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1747. Sphdfid tub/'vun<fti, Selnv. — Spots deteniiinate. of a iiiii- 

 I'oriii re(l color, covered. Peritliecia iniiiiite, lilack, ijapillate (tlie 

 ]i!ipilla' seriately prominent), seated on the inner !iarl\ and covereij hv 

 the red-tinted epidermis. 



Oil stems ()[' Sohiiiiim and Chenopodimn. Carolina and Peiinsyl- 

 vniiia (.^chw.). Compare Leptos[>h(vria rubicuiula, on p. ;>(!(). 



174S. Splnt'fifi lilaviiia, ."^chw. — Covered, spots iii(h'teriiiiiia1i'. 

 always lilac-colore(|. Peritliecia loosely scattered under the spots, 

 verv minute, lilack. here and there siilipromineiit. 



On stems of A.'^cfep/'as St/riacits. 



1741). Splin'i'id td.fp'tivohi, Schw. — Cover<'(l. at leimtli iiearh' 

 Tree, scattercil on a cinerascent spot in the eiiidermis. i'ei'itlie(;ia 

 minute, often "l-'A coiifluent-subseriate, distinctly raisin,<>' the epidermis. 

 Ostiola cylindrical, heconiiiig' ji'hjliose, very distinctly prominent. 



On stems of Td(jetes (cult.). 



17.V2. ISphcei'ld evuJsd, Si'Iiw. — Scattered, half a line (in di;ini.|. 

 at lirst entirely covered liy tin? tiliers witli which it is easily torn awav. 

 lieiiiii' only sliuhtly attacheil. I\;ritliecia depressed, siilicoiiic.'d IVom w 

 rather liroad liase. often colla))sed l)elow. (^stiolum minute', perlorateil. 



On .stems ofclimliing hei'haceous jilaiits. 



1753. Sp/Ki')'ia melophi('((,^ch\Y. — (ii-eii'ai'ious, covered at lirst 

 Ity the thin ejndermis, at lenutli denuded, immcr.sed in a Mack or dark 

 lirowii ci'iist Avliich it tinally penetrates, the numerous iri'eiiiilarly 

 <iloliose, nearly free, black, rugose, astonioiis. empty perithei-ia I'ominii 

 ill siirlit. Soinetiines they are siibostiolate-impressed at the vertex. 



On stems of the larger herbs, 



1754, Sphd'rid Jlyrrh/'s. Schw. — Peritliecia scattered, minute, 

 globose-conical, dark brown, very thin, glabrous, subcolla]»siug, con- 

 fluent with the ostiola, eruinpent-su])erficial, puiictiform, seated on a 

 dark cinereous, thin, subdeterminate, effused spot an inch in diameter, 

 not surronmling the stem. Somewhat resembles Phomt nchulom. 



On branches of Myi'rhis Cdnadensis. 



1756. Spha'via .sulc/'gend, Schw. — Seriately scattered in the 

 furrovved surface of the culm, very minute, at first covered by the 

 thin epidermis, tinged with black, subimmorsed, subrotund, flattened, 

 crowned with a deciduous ])apilla. 



On old culms oi' Zizanid, Philadelphia, Pa. 



17r>7. S2)ha'.)'iu Pastiiiaciti, Schw. — Pei'ithecia .scattered but 



