tVr 10., in its cylin- 

 fji'ienl ostiola. 



I). Callirarpa'. B. iV Rav. in Rav. Funni Car. IV. No. 41, 



Stroniata thickly .■^(;;ittered, .-^niall, (1-1 }, mm.), conic-hemispliericnl. 

 vinunpent, white inside, not circiimscrilied. Peritheeiii 3-8, about *, 



