tiiiniiiLT "i-lt |i(M'itli('ri;i liaviiiu lliick. ntriiici'iin^ Wiills. niid iilmiit .1 hum. 

 iliiiiii. TIm' iisci iii'i' >iii roiiii(l('(| li_v {iliiiiMlaiit |)!iin|iliys('s. iiml linvc llir 

 >|piii('-li('iiriiiii' piii't .'»")-(')() x S « loiiti'. S|Miriili;i miiscriiitc. slidpt cvinlii- 

 Inriii. <)).!ikr. \-2-\A xS //.;is iK.i.-d l.y ('!«■. in Ciw. XI. p. I'j;!. " Tli.' 

 intci-ii»r u!' the strniiiii ^Ikiws a >liulit ycllowisli lint, jilic thai ol' //. 

 .s'(/.s.s7///7/.s-, Scliw., Iiiit ii(»t a.>; tlisliiict. 'I'lic .^nli.-^taiicc oi' tlu' ."ifioina i.» 

 <|iiit(' s(»l'l, almost carnosc. 



H. tVisciiiii. (IVi's.) 



.S/>hte>iii Jiiiiii. I'crs. Syii. \<. li. 

 Sfiliirtia I'mgi/oimis. IIolT. Vt^;. Ctv]il. 1. )>. 211. 

 .Sf>liiriia lOH/liieiis. WilM. I'lora Uenil. \i. \\(\ 

 S/'litniii I II h<) cii loHt . Holt. I'liiini Il;i1. )>. u.;. 

 Sftlurn'a caslii>,u, Trxlt- Huiini Mi-ikl. II. )), s'^. 

 Sf'li<itiii <<'» i7; aiul .S. I' /i)/».( ((/((, DC. I'M. l-'i. 11, ]). 2">V- 

 //\/>ii< t/iiii /ii.Hiim, l'"r. Siiniina Vi'jf. Scanil, p. 3S1. 

 )^x^i^■c. I'lkl. H. KI1. 11154. — Ral). H. K. lli^.— Ki'lim Asc. JJi.— Sydow. M. Maicli. idf,, 

 I'liuiii. !•■. .Mistr. fi6|.— id. M. V. 1S61.— Kll. N. A. H. (^7^. — Oisin. PI. Ci. K<1. I. .(7fi 

 Cki . !•■ Itiil. Sir. I, 246. Scr. II, .(67. 



Sli'iiinata ('i'iiin|)t'nl-.<ii|tt'iTit'ial. .solitary nr snliconnatc, ilc|ircs-:ci|- 

 piilvinatc or iiciiii.-iilicrical. ucncially l-.'i nun. diain.. dark |ini|(lisli- 

 nd.tiiiallv lilack. snmi'wliat iincx en I'ldin the siiiiliily |irnjrrtiiiL!-. small, 

 clnsi'ly |ia<'krd. irrcL'iilailv moiiDsticlidns. snliLiiolinsc iicritlicria witli 

 ininiitr. mammillit'oi-m ostiola. Conidia very minute. Imu'mi- singly at 

 llic cxticmitics of slmii. sparimily liraiiclii'd -Icriijinala. Asci tylin- 

 dii<al. on lonii' |irdir<'ls. siMiic-iifaiiiiL!- pail SO-'.IO x T-S ft. I'aia)ili\ sc> 

 lilit'nini. Spdi'idia niiiscriatr, snliin('<|iiilat<'ially elliptical, npake and. 

 in tlie ,-peeimens examiiieil. I 1-14 .\ •"» (1 /<. (l'J-l(»\ 'i-T //. Sacc.). 



On deail alder. Iiircli, liazel. lieech and oilier deciduous frees, 

 common tliroiiiiliont the I'ldted States and ('anada. 



II. Itotiys. Xif.sch. I'yi. (leim. p. .11. 



S/'In/iia /ti,i)\ii>ii. Itkl. ill !• Kli. ..v, 



Stroinata eniinpenl, aLiureiiated and snlicoimate or ollenei' tulier- 

 cidiidrin. I-'J mm. diam.. consistiiiti' of simple auureijalions ol' perithecia 

 with very little stromatic material interposed, iiohlen-vidlow at first, 

 iinally Idack, aliont I mm. diam.. ahonl { ol' the upper pait of the 

 peiitliecia projectinL!. Asci cylindrical. IS-spored. with tiliform par- 

 aphvses. Sporidia nni.<eriate, narrow-elliptical. Iirown, mostly '2- 

 nucleate, 12 -M x ")-7 //. 'I'lie inner sniistaiice of the hark under the 

 stroma is whileneil. 



On liarkol'a dead willow tiee. I'ointe a la Ilaclie. La. (Laiiiflois). 



We have no antheiitic speiiniens of this species. Imt the Fionisiana 

 'pcciincns ai:ree so well with the desi-ription of //. /lofri/s. Nils., that 

 We have liltlc hesitation in relerrinu' tliein to it. 



