.■)S(i 



I'iicli other, iiiid coiilIiKMir lu'low. conical iVoiii an ('lli|trical (scliiom 

 orliicniar) liaso, soatcil on the inner liark,3-(» mm. loni:', 1-2 nun. Iiiuli. 

 tli(> cliiplical disk ('i'nni|icnt. cncloscil on cacli side liy tlic ti'ansvci-clv- 

 i'ii|>tiii'cd ('iiiilcrniis, wliirisli inside. Peritliecia (!-8<) in a sti-onia, in 

 one or (wo layei's. ovate or anunlar I'roni ciowdin^'. with necks uiorc 

 or less elonii'iitod, and rather hirii'e, ronnded, faintly 4-(!-snlcate. Mack. 

 slightly proiuineiit ostiola. Asci oldoiiii'-clavate, Inn<ixsti])itate. |i. <|i, 

 T<)-1()() x \)-\'l n, |)ara|)hysate, poiysporons. Sporidia ii'reiinlailv 

 (n-owdeij, allantoid, yellowish. (1-8 .\ \\ n. 



On dead la'rch limits. iJethlehem, Pa. (Kll. \ Hark.). 



I). iM'tiiliiia. Pk. 2r)th Hep. p. 101, PI. I, liys. 27-;}l. 



Kxsicc. V.W. fi lAilit. N. A. V. ziX Ser. 2,vt7. 



Stroma transversely ernmicnt. jironiinent, elli])tieal. Mack onl-idi' 

 izreen within. 1 .\-l!.^ nnii. diam.. loosely snrroundod hy the i'nptun'(| 

 e]»iderniis. jienet rating' to the wood, on wliiidi it forms a white spot 

 snri'ounde(| liy a Idack line, nearly plane al)ove and dotted liv the 

 numerous, sliuiitly pi'omineiit, stellate ostiola. Peritliecia crowded in 

 a sinti'le layer, cllipticid, Idai k. Asci polysporons. stipitnte. clavntc- 

 fiisoid, 100-1 10 (p. sp. ')0-()0) X (>-7 ii. pnrapliysate. Spoi'idia crowd 

 (>d, allantoid, yidlowish, sliu'litly curved, 4i-r)i x 1 n. 



On liark of d(>ad Itirches. noi-th(^rii I'. S. and Canatla. 



I). (Iworata, Xitschke, Pyr. (Jeiin. ji. T'.K 



Mioosloma Tiilf^iiic, .\\V(1. in I'ckl. !•'. Kli. i'\;5. 



Stromata small, tultercnlilormdiemispherical. 2-l2.', una. Iiroad al 

 luise, omltraced laterally hy the loltes of the ruptured epidei-mis, thi' 

 i)ro\\'nisli-l)lack ajtex sliuhtly archeil. Peritliecia (!-l2 in a sti'onia. 

 monostichous, cro\vde(|, ulohose or ovate, atirnptly contracte(l aliovc 

 into sleniler, short netd<s with their stellate-cleft, Idack ostiola harely 

 enimpent. Asci (p. sp.) 40-4S x ') //. with a louii', slender stipe and 

 slender, lililorm |»aiapliyses. Sporiilia crowded, cylindrical, sliiihtly 

 curved or sti'aiu.lit. lirownish, '>-(! x 1 a. 



On dead lindis of hircli, London, Canada (Doarno.*^). 



I). Miss(Hll'i('llsis, K. iV K. (in llerli.) 



Stromata scattered, wartdike or tuliert'ulardieniisjtherical, 1.'. mm. 

 diam., and alii)ut 1 mm. Iii^li. seateil on the inner liark, with a dink 

 circumscriluuti' line penetratim>' lo the wood, ei'iimpent ami (doscly 

 surrounded, except the drah-iiray disk (which Itecomes Mack). I>y the 

 iolies of the suhstellute-ruptureil epidermis. I'eritliecia 8-12 in a 



