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liristles, at length collapsing. Asci sublanceolate, sessile 30-35 x 5-6 //. 

 Paraphyses ? Sporidia biseriate, clavate-oblong or subfusoid, hyaline, 

 2-3-nucleate, 7-8x2-2| /i."' 



On chips in woods, New York (Peck), on bark of a hickory 

 barrel hoop in a cellar, Newfield, N. J. 



The New Jersey specc. agree entirely with specc. from Peck. 

 We can not see any paraphyses or any septum in the sporidia. 



Tr. acanthostroma, (Mont.) 



Sphesria acanihosiroma , Mont. Syll. Crypt. No. 792 et Guy. No. 558. 



SphiEria ciilcitella, B. & Rav. in Rav. Car. IV, 53 and Sphceria culcitella, B. & C. 



in N. Pac. Expl. Expd. p. 128, No. 158. 

 Spharia aculeata, B. & Br. (Sec. Cke. in Grev. XV, p. 122;. 

 TrickospkcEvia acanthostroma, Sacc. Syll. 1754. 

 Scortechinia acanthostroma, in Additamenta to Sacc. Syll. p. 68. 

 Kxsicc. Rav. Fungi Car. IV, 53. — Rav.' F. Am. 671, 749. — Ell. & Evrht. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 2356. 

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Perithecia very small, globose, gregariously crowded, smooth, 

 black, without any prominent ostiolum, depressed and perforated in 

 the center, seated on and surrounded by a subiculum composed of 

 interwoven, septate hyphse with short, spine-like branches. Sporidia 

 ovate-oblong, hyaline, 2-3-nucleate, 5-6 x 2-2^ /i. 



On bark, Carolina to Louisiana. 



The subiculum often remains sterile. 



Tr. Solaris, (C. & E.) 



sphceria Solaris, C. & E. Grev. V, p. 53, tab. 81. 

 Byssosphesria Solaris, C. & E. Grev. XV, p. 122. 

 LasiosphiEria Solaris, Sacc. Syll. 3578. 



Perithecia gregarious, globose, pierced above, black, emerging 

 from a brown, pulverulent, conidiophorous mycelium; ostiolum radiate- 

 sulcate, not prominent. Asci cylindrical. Sporidia uniseriate, 30x6 /i, 

 curved, subclavate, hyaline, continuous. Conidia in clusters on the 

 apices of short, septate, simple threads, which constitute the subiculum, 

 12-14x8 n, almond-shaped, opake, brown (Acrotheca Solaris Sacc.) 



On decaying maple wood (not pine), Newfield, N. J. 



This appears to be rare, as it has only been met with once, and 

 then only \'ery sparingly. 



Tr. flavida, E. & E. (in Herb.) 



Perithecia thickly gregarious, superficial, membranaceous, brown- 

 ish-black, 125 /I diaiii., globose, clothed rather sparingly with straight, 

 black, continuous spines aliout 35 x 3 a, astomous, collapsing when 

 dry. Asci fisciculate, sublanceolate, aliout 35x3 ijl, sessile, apar- 

 aphysate. Sporidia biseriate, cylindrical, straight, nucleate, hyaline, 

 5-6x11/^. 



