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sphieria (cerat0st0m2e) subdenudata u. sp. 



Perithecia immersed or superficial, subglobose, .02-.025' broad, black, 

 sometimes bearing a few scattered straight black hairs ; ostiola cylindrical, 

 straight or slightly curved, blunt, sometimes oblique, in length equal to or a 

 little shorter than the diameter of the perithecia ; asci cylindrical ; spores 

 uniseriate, simple, oblong-elliptical, uninucleate, colorless, .0005'-. 00055' 

 long, .0002' broad. 



Much decayed wood. Catskill Mountains. Sept. 



This species, by reason of its somewhat hairy perithecia, might be sought 

 among the Villosse. The perithecia are sometimes deeply sunk in the soft 

 matrix, and have only the ostiola exposed, again they are nearly or quite 

 superficial. 



Sph^eria livida Ft. 



Dry hard hemlock knots. Catskill Mountains. July. 



SEHiERIA (CAULICOL-ffi) HUMULINA fl. sp. 



Perithecia small, slightly prominent, covered by the blackened epidermis ; 

 ostiola minute, piercing the epidermis ; asci cylindrical ; spores uniseriate, 

 elliptical, triseptate, colorless, .0006 long, .0003' broad. 



Dead hop stems. Carlisle. June. 



Sph^eria infectoria Fckl. 



Culms and sheaths of Calamagrostis arenaria. Buffalo. Oct. Clinton, 



Sph^erella Peckti Spegaz. 



Fallen leaves of Amelanchler Canadensis. Center. May. 



Sph^irella septorioides n. sp. 



Spots few, orbicular, angular or irregular, white ; perithecia numerous 

 minute, hypophyllous, black ; asci oblong ; spores crowded, uniseptate, color- 

 less, .0005' long, the two cells nearly equal. 



Living leaves of Thalictrum dioicum. Central Bridge. June. 



The spots are very white, and so thin that the perithecia show through the 

 tissues of the leaf. The external resemblance to species of Septoria suggests 

 the specific name. 



REMARKS AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Viola blanda Willd. 



A noticeable form of this violet occurs about Albany. It has the calyx 

 peduncles and petioles tinged with dull red, the flowers rather large, the petals 

 scarcely greenish at the base, and the fragrance wanting. The leaves are 

 sometimes rather coarsely hairy. 



