i u 





tin 



oSS 



\K Sassal'i'iis, K. iV K. (in llci'li.) 



Sti'oiiint!) cni'ticiil, iircLj-iii'ioiis iiml siilifonlliiciit. sihmII (1-2 niin.i, 

 |Mlstlilir<)riii, cDvcrcil l»y the liliickciicil r|iii|ci'iMis. siiiTodiiilcd li\ ;i 

 Ihiiit cirLMiiiisi'riljiiiu' line wliicli docs not, iicni'tcjiti' tlic wood. I'l'i'i- 

 t.licc'iii (!-!;") in n stroinit, oviitc-u'lolxtsc. }^-l iinii. diiiiii.. contents .-oil 

 iuid u'clatinons when yoiniL;-, crowded, witli xcrv little stroniiitic 

 inatcriiil liet ween :ind over tJieni. necks short find thick. ()s(:o|;i 

 coiirse. dc|iresse(|-licniis))liei'iciil. iihick. oliscnrely stelhitc-clelt, ;iii(| 

 ii'i'cti'nliirly ileliisccnt. Asci claviitc-oldonii-, sti|iit!ite, lOd-l Id (p. ~|i. 

 7i")-S()) .\ 10 /<: pai'iipliyses? Sporidia nnnicrons. alhmtoid. yellow in 

 the mass, not stronu'iy ciu'vod. (J-T x U,-2 //. 



On dead linilis (>\' SuKsfffh/s. Newlield, X. .). 



Tlie outside ajipearance is almost exai'tly that of Vulxuiun niiirn- 

 fnrfa, (A A- K. 



I), hei'bacea. K. iV K. .lourn. Mycol. III. p. 142. 



Stroma tulierculirorm, 1-2 nnn. diam., white inside, tiniici] with 

 yellow aliove, Imt lilack externally. I'ci'illiecia ovate-u-|oliose, aiioiil 

 \ mm. diam., ratlier al)ruptly contracte(l alio\(' itito a slir)rt, narrow 

 neck. e.\pandc(| at tin.' siirl'ace of the >lr(ima into a hroad. ohtiisc 

 ipiailrisnlcate ostiolnm. Asci, inclndinii' the slender hase. l()()--12(i x 

 10-12 //: para])hyses soon ili.sip]iearin.ir. Sporidia ci'()wde(| in ihc 

 iipjier hair of the asci, lum.i'rons. pah' yellowish, cylindrical. cnive(|. 

 T-IS x 1-1.', //. On the same stems 



was ii 



('(tloxplidrid with 

 .scattcrcMl or snliseriate. Iieakcd perithecia havinii' I'ascicnlate a.-^ci alioiit 

 2()x 8.',— 1 //. trinicate aliove. and sporidia .').^,-4.', x -J //. 



On iload liei'liaceoMs stems {Ainbrosin hujtdu .'). !;onisiana (Laim- 

 lois). 



\). ramiiliU'is, K. & E. .lourn. .Mycol. I. c. 



Stroma tultorculiform. 1-2 nnn. diam., Imrstinu' out through louiji- 

 rudinal cracks in the hark, penetratiuff to the wood, wliicli is marked 

 with a Itlack. circinnscrihinu- line, siditruncate aliove, dirty-white with- 

 in. I'eritliecia 4-12 in each stroma, u'loliose. with short necks, walls 

 thick ami coriaceous. < )stiola o[dy slightly prominent. Hat. 4-."i-stellalc- 

 cleft, linally liroadly peiiorated. Asci liidad, clavate. 1)0-1 10 .\ 12- 

 IT) //. Sporidia many, allantoid. yellowish, modei'atelv cni'ved. (1-10 \ 



On dead liranches of Lnini-i'rd Jdnotiini, I'ointe \\ In ||;ichc. 

 La. (Langlois). 



