Sphseriaceae, Allantosporse, Cryptovalsa. 187 



Rab. in ramis emortuis Salicis e sectione Caprese cultae ia - 

 horto botanico, Miinster, Germania. 



CRYPTOVALSA Ces. et De Not. Schema Sfer. it. p. 29 (Etym. cry- 

 pios abditus, et Valsa). — Stroma effiisum, eutypeum plerumque 

 corticale, rarius ligneum, intus ssepius atroinquinaas. Perithecia 

 immersa, ostiolo parum emergente, srepius exarato. Asci stipitati, 

 polyspori, aparaphysati. Sporidia allantoidea, hyaliao-luteola. Sper- 

 raogonia in nonnullis nota, cytisporoidea. 



1. Cryptovalsa protracta (Pers.) De Not. p. p. Sfer. ital. p. 40, t. 46, 690 

 Sacc. Myc. Ven. Spec. p. 134, t. XIV, f. 11-13, Valsa protracta 

 (Pers.) Nits. Pyr. Germ. p. 155. — Stromate longe lateque effuso, 

 corticis crassioris, in superficie immutatse, substantiam interiorem 

 lignique suppositi superficiem atroinquinante; peritheciis cortici 

 immersis lignoque adnatis monostichis, plus minus dense stipatis, 

 rarius sparsis, saepissime sub corticis rimis seriatim dispositis, atris, 

 majusculis, ovatis, adscendentibus, in collum breve, crassum, cylin- 

 dricum sensim attenuatis ostioloque nounihil incrassato, parum pro- 

 minulo, rotundato ac rimis 4 leviter exarato, tandem perforato in- 

 structis; ascis cyhndrico-clavatis, longissime pedicellatis, polyspo- 

 ris, 75-100^9 (p. sporif.); sporidiis in asci lumine apicem versus 

 maxime attenuato conglobatis, cylindricis, curvulis, dilute fusce- 

 scentibus, 10-12=^272-3. 



Hah. in ramis corticatis Aceris campestris in Germania, 

 Gallia, Italia, frequens. — Cl. Fabre, Spher. Vaucl., ad hanc spe- 

 ciem forte non immerito ducit C. arnpelinam, C. Nilschkei etc. 



2. Cryptovalsa ampelina (Nits.) Fuck. Symb. 312, C. protracta De qqi 

 Not. p. p, Echusias Vitis Hazl., Valsa ampelina (Fuck.) Nits. 

 Pyr. Germ. p. 156. — Stromate nunc longe lateque effuso Vitis 

 sarmenta continue ambiente, nunc contra brevi, maculseformi, cor- 

 tici immerso ejusque substantiam nec non ligni suppositi super- 

 ficiem tandem atroinquinante, corticis strato supremo immaculato 

 tecto, haud raro elevato-protuberante; peritheciis ligno adnatis, 

 raonostichis, dense confertis, nunc ordine aequali dispositis nunc 

 seriatim ordinatis, majusculis, erectis, atris, exacte globosis, in 

 collum breve, crassum, cylindricum subito attenuatis, ostiolo plus 

 minus prominulo, rotundato v. conico-truncato, ruguloso, vix um- 

 quam conspicue sulcato instructis ; ascis cylindrico-clavatis, longis- 

 sime pedicellatis, polysporis, 75-90 ::; 8-9 (p. sporif.) ; sporidiis in 

 asci luraine apicem versus plerumque vehementer attenuato con- 



