119 NoRTH AMERICAN SORDARIACEAE 
Spores in 2 or 3 series, cylindrical, broadly to acutely rounded 
at the ends, 4-celled, deeply constricted and easily separable, 
70-85 u x 15-18 م‎ ranging from hyaline when young through 
yellow to dark brown and opaque; hyaline gelatinous covering 
rather narrow and swelling but little in water. (77. 76. f. 1-3. 
Distinctive characters: Large 4-celled spores and large globu- 
lar perithecia. 
Cultivated specimens: On cow dung, New York City, Aug. 
1899; cow dung, Englewood, N. J., Sept. 1899; horse dung, 
Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 1899 (Towne); rabbit and cow dung, 
Rooks Co., Kan., July 1899 (Bartholomew) ; cow dung, High- 
more, S. D., Sept. 1899 (Carter); cow and horse dung, Brook- 
ings, S. D., Nov. 1899 (Carter) ; cow dung, Kingston, R. I., Dec. 
1899 ; (Underwood) ; cow dung, Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 1900 (Tyler) ; 
cow dung, Auburn, Ala., Aug. 1899 (Earle) ; rabbit dung, Tucson, 
Ariz., Sept. 1900; cow dung, Summit, Family and Great Falls, 
Mont., Aug. 1900 (Griffith & Lange); rabbit dung, Lincoln 
Co., N. M., Aug. 1900 (Earle); cow dung, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 
1900. 
The Arizona specimens have spores much more variable than 
any of the others. They often measure as high,as 1054 in 
length, thus equalling Sporormia gigantea Hansen in size. As 
there are, however, plenty of spores which appear to be normal in 
size, it seems better not to attempt a separation of the species at 
present. 
8. Sporormia tuberculata sp. nov. 
Perithecia scattered, sunken and remaining so at maturity, 
globular to ovate with a long projecting funnel form to irregularly 
tubercular enlarged black beak, 225-275 عام‎ 375-450 p, thin 
membranaceous, black and opaque 
Asci 8-spored, clavate, broadly rounded above and ee 
below into a rather long narrow stipe, persistent, 11-13 / 
130 :م‎ paraphyses filiform, faintly septate, guttulate, 7 with 
Spores biseriate, cylindrical, rounded d the ends, 4-celled, 
deeply constricted and easily separable, 5.5—7 x x 32-33 بن‎ gela- 
tinous envelope rather narrow. (PZ. r5. f. 13-15.) 
Distinctive character : The peculiar beak. 
Cultivated specimens : On goat dung, Ft. Lee, N. J., Jan. 1900; 
horse dung, Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 1900 (Tyler). 
