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Spii.eronema c^spitosum 71. sp. 



Perithecia csespitose, cylindrical or slipjhtly tapering upward, 

 black; o-lobule black, shining; spores sub fusiform, .00045' long. 



Dead branches oi Ilex verticillata. Sandlake and Center. May 

 and June. 



This species is remarkable for its tufted mode of growth and its 

 black globule. 



Sph^konema minutissimum n. sp. 



Perithecia scattered, minute, sphi^riform or subconical, obtuse, 

 easily separating from the matrix, black ; globule whitish ; spores 

 oblong, simple, hyaline, .00028' long. 



Dead branches of black cherry, Prunus serotina. Ilelderberg 

 Mts. May. 



The perithecia are seated on the inner bark and leave a small 

 round cavity in the epidermis when broken off. They render the 

 branch rough to the touch. 



SPHJi:KONEMA PALLIDUM n. Sp. 



Perithecia scattered, erumpent, subconical, obtuse, surrounded 

 by the ruptured epidermis, black ; globule pallid or whitish, per- 

 sistent; spores fusiform, slightly curved, pointed at each end, 

 usually containing two or three nuclei, .00065' long. 



Dead branches of mountain ash, Pyrus Americana. Sandlake. 

 June. 



ACROSPEKMUM COMPKESSUM Tode. 



Dead stems of herbs. Guilderland and West Albany. May. 



Sph.eropsis Malorum Berlc. 



Old apples. ]S"ew Scotland, Albany county. May. 



Sph.eropsis Platani n. sp. 



Perithecia hemispherical or convex, thin, black, white within, 

 erumpent; ostiole minute, papillaaform ; spores elliptical or oblong, 

 colored, .0007'-.001' long. 



Fallen branches of Platanits ocGidentalis. Bethlehem. April. 

 The rupture of the epidermis is usually triradiate. 



Sph^ropsis Pericarpii n. sp. 



Perithecia small, slightly deviated, hemispherical, covered by 

 the epidermis, then rupturing it at the apex; spores colored, 

 ' .0009' long. 



Old husks of hickory nuts. Albany. May. 



