ill till' 

 • 'lliptie- 



611 



StKHiiata gicfrarious, mostly imniorous. oftoii sevei-al staiulinii' 

 iiciir ('iicli otlicr, luit not often (.'onlliir'nt, oiliicnlar or cloiiiiatod. oi-nni- 

 pt'iit and stronul}' prominent, flat-pulvinate. Itlack. at first smootli, 

 (iiially slunnken and wiinkled. ^-1 mm. diam. ('ells very nnnieions. 

 iTdwded and small. Asei olilonu'-cylindrieal. attenuated l»elo\v. ^- 

 spored, 78-!>(»x 14-l(i /i. Sjioridia ()ldi(|uely uniseriate ov jiartly lii- 

 scriate, oldonji-snhelavate, nniseptate. the lower cell smallei-. olive- 

 lii-own, 19-21 xN-i) //. 



On dead limits u\' J/on^s Mulfiv(nih\s. Carolina, on dead stems of 

 lS(ini/)iuiisCait(i</en{iis, New York State (IVek). 



h. Moiitaiiieiisis, K. & E. (Plate 40) 



DothiiUa liii^eloTur, K it K. I'roc. Acad. Nat. Sci. I'liil. July, 1*^90, p. 24s. 



Stroniata depressed-tnlieicnlar. snliorliieular. aliont 1 mm. diam.. 

 siiKiotli and Maek. irregaiions, partly sank in the liark of the dead 

 stems. Aseiiieroas eavities peripherie, minute, nnmeious. Ast-i oli- 

 loiiL!-. 40-r)(>x VI n, soon disapi>(nirin<i'. Spoi-idia snlthiseriate. nnisep- 

 tate, eonslrieted at the septnm, lA-'iO x 7-10 fi. 



On ilead stems ol" liiyvlovia * Helena, Montana (Kelsey. No. 141 ). 



I). I'ibesia, (I'ei's.) 



Spliiriia iihisia, IVrs. in I'steri N. Ann. d. Hot. V, ]>. 14. 



Dolliuli'a rihi'iia, Fr. S. M. II, j). 550. 



I'liiuniililii nhisia. Sacc. Syll. II, p. 635. 

 Kx.sicc. I'Vkl. V. RIi. 10115.— Kze. V. St'l. 157. — Rah. Herb. Mycol. 655.— Desni. I'l. Cr. K<1 

 I, 2S,i, Ud. 11,835. RfhniAsc. 517.— Krit'Kr. F. Sax. 583. — Roum. H. ("lall. jy^.— I.inlit 

 F. Ilunft. 66.— Sydow, M. March. 1300, 2158.— F;11. N. A. F. 4S3. 



Stromata seatteicd or gregarious, ,<onu'times erowded in .<niall. 

 tiense elnsters or uronps, mostly transversely ernmpentand sarnmnded 

 liy the riiptnreil epidermis. ronn<l or elliptical, or more oi- le,-;s irreuii- 

 liir. mostly Hat oi' depressed ahove, olten liiooved. Idaek. lnst<'rless. 

 ]-.'{ mm. liroad. IV'iitlieeia (cells) scarcely ci'()wde , snltuloltose, per- 

 l(nate(l aliove. linally sliuhtly prominent so that .le snrface of the 

 stroma appears nneven. Asci oitlong-cylindi'ical, stipitate. ><-spored. 

 7')-iM)xin«. Spoi'idia ohliipie oi' Itiseriate. oldonir-fusoid. divided 

 iiiieinially i»y the single septnm. slitzhtly constricted, hyaline. l;")-22.\ 

 •'•-(i //. 



On dead stems of varioas species of Uihcti. conaiion. 



I). Mezei'ei, Kr. S. M. II, p. ool. 



/'liwtightia Atezerei, Sacc. Syn. 52S57. 

 Kxsicc. Fckl. F. Rli. iSiS.— Rat>. F. V.. 1S45.— Rtlim. Asc. 371 



Stromata irreaarions. often verv nnmerons and tliicklv s«iitter«Ml. 



