r)87 



<ti'(>iii!>, cloHcly )»ac*k(Ml. inonnsticliouH, ovate or iiimiiliif. nlioiit A iiiin. 

 (liiiiii.. witli i^Iiort necks tei-iniuiitiiiii' in the <le|ire<se(l-Iieiiiis''!ierieal. 

 -eiiietiiiies (ilisiurely railiale clelt, and linallv Inoailly and iirejiulailv 

 perlorated and collapsinfi'Dstiola. Asei alidut >^(i x > //. nai row-elavate. 

 |i(pl\>|)()r(Mi.<, stipitate. Sporidia 4(i-r)() in an aseus. yellow in the mass, 

 ueaily iiyaline when seen sinuly, not strontiiy enrved. .')-(> \ 1 //. 



On (h'ad stems ol' Co/vy/^/.s, Missonri (I>emetrio). 



'i'his lias the ticneral ajipearance lA Diatryiic al/joj)nii/i(jt<a. 



\). citi'icola, E. & E. (in Heil).) 



Sti'omala scattered, jiustnlitdrm, small (l-"2 nnn.). ajiex ernmiient. 

 lihuU, lower jiai't Iniried in tlie liark, I'aintly cirenmseriluMl, wlute in- 

 side. I'ei'itlieeia monostielions, ")-! ;j in i\ stroma, ^ mm. iliam., with 

 lilaek, eoriaceons walls. sind< to the liottom ol" the stroma, neeks short. 

 ( ).->tiola only sliuhtly ])ronunent. convex, liroadly ami irreunlarly de- 

 hiscent. Asci claviite, 110-120x10-1-//. Sporidia numerous, inor- 

 dinate, yellowish in the mass, nearly hyaline when free, slightly curved. 

 <.l.tu,se, (i-7 \ l.\-2 /I. 



On dead twiizs ol' oi'anue trees. Florida (L'uderwood). 



U. (liscoidfii. (ke. \ Pk. 'isth Rep. p. 71. 



IC.vsicc. Tlunii, M, I'. ISd.).— l';il. N. .\. 1-. 492.— Riiv, h\ Am. iSS. 



Stroma orliicnlai' or elliptical, ti"insversely eimnjieni, suriounded 

 liy llie epideiiiiis, disk naked, plane, urayish-lihifk. Ostiola small, 

 scarcely exserted. nearly smooth or 4-{l-sulcate. I'erithecia nionos- 

 liclious, o\ate, (1-12. or in the larger stromata 20-40, small. Asci 

 polyspoi'ons. parai)liysati'. Sporidin allantoid. nearly sti'aiuht. ;")->■! 

 \ =^-1 />.. When the outer liark is torn oil' the stroma and perithi'cia 

 <(inie wilh it. There aie two li)rms, one with the sti'oina nai'rctw. and 

 liansvers(dy ermn|ient. the other with the stroma (U'liicniar. \'ar. 

 Ahii, Cke.. has the sti'onia orl>icular and superficial or nearly so. 



On liark of dead liiri'h trees. Northern I'. S. and Canatla: the 

 \ar. on aldei'. in Sontli Cai'olinn and (-alil'ornia. 



h. onaca, Cke. Texas Funui. \o. 118. 



Stromrta scattei'e(l. tidierculil'orm. ahout 1 ?,-2 nnn, diani.. eium 

 penl-superlicial. rnl'ous-lii'own. liecominL! '"lack, vei'y white inside. 

 -nuK^limes sulu'onlluent. IVrithecia S-J^ in a stroma, ahont \ nnn. 

 diani. Asci clavale. p. sp. 7r)-i)0x 12-1;') «, jtolysporons. pai'aphysate. 

 *^poridia allantoid. crowde(|. moderately enrved. yellowish-hyaline, 

 (i-S X 1 1 fi. 



On dead limhs of Ilcr ujidcti, 'i'exas (Havenel), Florida (Calkins). 



