Pyrenomycetfe, Asterinese, Phragmospors' , A.-t-riiliella. 701 



22-26 ^' 18-22 ; paraphysibus numerosis, filiformibus ; sporidiis ob- 

 longo-fusoideis, fasciculatis, flavis, demum brunneis, 3-4-septatis, 

 leniter constrictis, 18-20 >^ 6-7. 



Hab. in foliis Arctostaphyli bicoloris in California. 



6. Asterjdium novum Fautr. et Lamb. Eev. Mycol. 1896, p. 142. -— 2679 

 Peritheciis gregariis superficialibus, glabris, minutis, parencbymar 

 ticis, irregulariter pertusis, brunneo-nigris ; ascis longe pedicellatis, 

 usque ad 180 « 24, paraphysatis ; sporidiis hyalinis, 3-septatis, 22- 



26 « 6. 



Hdb. in foliis putridis Phoenicis dactyliferse in Gallia. 



7. Asterldium ChusqueaB Eehm, Hedw. 1896, p. (150). — Mycelio 2m 

 hypophyllo, plagulas sparsas orbiculares, radiantes, 2-4 mra. lat. 

 nigrofuscas, ex hyphis ramosis, septatis, fuscidulis, 3 (i. lat. con- 

 textas formante; peritheciis 2-6 conglomeratis, sessilibus, glabris, 

 mollibus, parenchymatico-contextis, fuscis, 250 ^j.. diam.; ascis piri- 

 formibus, crassis, apice elongatis, 80-45 « 9-10, 8-sporis; sporidiis 

 subclavatis, rectis, 2-4-cellularibus, in quaque cellula nucleum oleo- 

 sum continentibus, albo-fuscidulis, 7-12 « 2,5-3, distichis ; paraphy- 

 sibus nullis. 



Hab. ad folia viva Chusquese in ^quatoria (Lagerheim). 



ASTERIDIELLA Mc Alp. Proc of the Linn. Soc. of N. S. Wales, ^^^ 

 1897, p. 38, tab. I, fig. 4-9. (Etym. Asteridium, cui affinis). — /''aZ_ 

 Sporidia multiseptata, brunnea (non hyalina ; cetera Asterince vel 

 Asteridii. — Species Asteridii plenius exam.inand?e, plures enim 

 ob sporidia plus minus colorata ad Asteridiellam spectare videntur. 



1. Asteridlelia Solani Mg Alp. 1. c. — Mycelio amphigeno et ramu- 2681 

 licolo, crustas confertas, minutas, nigras, plerumque orbiculares 

 ssepe confluentes, facile solubileS;, grumosas efficiente, reticulato 

 et hyphis delicatis hyalinis septatis copiose ramosis circiter 3 p. 

 latis matrici affixis sensim in hyphas coloratas transeuntibus com- 

 posito; hyphis coloratis atro-brunneis, rigidis, crasse tunicatis, 

 dense intricatis, septatis, ramosis, 8-9'/, p. latis, ramuhs ultimis 

 plerumque 1-septatis et pallidioribus ; peritheciis aggregatis, de- 

 presso-globosis, nigris, verrucosis, 130-330 p. diam. ; ascis oblongis 

 V. cylindraceis, plerumque 4-sporis, 38-64^13-26 (immaturis); 

 sporidiis brunneis, oblongis, 4-septatis, ad septa leniter constrictis, 

 utrinque rotundatis, 36-44 « 14-15; pycnidiis globosis, pureo-brun- 

 neis, ore circulari apertis, pariete e cellulis minutis polygonalibus 

 100-140 p. diam. composito; sporulis minatis, subglobosis v. ova- 



