354 Spha?riaceae, Phfeosporae, Hj-poxylon. 



t. 117. — Stromatibus typice globoso-hemispha^ricis. parvis, lVs~2 

 mill. diam., v. quandoque effuso-pulvinatis, arabitu elongato vario- 

 ve, initio rubiginosis extusque velutino conidiophoris, tandem cu- 

 preo-fuscis, intus cinnamomeis; conidiis minimis ovoideis, 3s2, 

 hyalinis, hyphis fasciculatis, pallide fuligineis, filiformibus, 60^2, 

 suffultis; peritheciis in stromatis periphseria distiche v. subtristi- 

 che crebre stipatis, exiguis, subrotundis, atris in ostiolum acute 

 conoideum prominulum desinentibus ; ascis cylindraceis, 60 =; 5, p. 

 sporif., pseudoparaphysibus guttulatis obvallatis, Ssporis ; sporidiis 

 oblique monostichis, naviculari-fusoideis, 8 =; 4, utrinque acutiuscu- 

 lis, plerumque 2-guttulatis, fuligineis. 



Hab. in ramis semidecorticatis putrescentibus Fagi sylvati- 

 ca\ in sylva Cansiglio, Treviso, Italise bor. — Stromatibus parvis 

 typice semiglobosis, peritheciis rainutis subtristichis et praesertim 

 ostiolis acute papillatis prominulis a cseteris speciebus mihi notis 

 distincfum. 



4. Hypoxylon hypomiltum Mont. Syll. Crypt. n. 733, Berk. Fungi of i336 

 Ceylon n. 1072. — Convexo-applauatum. orbiculare, effuso-con- 

 fiuens, minutissime granulosum, atro-purpureum, lignum circum 

 circa rubigine tingens, intus manifeste rubiginosum, peritheciis col- 

 liculosura prominulis monostichis ovato-oblongis, intus nigris pul- 

 vere rubiginoso interspersis, collabentibus, ostiolis punctiformibus 



vix conspicuis; sporidiis 8,5-10^:5. 



Jlab. ad lignum putridum. Cayenna (Leprieur), ad ramos pu- 

 tres. Central province, Ceylon (Berk.). 



5. Hypoxylon argillaceum (Pers.) Berk. Outl. 387. Nits. Pyr. Germ. p. 1337 

 29, Sph. argiUarea Pers. Syn. p. 10, nec Friesii quas ad H. riiul- 

 liforme specfat. — Stromate peridermio erurapente, deinde super- 

 ticiali. subgloboso, discreto. rarius connato, argillaceo, intus nigri- 

 caiite, maturo peritheciis monostichis, raro irregulariter polysti- 

 chis, ovatis, exiguis, confertis, prominulis minute mammilloso, fra- 

 giformi; hymenio conidifero ex albido cervino v. pallide argillaeeo; 

 conidiis exiguis, ovatis, hyalinis; sterigraatibus longis, parce ra- 

 mosis, septatis; ascis cylindricis, longissime ac tenuiter pedicella- 



tis, octosporis, paraphysibus tenuissimis, simplicibus longe supera- 

 tis, 140 i; 16 p. sporif, ; sporidiis monostichis, late ovatis, obtusis- 

 simis, ina-quilateralibus, nigricantibus, strato mucoso, hyalino, te- 

 nui cinctis, 22-24 ^ 10-12. 



llab. in trnncis prapcipue Fraxini; rarius Fagi et Betu- 

 lae in Germania, Britannia, Belgio, Italia, St. Unit., Canada. — 



