10*M) SphjeropsidneciP. Excipulacefe, Sporonema. 



p. 143. — Acervulis subcutaneis. minutissimis; sporulis curvatis, 

 hyalinis, biseptatis, apice seta obliqua, basi tribus setis divergen- 

 tibus vestitis, 20-25 >^ 3-4. 



Hab. in caulibus siccis Bupleuri falcati in Gallia. 



DOTHICHIZA Lib. — Syll. III, p. G71, X. p. 432, XI, p. 559. 



1. Dothichiza serotina Atk. BuU. Cornell Univ. III, n. 1, 1897, 39 16 

 p. 33. — Peritheciis in areis magnis dimidium foliorum occupan- 

 tibus insidentibus, hypophyllis nigris, erumf)entibus , 50-80 u, 

 diam., tandem late apertis, margine plus minusve recurvato: spo- 

 rulis cyUndraceis, continuis, hyaUnis, 10-14 >^ 1 '/,-2 '/^. 



rlah. in foliis Pruni serotinse, Auburn, Alabama Amer. bor. 



SPORONEMA Desm. — Syll. III, p. 677, X, p. 434. 



1. Sporonema CamelliaB Earle, Bull. Torr. Bot. Cl. 1897, p. 32. — 3947 

 Epiphyllum; maculis magnis, albis, brunneo-marginatis, 2-5 cm. 

 diam.; peritheciis dense sparsis, innatis, epidermidem elevantibus, 

 orbicularibus v. subelongatis, jilerumque rima dehiscentibus, in- 

 terdum stellatim laciniatis, demum discoideis, circiter 2(X) a. diam.; 

 sporulis cylindraceis, utrinque obtuse rotundatis, interdum curvu- 



lis, vulgo biguttatis, 12-18^4-5; basidiis brevibus crassisque. spo- 

 rulam subffiquantibus, vulgo simplicibus. 



Hal). in foliis vivis Camellire japonicfe pr. Auburn, Ala- 

 bama Amer. bor. 



2. Sporonema llicls Earle, Bull. Torr. Bot. Cl. 1897, p. 32. — Epi- 39-is 

 phyllum; maculis magnis, albescentibus, emortuis; peritheciis ssepe 

 suliconcentrice dispcsitis v. dense sparsis, magnis, brunneis, mem- 

 branaceis, epidermide innatis, plerumque subelongatis, epidermi- 

 dem elevantibus eamque longitudinaliter v. stpllatim findentibus; 

 sporulis continuis, ellipticis. hyalinis, basidiis brevibus simplicibus 

 hyalinis suffultis, 12-15 v 4-6. 



Hab. in foliis languidis Ilicis opacse pr. Auburn, Alabama 

 Amer. bor. (Underwood). 



3. Sporonema strobillnum Desm.-Sacc. Syll. III, p. 678. -*Sp. ramu- ;394y 

 lorum Vestergr. Oefv. K. \'et.-Acad. Forh. 1897, n. I, p. 45. — 

 Peritheciis per rimam longitudinalem corticis prorumpentibus, ini- 



tio clausis, astomis, sphseroideis, rugosiusculis, 0,5-0,7 mra. diam., 

 mox valvulis 4-5 plus minus distinctis late patellariformiter aper- 

 tis, 1-1 '/, mm. diam., coriaceis, nigris, textura grosse parenchy- 

 matica, olivaceo-fuliginea, cellulis 9-13 u. diam.; hyphis fuligineis, 



