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criiiiipoiit iiinl ilistinctly •iroiiiiiit'iit, nMiiid or ii'i'ouiilnily tiiliorciilirDrin. 

 iiiustly lliittisli-itiilviiiatc with :iii iiiu'vcn. tiil»t'iTiiliir-i-ii<>'()so siuliicc 

 wliicii is ](Utictato IVoin tlie sliylitly |»i<»jt'ctiiiti' ostioln. liliick. 1-2 iinn. 

 liiiuu., soiiictimcs conlliieiit. Asci«i'froiis cells lumicroiis. siili|iyiiliiiiii 

 l()()-ll2() It liroiid. Asci cyliinlric-i'Iavntc. Mttf'iniiito-sti|iitiiU', S-s|iiiivi|. 

 "O-SOx 10-11 //. S]){)ri(liii liiscriiitc. iiiin'ow-ciuvatc. attt'iiiiiitcfl iukI 

 rouiidi'd at the ends, iiiiiscjitatc and <li.i;htly eoi'striotcd at tlie scptiiiii 

 hyaline, 17-20 x 4? //. 



On ix dead trunk *A' Daphii/s, IIcthlclMMn, Pa. (Schw.), 



\). coiicnviusciiln, K. A: K. (in Ilcrli.) 



Stroniata grou'arions, irroiiular in shaiic. mostly ohlonii' or ('lli|i- 

 tical, 1-'2.\.|-1 nnn., often siihscriatoly conlhient, ernnipcnt. ImiI haidly 

 risinu' aliove tin' liark. mostly concave altove, l»lack. Asciuci'oiis 

 cavities aliont MM n diani.. hai-illy crowdeil. Ostiola not cons|iiciioiis. 

 leaving' the surface of the stroma nearly smooth. Asci oldonii-ciavate. 

 contracted at the l»aso into a very short stipe, paraphysate, S-spored. 

 ")5-().") X i"J-l r> fi. Sporidia liiseriate, oltlonu-fusoid, uniseptate. yd- 

 lowishdiyaline, ali(jut 1 o x4 /i. 



On dead Itranches of Afff/nolia f/Ituint. Xewfield. X. ,1. 



I). Calyste^Ma', rke. & Haik. Cr.v. XIV. p. s. 



Sti'oniata sult<ire,irarious, erumpetit, (dliptical, Idack (1-2 x I mm.). 

 surrounded l)y the ruptured epidermis. Ascisfennis c(dls immers('(|. 

 .Vsci chivate, 4-S-spored. Sporidia inoi'dinate, (donirate-cdlipticai. uni- 

 septate, not constricted, liyaline, 22 X 7 //. ('onidia oval, continuous. 

 .") X ii ft, jiale. 



On stems iA' Cnh/ufcf/Jd srjtiinii. CalifoiMiia (Ilarkness). 



I). Ban'liiii'idls, (ke. (J rev. XI. p. 10s. 



K.xsicc. Kav. !•". .-^m. 7,^'>. — Kll. it Kvrhl. N. .\. K. 21I Set . \^y). 



••I'ustules erumiKMit, hiack, depre,s.<ed. ovate or <dliiitical, crlL- 

 iMMuersed in the stroma. Asci clavale. .'Sporidia sul»elliptical, nid- 

 se|)tate, lirown. lower cell nnich sniaMer, 20 x 12 //." 



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On liranches of /inrc/iiirfs. South Oai'olina (liavenel), ('alifoni 

 (Ilarkness). 



All the s|MH.'o. exannneil were (tld and without asci. Iiiit tiieiv 

 were (spoi'idia)? as a! ove <lesciil)ed. dillerinn' from those o|' /). ntllrrfn. 

 (.Schw.). in the Ijroailei- upper c(dl. Tin! asciirerous cavities are 

 numerous. suUjrlohose, 100-1 10 n diam. 



