748 Sphaeriaceae, Phaeodidyoiae, Valsaria. 



gulata, basi effusa; peritheciis oblongis collo elongato, stromate 

 discoque ostiolis punctulato fulvis; ascis cylindraceis, breve stipita- 

 tis, octosporis; sporidiis subinonostichis, ellipsoideis saepius utrin- 

 que acutiusculis, 15-18 y.. long. prirao pallidis dein atro-fuligineis, 

 interdura biguttatis. 



Hab. in ramis Platani occidental is, Ohio Amer. bor. (F. 

 G. Lea), Carolina (Curt.), Connect. (Wright). — Pustul.-B 2 mill. 

 cr. Species disci colore mox dignoscenda. — Colore sporidiorum a 

 cl. Berkeleyo non indicato, ad Choroslatem spectare speciem cen- 

 sui, sed serius, visa descriptione et icone Curr., ad Valsariam 

 duceiidarn non dubito. 



26. Valsarja Cinnamomi (Ces.) Sacc, Melogramma Cinnamomi Ces. 2832 

 Myc. Born. p. 19. — Tuberculis erumpentibus, globosis, extus ru- 

 biginosis, ostiolis nigris punctiformibus, intus nigris; ascis tenui- 



bus subclavatis demum linearibus 90 a. longis; sporidiis uniseria- 

 tis ellipticis 10 y.. longis, fuscellis, uniseptatis. 



Hab. ad corticem Cinuamorai, Ceylon ad Kandy (Beccari). 

 — Facies fere Hypoxyli fusci. 



27. Valsaria clethricola (C. et E.) Sacc Valsa clelhrcecola C. et E. 2833 

 Grevill. V, p. 92. — Peritheciis magnis, coUis uaa erurapentibus; 

 ascis cylindraceis ; sporidiis biglobosis, brunneis, uniseptatis, 18 s 9. 



Hab. in rarais Clethrae alnifolise, New Jersey Amer. bor. 



28. Valsaria nlgrificata (C. et E.) Sacc, Valsa nigrofacta C. et E. 2834 

 Grevill. VI, p. 12, t. 95, f. 4. — Peritheciis paucis raagnis, epi- 

 dermide nigrificata, nitida, tectis; ostiolis coiivergentibus; ascis cy- 

 lindraceis; sporidiis uniseriatis, anguste ellipticis, uniseptatis, medio 

 ■valde constricti.s, brunneis, 22 s 9, loculis fere globosis. 



Hab. in ramis Sassafras, New Jersey Amer. bor. 



29. Valsaria durissima (Fuck.j Sacc Myrmcecium durissimum Fuck. 2835 

 Symb. myc p. 228. — Stroraatibus durissimis, fragilissirais, pro- 

 funde diffractis, erurapentibus, demum subliberis, orbicularibas ob- 

 longisve, ad unciara longis, 2-4 lin. latis, ferruginoso-atro-fusCis, 

 intus subsuberosis, concoloribus; peritheciis periphericis, in stro- 

 mate nidulantibus, minutissimis, globosis, atris; ostiolis prominulis, 

 urabilicatis perforatisque, aterrimis, primo spermatiiferis; sperma- 



tiis minutis, cylindraceis, curvatis, hjalinis; demuin ascigeris; 

 ascis? ; endosporis oblongo-ovatis, didymis, opaco-fuscis, 16 s 8. 



Hab. in caudicibus corticatis siccis Alni glutinosae, pr. CE- 

 strich Rhenogovia?. 



30. Valsaria foedans (Karst.) Sacc Phceosperma /cedans Karst. Myc. 2836 



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