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H. teres, Seliw. Syn. X. Am. iOTT. 



Peritliofia siiltcyliinlciciil, 2 iiiiii. or nioi-o loiiii', clovatcd. siildlcv- 

 iiuiis. narrowed at tlio ends and suhaoutt', Idark. u'lnlirouf*. historl(\-;<. 

 lips siiliinHt'xctl, opon. seated on a a-rct'nisli-l'idiji'inoiis crust. Asci 

 cylindi-ical. T")-S() x li' // witli nl)uiidant parapliyscs. Sporidia. suli- 

 Itisoi'iatc, cylindric-oltlonii'. ^-septate, sti'aiu'lit. noti-onstrirtod, end icU- 

 Iiyaline, ir)-2"2 x (i-7 //. 



On dccayinii' wood o\' lihododendron. Carolina and Pennsylvaniii. 

 (Sclnv.). 



DiftV-rs from //. itulivarc only in tiio siiapc of tlio iicritliocia. 

 H. mai'i'os|M«'um, Pk. •J()tli Hep. p. ^'6. 



IVritliccia siijierlicial oi' nearly so. ol)lon<i- or elliptieal. sometimes 

 sliglitly (lexuous, 2()()-4()() ii lonu-, Idaek, opeiiinji' h\ a narrow eiiink. 

 the lii)s slijihtly striate. Asei sulieylindrieal, l^o-loOx 25-;;o /«. 

 4-8-spored. Sporidia erow(le(| in tlie asens, oltlong' oi- siiljCiisiroriii. 

 sometimes sliti'litly curved, at lirst colorless and uniseptate, then col- 

 ored and ti'iseptate, 40- ")7 x 1*2-1 5 ft. 



On decayinu' wood of pine, New York (I'eck). 



H. splia'i'iJiceiim, Kll. Am. Nat. 1883, p. l!*.;. 



Krumju'iit. minute, liemisplierical, \-\ mm. diam., i>rejiariniis. 

 Mack, and neaiiy smooth, liut not polished or shining', lips cU)sed. 

 slightly prominent. Asci snl)cylindrical, siiI»sossile. 55x7 n: pai- 

 ajdiyses obscure. Sporidia liiseriatc, fusironn, hyaliiu' and inicleate at 

 first, hccomini; y(>llowish and S-septate, often sliuhtly constrictetl at 

 the septa, 12-20x3-3^ //. 



On decaying wood, Decorah, Iowa (Ifolway). 



Thi.s ai)proaches Jjophiontoum. Has much the same geneial ap- 

 pearance as some of the aiihreviated forms of GIouIidii parviiluin. 

 irrw. lint the fruit is dillerent. The u'landular hairs mentioned in the 

 original diagnosis are eviilently some hyphomycetous growth and only 

 accidental. 



H. ina^nospoi'iim, (Jer. in I'loc, I'oughkeejtsie Acad, of Nat. Sci. 

 Fell.. 1870. p. "), pi. 1. lig. !). 



Perithecia erumpent-sup(.'rlicial, aiiout 1 nun. long, straight or 

 slightly curved, ends sultolituse, hlack. siihshining, longitudinally 

 striate; lips slightly open so as to leave hut a nari-ow fissure: ususlly 

 one or two of the striie on each side, near the apex, arc deeper and 

 more distinct. Asci clavate, :oOx 35-40 //, with a short stipe ami 



