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cdlor. Iiccoiiiiiii; Itl ick, oiitliiif irn>iriil;ii-. mostly fltinuaU'tl (3 \ I riii.i 

 jilitl iiliniit I oi- IJ mill, tliick. siii-rat'c vwu or siiIiIiiIkm-ciiIos*', closelv 

 |)ii)iill!it(> from til*' iilMiiHlaiit ttstiohi. wliit-li an' siiri-oiiii<|«'<l liy an 

 iiiifiiilai' (l('|noss('d area as in //. manjinnfum ami //. nuinihihun. 

 Miiali<'r, liowi'vcr, ns well as tlu' |K'i-itln'cia tln'insclvcs. tliaii in fitlicr 

 III' tlicst' s|H'(!it's. Asci min'ow-cylimli'inil, al>out 4(1x4 // (|i. sp.). 

 S|ioii(iia oiilony-clliptical, iiiiisci-iatc 4-') x 1^2/*, pale luowii, somt'- 

 liiiit's a little lail^in^r nii oni* siil<>. i*t'i'itli(>«-ia iiiotiostiflioiis, A mm. or 

 |('«s in (liam. Tlu' ;rt'in'i'al app<>araii(-(' is that of //. lu/t/tjhin.sittn, 

 Iriini wliirli, as well as I'lutiii tlir two alHtvc-naiia'd sprrii's, it is (lis- 

 liniriiislinl Ity its much smalh-r sporitlia. 'i'li*> s|H'cimi'ns in Kav. V. 

 Am. arc laiiclctl //. iiiart/hnifuiii. Schw., Itnt tlu-y cannot lie that 

 >pccics. 



On wootj ami Imrk (»!' various tlccidnons ticc.-, (^uirvus, Mi/iivn. 

 cic. (icoitria (|{avciicl). Floriiia ami 'rcniu'.s.s4'c (Calkins). 



H. cnllosti'oma, (Scliw.) 



Sfih<rriii iitl/o\lii>niii. Si'liw Syii. N. Am. No ui»^. hiiiI Ncu .\iii. S|i1i l^ili. XI. 

 Hvl>ot vliiii (iillo^tiiDiiit, lltrk. C.uv. IV. \>. si 



Iri-c^iilai'ly cIViisimI, 2-3 inches loiij; ami wide, oi in siilitiirliinatc 

 tridiips of smaller size aiitl seriately arraiived. Iml not really cunllnciil. 

 in lliis case resciiildin^' //. tinhiinilntinn. The clVii.<ed specinicii.* 

 re,«ciiil»|e at lirsl siirhl .some simple S/i/nrrJu with laiLTe pcrilliecja 

 closely crowded toifclher, iml a .section shows that they are joined 

 liclnu in a common slroiiia which, on the oiilsid<'. i.^ Idack. Th)* snr- 

 liicc is uneven. t:raniilo,<e and piinelate-rii;r<»se I'rom the sliirhlly promi- 

 iicjil peiilliecia. V hich have iheir apice> trniicale with an olilii.«ely 

 .^ijliconic osliolnm imihcrseil lielow in a L'rnmose. Iiriirht ocliraceoii>-red 

 stroma of varying ihickiiess. The perithecia themselves are oval or 

 ineu'iilar in shape, consisliiiu' of an oiiier liark or shell eiiclosin^r the 

 ."•hininii' Idack. asciyeroiis niiclen>. The colored stroma is always 

 present, i-veii when reduced to the simple-l t'oriii em losiiiiT lait a ^ill^'le 

 perilliecinm. Sporidia III .\ a /< (sec. Cooke in t Jre\. X I. p. 12."*). 



On wood and l>ark (»!' /jum-ii.t ii;ttti'<i/it<, lielhleheiii, I'a. 

 (.■^cj I Weill it/.). 



II. \aiitliosti'<iin:i. (Schw.) 



.S/'/l,niil r,/w/A.M/(, .»;,;, Stliw S\ II N. .\lll till 

 //\/ii'i yliDi ii/hMim7»«w|(|. Sikh- Syll iso; 



Sealed on a thin crust which i< not at :dl elViised. In a simple 

 seiie.- einerLre di.~liiicl liiltercles whith arc .-oinetiiiies coiillueiil lor an 



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