1, leiii'oso- 

 ttoiiiiiitod 

 )!•<' or less 

 al liyiiK'ii- 



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stipc iiiid 



crowded. 



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rk hi'dwii. 



Cai'olinn 



iictly (-'oiii- 

 Dx ;")-() n] 



(Plate im 



orilo i)art) 

 1, felt-like 

 more tliaii 

 lieu Idack, 



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sterile at the apex. Peritlieeia cvate-globose, about J niiii. (liain., 

 iiiie(|ually crowded, or scattered at intervals along the stem, singly or 

 2-4 together, broadly j)rominent, ., .ii a coiiic-papillirorm ostiolum. 

 Asei (j). sp.) cylindrical, 7.)-8") x o /i, with a slender stipe and aliundant 

 paraphyses. Sporidia uniseriate, ' ng-ellijitical, attenuated at the 

 ends, subinecpiilateral, 10-12x4-5 ft. 



On decaying wood in wells and cisterns, Bethleheui, Pa. (Scliw. 

 tV IJauj, Xew Jersey (Torrey), West Chester, Pa, (Fergus). 



The fungus, as found by Mr. Ran, grew on the sides ol' an old 

 wooden jaimp standing in a well. Where th(> long, rhizoniorphoid 

 stems come in contact with the wood, they an; attached to it (lor sup- 

 port, apparently) i)y a thin, felt-like, black subiculum, and at these 

 points, adjacent stems are oi'ten connected by anastomosing blanches 

 which arc sterile, only the free portions of the stems i)earing peri- 

 tlieeia. 



I). Head ivith the apex nterih, stipe vtllose {Xylodaetyla). 



* Head clavate, simple. 



X. pei'sicai'ia, (ScIiw.) 



Spluen'a persicaria, bchw. Syn. Car. No. 9. 

 Xylaria persicaria, U. & C, Grev. IV, p. 48. 



Cespitose. Stem (lexuous, rarely branched, rooting, 3 inches long 

 and over, about as thick as a crow's quill, at first greenish-villose. 

 filially black (or sec. speee. examined by Fries) fei-ruginoiis. Peri- 

 tlieeia very prominent, situated in the middle of the clul> or head, 

 which is slightly flesh-colored, becoming light yellow. 



On jieach pits, Carolina (Sehw.). 



The length of the stem varies according to the depth at which the 

 pits are buried in the soil — sometimes 6 inches long. The i^pece. in 

 Herb, Scliw. arc branched above, luit arc immature. 



X. aciita, Pk. 2oth Rep. p. 101. 



Gregarious or subcespitose, 1-1 J inches iiigh. Club cylindrical 

 or subfusiform, generally with a sterile, acute apex, lilackish-brown. 

 central substance white, with a radiating structure. Stem involved in 

 n dense, purplish tomentuin, which causes it to appear bulbous. Peri- 

 tlieeia globose, black. Sporidia uniseriate, elliptical, sometimes slightly 

 curved, colored, 15-17 n long. 



On mossy, decaying logs, in woods. New York (Peek). 



We have seen no specimens of this, liut it is probably not distinct 

 from X. digitata. 



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