!)3 



U. deiista. KM. iV Maitiii. Am. Nmi. «»it. l.shJ, j.. M»!i. 



Isxsicc. Kll. N. A. !••. lis.). 



I'listiilcs oliloiiu' or ('lli|itii'iil, l-.'} nun. diiim , covered liv the 

 liliickcncd and niiscfl ('iiidcrniis, sciiltt'i'cd in'(><i'nliii'l_v or oltcn loniii- 

 tiidinidlv-snlironllncnl. loiniinLi' liliU'Ivciicd stn']is scvci'nl ('cntinictci^ 

 lonu' iind 1-2 nnn. wide, uneven on tlic surriu.-t', :ind with tlii' n|i|i{'!ir- 

 iincc of (donuatcd swcllinus of (hit I'idiivs I'ouii'licncd In- tlic soriiitcly- 

 ('rnni|)('nt. olttnsc, inipcrrcctiv (inadrisuk-ato, hiack ostiola. IVritlicfia 

 in cinstcrs oI'd-lA, imricil in llio soinmvliat Idackeuod siiiistancc ol' the 

 matrix lint witliont any distini-t. ciiriiniscriliinii- line, llask-slia)i('<l, 

 ill-own, altont I mm. diam. or ratlici' less, necks sliort. Asci clavatc 

 T.VSf) (p. sj). (>(►-()')) x r)|-7 It. polysporoiis, stipe comparatively short. 

 Sporidia allantoid, yollowisli, modoi-atoly cnrved, 5^-7 x 1.J //. 



On petioles o\' Sdhu] xcrruUita, Florida (Martin). 



I). Lii'iodt^iidri, (Scliw.) 



SphtFfia l.itindemiri. Scluv. Syu. Car. No. f>o 



Krnmpent, pr<»minent, suliconllneiit, 4-() mm. diam.. seated on tlie 

 liai'k (wliicli is lilackened to the wood) and at lii'st surrounded hy it; 

 surface ]»ulverulent. rou,<iliened liy the indistinct ostiola, which finally 

 lieconie more prominent, at lenfitli l)lack inside. Perithecia 3-5, suli- 

 irloiiose, with short necks. Sporidia allantoid, hyaline, curved, 0x1 J fi. 



On dea<l liml»s of Llriodi iidroit, Salem, N. C!. (Schw.). 



'I'lie s])ec. in lleili. Schw. has the stroma smaller than stated 



nliove. onlv 



I >) 



-1 mm. 



I). Fi'ostii. I'k. liot. (Jaz. 111. p. 35. 



Kxsicc. Kll. N: Kvilit. N. A. l-'. 2(1 Ser. 2529. 



Stromata wart-like, 1-2 mm. diam., seated on the inner Itark which 

 is lilackeiiec] an<l marked around each stroma with a cii'cumscrihinii- 

 line peuetratiuii' to the wood. erumj)ent. suri-ouuded and ])ai'tly covei'ed, 

 except the ajiex, liy the rn))tured ejiid-^ mifi, l)lack outside, ii'reenish 

 within, forming a white spot on the wood iieneath. Perithecia ovate- 



Asci polyspoi'ous. cylin- 



ti'lol)Ose, 10-15 in a stronui, \-l mm. diam. 

 fli'ic-clavate. stij»itate. paiapliysate. p. sp. 75-8(>x 12-15 ji. Sjioridia 

 yellowish, allantoid. nioilerately cnrved, 7-S x 2 //. with a nucleus in 

 each end. 



On dead maple liml)S. Vermont (Frost). (Connecticut (Thaxterj, 

 Cidilornia (llarkness), Iowa (llolway). 



The ostiola vary from olttuse-coin'cal to sul (elongated, conic-cylin- 

 drical, entire, often oliscnif. 

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