REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST I9IO 39 



Sphaeropsis smilacis latispora n. var. 



Dead branches of hispid greenbrier, Smilax hispida Muhl. 

 Yates, Orleans co. March. C. E. Fairman. 



This variety differs from the typical form in its broader spores. 

 Spores 17-20 !J- long, 11-13 // broad. In the type they are 15-20 

 long, 6-8 jj. broad. 



Sporae 17-20 x 11-13/^.. 



Sporotrichum grisellum Sacc. 

 Dead bark. Ithaca. G. F. Atkinson. Collected by C. O. Smith. 



Theloschistes flavicans Wallr. 



On red cedar, J u n i p e r u s v i r g i n i a n a L. Orient Point. 

 April. R. Latham. This is a beautiful lichen but the specimens 

 are sterile. 



Thlaspi perfoliatum L. 



Geneva. May. F. C. Stewart. A rare plant introduced from 

 Europe. 



Trichothecium subgriseum n. sp. 



Hyphae thinly effused, covering the matrix with a very thin 

 grayish buff subvelvety stratum, sparsely branched, septate, hyaline, 

 6-8 M thick ; spores obovate or oblong-elliptic, simple or obscurely 

 uniseptate, hyaline, 16-24 // long, 8-10 !j. broad. 



Decaying wood of yellow birch, Betula lutea Mx. and sugar 

 maple, Acer saccharum Marsh. Fine. August. 



Apparently related to Trichothecium g r i s e u m Speg. 

 but differing in its branching hyphae and more narrow and often 

 simple spores. 



Hyphae tenuiter effusae, matricerh strato tenue, griseo-luteolo sub- 

 velutino obducentes, sparse ramosae, septatae, hyalinae, 6-8 // latae ; 

 sporae obovatae oblongae vel ellipsoideae, continuae vel obscure 

 uniseptatae, hyalinae, 16-24 x 8-10 />.. 



Triosteum perfoliatum L. 



Glenmont, Albany co. June. S. H. Rurnham. The specimens 

 formerly attributed to this species are now referred to Trios- 

 teum a u r a n t i a c u m Bickn. which is the more common species 

 in the northern part of the State. 



