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lil'i 



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(kk; 



jiirlicil. I'oiiti'lu'iitMl Ity the itroiiiiiiciit ]i('iitli('fi;i. sliiniiiu', Miick insiilc 

 ;iii(l out. Asciiicroiis cells (iici'itlicciii ) tliicUlv crdwdcMJ, iildlmsc, iiin . 

 idwcil iili(i\(' into the |iiiii('til(ii'iii. suli|iroiiii)i('iit. Iliiiillv iiniliiliriilc 

 ostioln. Asci oliioiiu'. ol'tcii lu'oiidrr liclow. sessile, .'{S-4d .\ rj-TJ.', n. 

 Sjioridia itiseriate. elli|itie!il. ends loiiiideil. the septum iiliove the iui(|- 

 ille. not eoustricted, u'l'eeiuslidiyMliiie, i'J-l-4 x o /t. 



On liviMU' leaves of lictnla ikiiki. /J. intcrinvdid, and />. ijlinnlu- 

 /o.s«. AiiMtsuai'snk and Holstensliori;', Oreeiiiand. Sent also liom 

 Maine, on leaves ol' lidnhi popiillf'oJ/u. liy Hev. .los. iJlake, ;iiid 

 reported IVom New Vork State liy Mr. I'eek. 



1). Ahii. I'k. 40tli l{e|.. N. V. State Mas. p. 71. 



Stroma ui'liieular (4-12 mm.), thin, convex and iilack aliove, con 

 cave. l»ro\vii or urayisli-lilack and papilloseiy riiti'ulosi' iielow. A>ci 

 cylimlrical. Spoi'idia ovatx.'-elliptical, ol)scnrely uniseptate neai' one 

 end, hyaline, l.V'iOx T^-S^ //. 



On dead leaves <\\' Abtiit< virldis, Mt. Marcy, X. V. (I'eck). 



I). Kalmi:i>, (i'k.) 



/)i>t/u(/iii /\\ihiiur. I'k. 2,slh Ki]). p. 102. 

 /hitliiil,ll,t Kiilmuc. Sacc. Syll. 5261. 



Thin, ell'u.sed, investinu- the Wranchi's, Idack. shininu', l»ro\vni,-li 

 within. Asci linear. Sjtoridia nnise])tate. consti'icted. stddiyidinc. 

 1(1-12 X ')-(> //., the cells a'enoraily nncdeate and une(|ual. 



On branches ol Jvalm/'d iintjKstlfoIia. Saiidlake. N. V. (I'eck). 



The faniiMis forms a !)lack crnst which entirely sinroinuls the 

 smallei' branches and which, in lei'tih' specimens, is dolte(| with the 

 iihick ostiola. Within, it resemiiles liaH-charrtMl wood. It kills tin 

 liranclies. In the yoiinii' sta.u'e. lielore the ilev«dopnient ol' the asci. 

 simple, olilonii', spoivdike bodies 20 // lon^' are j)roduced. 



1). Osim'imlji', (P. & C.) 



Dolliidea (hiiniiiJie. V. 6i C. ,5i)th Rep. p. 64. 

 Ilotliiditla OsiiiiiiiiUr, Sacc. SyH. .'^-''''S. 



.Minnte. lineal-, eram])ent thnamli a narrow chink, .-carcely cmcr 

 uent, i)Iack, imidei whiti.<h. Asci sniicylindrical. Sporidia olilomi. 

 narrow. nnisei)tati', sliiihtly constricted, colorless. I4.-1T ii lonu, one 

 cidl usaally a little swollen at the se]itnm. 



On dead stems nl' OsiitKiida. New York and New .lei'sey. 



The N. .1. specc. have the spoi'itlia only abont 12 // loriu'. 



I), seiitiila, (B. vV C.) 



/)n//ii(lil/a iculii/a, H. & C. Circv. I\'. p. 105. 

 Diilhidilla iCii/iilii, Sacc. Syll. ,S27o. 

 Kxsicc. Rav. K. Am. 3\i.— Rab. H. K. 3559.— Kll. N. A. 1'. 6:54. 



