wliicli tlic liiirk liiis not yet hilh'ii. )nit is iil.-n siiid to uruw (ni (Ifcorti- 

 tiitrd liiiilis iiiid is llit'ii nunc clVnst'il. TIk" s|M'cini<'ns we linvc srcn ul' 

 this crtnscd Hirni seem liitlifr to lirioiii: to 11. nihiijuoxiuit. 



H. mall*'«liis, B. & Kav. Ciw. IV, p. 4'.i. 



Kxsirr. Kav. l-'iiiiKi Car. IV. .(.' - Kll. N. A. I-', vn — Kav !•'. Am. m 



Stroma yioltoso. sessile. 1 A cm. diiiin.. Ithn-k, oi-niiincntcd l)y tlic 

 )i!i|iiIIosc ostiola, each sunk in a shallow, circidar depression alioiil 

 .', mm. across. A verti<"al section of the stroma shows the same radiatc- 

 tjiircais, snlizonate strncture and shiinnu' Itlack color seen in //. 

 llnvu'ianut», IVrithccia periplierical, oval or elliptical in (nitline. 

 Ibrmint; a layer altoiit 1 mm. thick, wlii -h readily .separates I'rom the 

 inner mass of the stroma. The as^'i ( vhi"!! apjieai" to lie evanescenti 

 have, in onr specimens, disappeared, lint there is an almndance ol 

 lirown, lusoid. nearly .straight sporidia, I S-2'J .\ ii-.')| /i, ends suli- 

 olitnse. 



(Ml oak trees. Carolina (Uaveiiel). Florida (Maitin, Calkins, and 

 i{an). 



H. Miimiyi. B. & T. fJrev. FV. p. 4!t 



" (ircuarioiis. sniiirloliose. a line or more liroail. Idack witlioid and 

 within, densidy paiiillose with the iidiinte <istiohi. It resemliles ex- 

 ternally Jl. bonilm. .Mont., exii'pt the densely pajiillose sinliice."' 

 Sjiuridia .sec. Cke. in (Jrev. XI. p. VIW. I,'! -l.'i x o-T /<. 



On dead liark. .Massachusetts (.Murray). 



H. Skmiil'oniir B. & <\ Crev. I\ , p. 4*.». 



'• (trciiarious, hemispherical, nearly ] inch wide, at lirst clothed 

 with lerruuinous powder, then lilack and sliininu'. even. Peritheeia 

 hidden without any external trace til' ostiola. Stroma ilark lirown." 

 Sporiilia sec. Cke. (!icv. I. c. I4~l") x .'{^ /i. 



On liark <i!' <f^</eyry/,s iil<jriis Connecticut (Wright). 



H. coliiViviis, (Pel's.) 



Sfiluri Ul mini I III''. I'eis. Syii. 1>. Ii. 

 //v/if>yv/i>ii iii/ii/->r>is, Kr. Siinitiia Vck Scaii(\. p. 42. 

 Kx.sicc. lukl. !•'. Kll. los.v— Kali. I'". K. iji'^.— Tlimu. !•'. Au.str. I2t'>7.— Rav. I'uiij;! Cm III, 

 4S.-Cki'. l'. Hril. Ser. I. 66(1.— Knv. V. Am. r.si.-I'lowr. Siili. llrit. .'17. 



Stromata erumpentsnperlicial. '2-4 mm. tliam., gregarious or 

 crowded, and ol'ten conllnent. Ii(>niispherical or glolio.se. mostly llat- 

 li'iied aliove. at first dirty-lirown. lieconiing nearly lilack. Perithecia 

 in a sinule layer. (i-IO in a stroma, rather larii'c and distiiu-tly promi- 



