(51') 



siiif'iuc convex, pii|iilIfito. Sjioridia ohloiiir, In-own. unisi'ptate, 1 ") x o n." 

 {)n (lead lirant'lios ol' Liiulcva Beitzoiii, Now York and Penn- 

 sylvania. 



Tlio s]ieco. in X. A. F., like those from fJeranl. are sterile. 'I'lie 

 iicneral aspect is tliat ol" Z>. collecta, wiiieli pei'liajis tliis is. 



I). smiliU'icola, Cke. «Si (iw. (Irev. VFI. ]». 14. 



''St-attered, hlaek, ernmiient, convex. Asei eylindiieal. Sjin- 

 I'idia Itifi'loltose, stronuly constricted. In-own. lS-20.\ l(t n." 

 On Sinildx twiirs. New York ((Jerard). 



I). Kpilobii. Fi'. S. M. II. p. oo!). 



Spots aniplexieani, smootli. nnilornily pitcli-lilack. ronii'lieniMJ liy 

 ilie saliproniineiit ecdls. 



On dead stcMns o\' Epilohiiim niKjustifoliuiii, \y\'\\i)w\'M'k'S[\^.. 

 X. Y. (I'eckl. 



n. iibliormis. Howe, iJnll. 'I'orr. l>ot. Clnl>. \'. p. 42. Irom the de- 

 scription liiven. shonld Im- IfyporijIoiK jiei-haps a form tA' If. s//i/h/rir- 

 nliiiii. Howe. 



■ t 



HOMOSTEiJIA. Ft'kl. 



Syml). p. 22,?. 



Stroma somewhat Hattencd.or liemispherical, carlionaceous. l)!ai'k. 

 luray inside). Asciu'erons ctdls immersed, pale. Ostiohi minute, 

 papillate. Asci olilono'-clavate, 8-sj)ored. Sporidia ovate-eilij»ti(-al. 

 .'i-septate, Inown. 



H. Pi^f^'otii, (B. & Bi.) 



/h>flii(tra /'/X'.i,"'/". II. ^i nr. Not Tlril. Pnii.ri, No. 660. 

 Spluriin hommlixia, Nyl. in Klom, 1^57, p. ftSS. 

 //iiiiio.\t,-f;ia iiiiiista, Kckl, Syiiil>. p. 22.1. 

 Hiimiisli-iiia /'ivM''^". Kiirst. Myc. Heiiil. II, p. 221. 

 K.xsicc. I-c'kI. H. Kh. .(5,v-Kll. N. A. F. .(85. 



Stroma adiiate to the Ii<'lieii thallns, convcx-pnlvinati". 1-3 mm. 

 diam.. dnll Mack, wrinkled and ronuhened liy the projecting ostiola. 

 Asciii'crons cells ovate liloliose. while. JliO-laO^^ tliam. cJtlO^/. Win- 

 ter), deeply sank in the stroma. Asci oldon^r, shoi't-slipitate, piir- 

 iiphy.-iate. p. sp. ('.O-TOxlo // («!0-70 x 21-24 /i Winter). Sjioridia 

 imperfectly liiseriat<', chivntp-oltlontr, >»il)ine<|iiilatoral, sliiihlly cnrveil. 

 .'>-se]itale. Inown (almost opake), lS-22x T-S n, sliirhtly cunstricted at 

 the septa. 



