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siiri'omnlinsi' it like a liruiid. cniivcx. thick riiiir lilncki'in'il mnl iniio;!). 

 i>iii'(l liy tin' lirukrii stroiiiatic criisl :iiiil the :il>iiii<laiit iirijlliccia. 

 Ol'tt'li a iiliili ('»-l'> it. Ioiil;' will liavc half a ilo/cii nv inoic ol tlicsf 

 ■jwclliiius scattci'cti alfHiy: at iiitcivals and varviiii: in si/.f I'loni *J-S 

 iiicla's ill tliaiin't<'r. Soiiii'tiiiK's they a|i|M'ai' on tlic mink (•!' a trcf. 

 liii'iiiiiiir swt'lliiijrs (1-12 incln's tliick. m- even lariivr. wlicii, as ul'toii 

 |ia|i|K'iis. tlioy siiiTouinI tlic trunk. W'v liavf never IuiiikI asciuerons 

 s|ieciliiClis of tins or ol' /). f'ttf/hnii. 



I), ca'siutosa. Srinv. Syn. N. Am. IS-JS. 



Peritliei'ia cesjiitose-eniiiiiient tlirniiiili an innate veil, generally 

 four toii'etlier. rniiiitled-siiiteoiiipressecl. sooty-lilaek. at len'/tli lirownisli- 

 |iiilveriileiii, sdinelinie^ reiiularly elniiiialed at tlie apex, or deliisciiiii' 

 liy a sliiirt elelt. I'eritliecia surrounded liy the siiiieinercnus, ni]»- 

 iiireil ('iiiderinis. black. elevated and eollectted in liiniiiis of considoralile 

 extent. 



On lieech l)ark, New KiiLdand (Torrt'y). 



'I'he diaii'iiosis is Irom .'^eliw. Syn(i)isis. and is all we know ol' this 

 ■i|iecies. 



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