r)'.)2 



■-Sill! 



Willis tliifU. liliifk. (•(ii'ijiicdii.-. iii'cks short. Asci t'lisfiid. Ild-ll.'i 

 (|i. s|i. T.'»-S(>) \S-|() //. |i(ilvs|t(ir(iiis. sti|iitiitc, |iiii'ii|iliysnt('. S|M)riili;i 

 alliintoiil. vcllowisli-liyiiliiic. not strniiH|\ ciirviMl. (;-',» x I .', /t. 

 {)\[ ilcM'l sti'iiis {)\'Ceii}t<lJ<liifliils()C<'l(lriiftills: ('(iiiiiiinii, 



I), spissa. (Scliw.) 



Si'hiniii .^/iisMi, Scliu'. Syii. '>'. Am. 125,^ 



Crowded in loiiiiitiidiiiid crMcks in tlic wood, lorniini;' riiirr 



'( p\v 



-trips ol'tiMi ludl' iin incii lonu', iicnniiiiiitc iit cmcIi end. !ind 'xm 

 liliick. considcriililv I'k'Vjitcd in llic nii<ii{ 



ounii'. 



Ic. snrliicr \cv\ ront^li iroiii 



till' |)roiiiinc!il |M'ritli('fiii. Stroiiui scarcely iinv. I'eritliecin ( jl-',' mni. 

 diiiiii.). iiiiiiiersed ill the wood itseli'. Ostiolii |troiiiin<'iit, siilpconicid. 

 .\sci (|i. sjt.) 4")-').") X Id-TJ It. Sporidiii hyaline, slightly ciiiveil. 



On dry oak wood. lU'tlilelieni. Pa. (Scliw.). (Measiii'enieiit,- 



lloHi 



•|)CC. Ill 



iierl> 



^•liw.). 



I), variolosa, (Scliw.) 



S/i/iifini laiiiihisii. Scliw. Syii. N. .-Vni. 1272. 



Stroinata jiiilvinate. eiiiiii|ieiir, nlioiit 2 iiiiii. diniii.. (lattisli. siiii- 

 ( oiilliient. closely eiiihraeed liy and jiartly eoxcred with Iraii'iiieiits ol 

 the rii|itiire(| e|(ideriiiis. I4ack. riiii'ose. Ostiola imineroiis. short. (|iiadri- 

 silicate. I'erithecia oliovate or |iyiiroriii, rather laru'e. |i()lysticlions. 

 iiniiiersed in the white siilistaiice ol' the stroma. Asci cla\ ate-c\ Iin- 



drical. T-VSdx 12-1.") 



II.. with aiiniK 



hint 



liaraiilivses. 



iioiKlia \(' 



lowish-hyaliiie, allantoid only sliuhtly cairved. with a niicleiis in em-h 

 end. ')-(! x 1 \ a. 



On yoiiiiii' liraiiches i\[ Popiil us ffdi/ca. lletlileheMi, I'm. 



1). in'oiiiiiiciis, (Howe). 



/liiiliyl'if'iiuiiiiinis, Howf, l!\ill. Toir. Hot. Clllli, V, 1>. 42. 



Stroma wart-like, orhiciilar or iiiimilar. 1-U, iiim. diaiii., ernin 

 pent and closely liirt l>y the ruptured epidermis. siili])romiiieiit. Iilack 

 outside, whitish within. I'erithecia 4-S in a stroma, siihiiloliose. aliniit 

 i iiiiii. <liaiii. necks short, with their ostiola oldiiselv conical. slii!'litl\ 



ironiiiiont 



and linally liroailly and irrcLnilarly [lerrorated. Asci chi\ 



iitc-sti])ilate. To-SO (p. sfi. .");")-()(») x 10-12 //. paraphy.site. polyspo- 

 rolls. Sporidia allantoid, yellowishdiyaliiie. moderately curved. (l-S x 



Oil liark oidead I*l(ilaini)>. New \'ork ami Calil'oriiia. 



The diau'uosis is from New York specc. Iroin I'eck. JJinlri/jic 

 prominoiH. Cke. A' liark. is di»tinct t'rom this, liavinn' S-.iporcd a-ci. 



