voi'iim' tlio 

 ato, riiu'ose. 

 Im'ii yoiiim", 

 imss wliicli 



(Ifi.— Prri- 

 wliioli tliov 



icii ciiipty. 

 y crowdiMJ 

 hn'roni'iiiit. 



red. IVi'i- 



U'k-enlurcil 



»'|)i(.lt'riiiis, 



'IT Iilack: 

 )rt, simple 



irovci'od l>y 



^ia obtu.so. 



sonietinioH 



Pleosponi 



e, brown, 

 leeia elli])- 

 l adherent, 



scattered 

 ieprcssed- 



1732. Sphicria imilvicoht, Scliw. — Minute, snliseriate. ernin- 

 pent from the bark and finally free, vaiialile in shape: when periect. 

 tduical or itIoIk^sc, obtuse and deformed. Ostiolum eontlueut with the 

 pcritli^ciu vliieli is clothetl with <iiayish-bliuk, divei'irent hairs. 



On stems of Malvn Alcea. 



1734. Sjiha't'ia temiisshna, Schw. — Covered, scatterp(J, shinini!- 

 Iilack. Perithecia astomous, dark <rree?ii.sh, very delicate: when I'resli. 

 hemispherical, soon collapsing. visii)le throuirh the epidermis, finally 

 denuded. 



On stems of Pol ygonutum latifolhnn. 



1735. Sp^iatrki nuviculaf/H, Schw. — Perithecia sometimes scat- 

 tered, but mostly on a l)lack, elliptical or boat-shaped spot abi'ui»tly 

 contracted at each end, not glabrous, indistinctly pajuUate. fnially 

 irregularly collapsing, at length partly loosened or oidy sliuhtly 

 attached; substance cai'bonaceo-pulveraceous. 



On herl)aceous stems, Salem, N. C. (Schw.). 



1737. Sphitiria ohtusata, Schw. — At first covered, but finally 

 free, staining the substance of the stem yellow. PeriJiecia variable in 

 shape but always obtuse at the apex, cylindrical, globose or ronnd. 

 moderately raised, glabrous, finally subcollapsing. Ostiolum hystcrii- 

 form, transverse. 



On various herbaceous stems. 



1738. Sphmria platypus, Sclnv. — Scattered, very black, minute, 

 covered when young, but generally found denuded. The perithecia 

 are seated on a round, flattened base with the margin suliinfiexed, and 

 often sublol)ate when diy, and easily .sei)arated from the stem. Peri- 

 thecia conic-globose, apparently punctate from the discharged spores 

 scattered over them; otherwise glabrous and almost shining. 



On stems of Anemone Virginiana. 



1739. Sphwrla Polygonl sagittati, Schw. — Scattered thickly 

 over the stems, Ijlack, at length entirely free, at first covered, fiattcned- 

 gIol)ose, much wrinkled. Ostiolum cylindric-papillate, l)iown. Base 

 of the perithecia sometimes effused. 



On dead stems of Polygonum mgittatum. 



1740. Sphcuria Bnissiae, Schw. — Scattered, erumpent between 

 the fibers of the steui, rather large, gloliose or hemispherical, bhick or 

 brownisli-l)lack, astomous, at length ruptured, leaving the lower jjarl 

 of the peritliecium irregularly torn and empty still attached to the 



