^pliferiucetG, Phfeodidymae, Valsaria. 129 



8. Melanconiella Meschuttii (Ell. et Ev.) Herl, et Vogl. Valsa Me- 0020 

 schutlii V.W. et Kv. iii Biill. Torr. bot. Club. 1883, p. 117. — Pe- 

 ritheciis 10-20, circinatis, in stromate lenticulari, nigro, orbiculari 

 vel ellipsoideo, superficio interiorc corticis, insidente immersis; ostio- 

 lis brevibus, cylindraceis, in discum, sordide brunneum, epidernai- 

 dem transverse rumpentem collectis, apice distincte 4-rimoso ; ascis 

 circiter, 75-10 p. sp. ; sporidiis distichis, ellipsoideis, leniter curvis, 

 11-16^:6-8, uniseptatis. vix constrictis, primum subhyalinis demum 

 brunneis, utrinque appendicula hyalina, corniformi, mox evanida 

 ornatis. 



Hab. in ramis emortuis Betulfo, Planfield Americce borealis 

 (GeorciE F, Meschutt). 



VALSARIA Ces. et De Not. — Sacc. Syll. I, p. 741. 



*1. Valsaria atrata Sacc. et Br. Misc. Myc. II. p. 22, n. 97 tab. XI, fiu3o 

 f]g. 29, — Stromatibus gregariis, cortice initio tectis et ligno su- 

 perficie late nigrificato basi aduaiis, globoso-conoideis, aterrimis ; 

 peritheciis stromate iramersis, paucis, globulosis, ostiolis breviter 

 emergentibus, papillatis; ascis cylindracois, breve stipitatis, copiose 

 paraphysatis, octosporis; sporidiis monostichis, ellipsoideo-oblongis, 

 constricto-1-septatis, 17-20=; 8-11, initio flavicanti-olivaceis, 2-gut- 

 tulatis, dein opace fuligineis. 



Hab. in caulibus emortuis Brassicfc oleracea; acervatis, 

 Troyes Galliae (Bri.\rd). 



*2. Valsaria nigrospora (Peck) Berl. et Vogl. Diatrype nigrospora imx 

 Peck in 33 Rep. Stat. p. 33. — Stromato minuto, subtili, orbiculari, 

 pustulato, nigrescente v. nigro, epidermidem elevante et eam stella- 

 tim v. transverse rumpente; peritheciis parcis, ssepe 6-12, ligno in- 

 sculptis, stromateque sursum tectis ; ostiolis vix prominulis, discum 

 subcinereum v, nigrescentem pcrforantibus ; ascis subcjiindraceis, 8- 

 sporis; sporidiis stipatis vel distichis, oblongo-ellipsoideis, obtusis, 

 sa^po leniter curvulis, uniseptatis, lG-8, loculis crasse 1-guttatis, 

 primun.i pallidis, demum coloratis. 



Hab. in ramis emortuis Betuhe luteie, Quaker Street Ame- 

 riciB borealis. 



*3. Valsaria Bignoniae (Schw.) Cooke in CTrevillea XIII, p. 39, Spluv- 4191 

 ria lUgnoiiitD Schw. Syn. .\mer. bor. n, 1310 et Sacc. Syll. II, 

 p. 383. — Sporidia olivaceo-brunnea, uniseptata, 15^8. 



*4. Valsaria RobiniaB (Schw.) Cooke in Grevillea XIII, p. '67, SphiV- ms 



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