Sphaeriaceae, Allantosporse, Cryptosphseria. 183 



10 p. sporif ; sporidiis in asci lumine, apicem versus attenuato sub- 

 distichis v. conglobatis, cyliudricis, curvulis, dilute fuscescentibus, 

 14-18 s 3. — Spermogonia unicellularia ; spermatiis filiformi-cur- 

 vatis, 40-48 ^ 1 ; cirrhis roseis v. luteis. 



Hab. in ramis emortuis Fraxini excelsioris in Suecia, 

 Germania, Italia, Britannia, Lusitania et Gallia. 



2. Cryptosphaeria populina (Pers.) Sacc. Sph. populma Pers. Ic. Fung. ^"^^ 

 p. 52, t. 21, f. 5. Sph. Cortwis Fr. nec auct. Angl. Sphceria, 

 Valsa et Crypiosphoeria millepunctata Nits. Pyr. Germ. p. 161, 

 Fuck., Karst., Sacc. etc. nec Grev. — Stromate effuso, nunc bre- 



vi, nunc contra longe lateque effuso, ramosque ambiente, cortici 

 innato, spurio; peritheciis corticis interioris parenchymati incolo- 

 rato V. tandem atroinquinato immersis, peridermio contiguo, omni- 

 no non mutato, rarius parum elevato v. obscurato, ostiolis atro- 

 punctato tectis, monostichis, dense confertis v. laxe ac sine ordi- 

 ne sparsis, majusculis, globosis, coUo brevissimo, ostiolo minuto, 

 prominulo, hemisphserico, ruguloso, immo obscure sulcato instru- 

 ctis ; ascis anguste clavatis, longissime pedicellatis, octosporis 40 ^ 

 5-8 p. sporif. ; sporidiis in asci lumine apicem versus attenuato 

 subdistichis, cylindricis, curvulis, fuscescentibus, 8-12;; 2. 



Hab. in ramis emortuis Populi tremulse, P. nigrae, P al- 

 bse in Suecia, Germania, Belgio, Italia, Sibiria, Lusitania, Fenuia. 



— Var. Prunorum; sporidiis minoribus, 7-9 :i 1-1,5, subolivaceis. 



— Malmedy. — An haec potius ad E. myriocapam referenda? 



3. CryptosphaBria vicinula (Nyl.) Karst. Mjcol. Fenn. II. 101. Sphm- 677 

 ria vicinula Nyl. in Flora 1863, p. 322. — Stromate effuso, ple- 

 rumque brevi, maculiformi, discreto vel confluente cortici interio- 



ri incolorato vel tandem atroinquinato inuato ; peritheciis immer- 

 sis, peridermio plus minus elevato, laevigato, primum immutato, 

 dein cinerascente, tandem in crustam tenuem, continuam, aequalem, 

 atram mutato tectis, sphoeroideis vel mutua pressione angulatis, 

 collis brevissimis ostiolisque prominulis, hemisphsericis vel subsphse- 

 roideis, rugosis, tandem plus minus sulcatis et rudibus, minutis ; 

 ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, longissirae pedicellatis, 43-60 ^ 7-9 p. 

 sporif. ; sporidiis subdistichis, rectis, ina^quilateralibus vel leniter 

 curvulis, oblongatis, subfuscis, 9-14 ;; 3-5. 



Hab. ad corticem Salicum et Alni in Feniiia et Lapponia 

 passim. — Habitu, e stroraatibus rainoribus atque elevatioribus 

 pendente, sporidiis et ascis majoribus a C. raillepunctata diversa. 

 4. Cryptosphaeria myriocarpa(Nits.)Sacc., Valsa m^r.Nits.Pjr.Germ. 678 



