Sphaeriacese, Allantosporse, Valsa. 129 



chis, in inferiore et superiore contra monostichis, cylindricis v. 

 obtuse fusiforraibus, nonnihil curvatis v. rectis, hyalinis, 5-15- 

 (plerumque 8-10)^:2^2-4. — Spermogonia cy tisporoidea ; sperma- 

 tiis allantoideis, 5^:1,5, longe stipitatis. 



Hab. in ramis Aceris Pseudoplatani, Cappenberg, Ger- 

 mania et in Suecia. 



75. Valsa decidua C, et E. New Jersey Fungi in Grevillea VII, p. 9. 503 

 — Pustulis elongatis, erumpentibus ; peritheciis minimis, atris, stro- 

 mate furfuraceo brunneo exceptis (12-20), ostiolis elongatis, de- 

 mum partim deciduis; ascis clavatis; sporidiis allantoideis, minimis, 

 hyalinis, 10 f/. long. curvatis. 



Hab. in ramis Azaleae in New Jersey (Am. bor.). 



76. Valsa subscripta (Fr.) Cooke Vals. Un. St. 116. Sph. tessella [i. 504 

 S. subscripta Fr. S. M. II. 395, nec Wallr. — Peritheciis circi- 

 nantibus, linea cingente subobliterata, ostiolis in disculo erumpen- 



te solitariis; ascis minutis; sporidiis allantoideis, minutis. 



Hab. in ramis Robiniae in Carolina infer. — Affinis Valsce 

 salicince. 



77. Valsa stenopora Tul. Sel fung. Carp. III. — Circinata, epider- 595 

 mide pustulata tecta, ostiolis in disculum minutura atrura erumpen- 

 tem convergentibus, minute pertusis ; ascis tereti-clavatis, 40-50 ^ 

 4-5, octosporis ; sporidiis allantoideis, hyalinis, 10 ^ 1,5-2. — Sper- 

 raogonia Cytisporam sistentia, frequentissiraa. 



Hab. in rarais languidis Alni glutinosee in Gallia et Ita- 

 lia boreali. 



78. Valsa Alni Peck. 25 Rep. p. 103. — Peritheciis cortice interio- 506 

 re nidulantibus, nigris; ostiolis brevibus, nigris, obtusis, discura 

 parvum nigricantem, SGepe transverse erumpentera punctulantibus ; 

 sporidiis sparsis aut distichis, allantoideis, 10-13 f^. long. hyalinis. 



Hab. in Amer. bor., Center, in truncis et rarais Alni, qui 

 tunc longe lateque asperuli fiunt. 



79. Valsa americana B. et C. North Araer. Fungi n. 872, Cooke 507 

 Valsei of Un. St. 114. — Pustulis epidermide tectis; ostiolis con- 

 gestis nec stellatis ; ascis clavatis; sporidiis allantoideis, 10-12 i; 2. 



Hab. in rarais arborura variarum v. g. Alni serrulatse in 

 Amer. bor. frequens seque ac E. stellulata, Vix forte diversa a 

 V. Alni Peck. 



80. Valsa truncata C. et Peck. 25 Rep. of St. Mus. p. 103, Cooke gQg 

 Valsei U. S. p. 117. — Erumpens, prorainens, truncata; perithe- 

 ciis 6-8, cortice interiore nidulantibas, globosis, nigris, collis in 



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