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(Spores cxudo. When the epidermis falls away, there is seen a con- 

 tinuous. Ithnck, cortical crust raisctl into nunieious pustules l)y the 

 hemispherical, Idack, smooth ])eritliecia. 

 Under the epidermis of lihvs glabra. 



1663. Sphon'ta cotispersa, Schw. — Gregarious oi- scattered, at 

 first covered by the epidermis which finally falls oft". Ostiola eruin- 

 jient in the form of a minute, concave disk. Perithecia ntnnerous, very 

 Itlack, of medium size, flattened at the base and when tin? ostiolum falls 

 ort". peri'orated. Perfect specimens are crowned with a splueriiform 

 ostiolum half as large as the perithecium. The base of the jiori- 

 thecium is immersed in the bark and the whole is stained and black- 

 ened by the exuding spores. 



On Rohinia viscom, Nazareth, Pa. (Schw,). 



Ohtumtoi. 



1664. SphiVi'ia Sclerotium, Schw. Syn. Car. 163. — Scattered. 

 erumpent. Perithecia sui)ovate, dark brown. Ostiolum impressed, 

 opening at first narrow, then round. At first sight resembles ii 

 Sclerotium, V)nt it is a true Spluaria, regular ovate-globose, a line 

 high, neaily free, seated in a kind of recei)ta('le under the epidermis. 

 Color when dry, dirty white, with a small, yellowish sack inside. 



On young branches, Carolina (Schw.). 



1666. Sphwria erumpr >$, Schw. Syn. Car. 209. — Sul)sim])lc. 

 scattered, erumpent. Perithecia ovate-dojiressed, ashy-brown, obso- 

 letely papillate, scjuamose below, smooth above. 



On dead branches of Smilax, Carolina. 



1677. Spfueria Ruborum, Schw. — Scattered, gregarious or seri- 

 ate, soon throwing off the epidermis. Perithecia ovate-globose oi' 

 hemispherical, subinimersed in the bark, black, i-ugose, compai-ativoly 

 large, crowned with a punctate-rugose tubercle half as large as tlie 

 perithecium or sometimes much smaller. The upper ])art of the peri- 

 thecium finally breaks away, leaving the cu]vshaped I»ase. 



Common on dead stems of Rubus. 



1678. Sphmria olivascens, Sclnv. — Almost always covered by 

 tlio epidermis, causing an olive-black spot in the bark which is raised 

 by the minute, hemispheric-glol)Ose perithecia with their perforated 

 ostiola alone visible. 



On unknown twigs, Salem, N. C. 



1680. Sphmria amorphula, Schw. — Densely aggregated or even 

 cespitose, seated in the sul>stance of the I>ark under the epidermi>. 



