Sphssriacese, Allantosporse, Cryptovalsa. 191 



Syll. Crypt. n. 819. Notice etc, in Ann., 2, 1, p. 297, t. 13, f. 1, Ces. 

 et De Not. Scheraa Sf. 203. — Effusa, immersa; peritheciis ex- 

 tus intusque nigris, sphsericis, confertis, nunc cortici interiori, nunc 

 et ligno inquinato immersis, ostiolis maximis superficialibus de- 

 mum cupulaeformibus ; ascis fusiformi-subclavatis sporidia copiosa 

 oblonga incurviuscula inordinate foventibus. 



Hab. in ramis Carpini, Sedan (Gallia). — An var. Crypto- 

 vaUcG Nitschkei? 



12. Cryptovalsa Citri Catt. Arch. Bot. Critt. II. 379, t. XXIII, f. 1-4. 70i 



— Stromate longe lateque extenso v. valsiformi-interrupto, corti- 

 ce secedente, emergente, lignum penetrante lineolisque nigris cir- 

 cumscripto; peritheciis ligno immersis confertis non vero coalitis, 

 ostiolis brevibus, papillatis cum stromatis superflcie concretis; ascis 

 crasse clavatis stipitatis, p. sporif. 74 u.. longa, polysporis; spori- 

 diis allantoideis, curvis, hyalinis, 12 i; 3. 



Hab. in radicibus crassioribus, cortice saepe orbatis, Citri Li- 

 monii, Brindisi, Ital. merid. et Sicilia. 



13. Cryptovalsa elevata (Berk.) Sacc. Sphceria elevata Berk. Decad. 702 

 of fung. n. 71, Curr. Linn. Trans. XXII, t. 47, f. 109, EutAjpa 

 elevata Cooke Handb. n. 2404, Crypt. Rabenhorstii v. Fici Ca- 

 riccB Mich. I. 22. — Elongata, emergens, nigra v. grisea; peri- 

 theciis gregariis, globosis, mediocribus, ligno immersis; ostiolis co- 

 nicis, vertice punctiformi; ascis clavatis, polysporis; sporidiis al- 

 lantoideis, olivaceis, 15-17 a. long. (Curr.). 



Hab. in ramis emortuis Evonymi in Britannia, Fici Cari- 

 cae, in Italia. — Sec. Berk. sporidia 7,5-8,5 u. long. — Lecta 

 quoque in Tasmania. 



DIATRYPE Fr. p. p. Nits. Pyr. Germ. p. 64. (Etym. a diatrypao, 

 perforo). — Stroma a matricis substantia heterogeneum, erumpenti- 

 subsuperficiale, effusum v. disciforme. Perithecia stromate immer- 

 sa, collis V. ostiolis non v. vix convergentibus. Asci octospori, sti- 

 pitati, aparaphysati ; sporidia allantoidea, minuta, subluteola. — In 

 nonnuUis spermogonia et conidia nota {Cytispora et Libertella). 



— Genus, speciebus primariis prfedistinctis, rite definitum : quibus 

 additse sunt plurimag species, imperfecte descriptae, quarum pars 

 forte ad Eutypam v. EutypeUam aptus transferenda videtur. 



1. Diatrype discifbrmis (Hoffm.) Fr. Summ. Veg. Scand. p. 385. Nits. 703 

 Pyr. Germ. p. 67. Sacc. Myc. Ven. Spec. p. 150, t. XV, f. 15-17 

 et Fungi ital. t. 462. Sph, disciformis Hoffm. Veg. Crypt. I, p. 15. 



