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SpatJiularia. Barren stems occur, obtusely pointed at the 

 apex and destitute of a head. The species belongs to the 

 subgenus Coryne, and seems to be related to Coryne gyro- 

 cephala B. & C, but its larger size and different color easily 

 distinguish it. The changed color of the dried plants is 

 readily restored by soaking in water. 



Dacrymyces fragiformis Nees. 



Decaying wood- Adirondack Mountains. August. 

 This plant retains its bright red color in the dried state. 

 It produces an abundance of moniliform strings of conidia. 



DlTIOLA RADICATA Fr. 



Decaying wood. Buffalo and Olean. Clinton. Forest- 

 burgh. Spring and Autumn. 



Reticularia umbrina Fr. 



Old logs in woods. Forestburgh. September. 

 The silvery hue of the peridium is conspicuous and 

 beautiful. 



Diderma umbilicatum Pers. 



Decaying wood. Adirondack Mountains. August. 



The specimens when collected were old and imperfect, but 

 the very large columella leaves scarcely a doubt of the cor- 

 rectness of the determination. 



Phoma Syringjs B. & C. 



Bark of Syringa. Buffalo. Clinton. 



Identified by comparison with specimens received from 



Dr. Curtis. 



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Phoma ellipticum n. sp. 



Perithecia at first covered by the epidermis, then free, 

 scattered, elliptical, black ; spores oblong-elliptical, color- 

 less, with a small nucleus near each end, .00035' long, .00016' 

 broad. 



Dead stems of Galium ooreale. West Albany. May. 

 The perithecia are rather large and when broken from the 

 matrix leave a whitish spot surrounded by a black line. 



Septoria Verbena D. & R. 



Yerbena leaves. Poughkeepsie. Gerard. 



Djscosia Macul^ecola Gerard. 



Living leaves of Smilax rotundifolia. Poughkeepsie= 

 Gerard. 



