280 



S. acicola, Cke. & Hark. Grev. XIII, p. 20. 



Scattered, minute, subinnate. Perithecia globose-depi'essed, scat- 

 tered, membranaceous, brownish-black. Asci short-clavate, 8-spored. 

 Sporidia clavate-elliptical, uniseptate, liyaline, yellowish, one cell glo- 

 bose, the other narrower and subconical, 7x3^. 



On pine leaves, California. 



S. Canadensis, E. & E. (in Herb.) 



Perithecia scattered, minute, buried, with the apex and subpapilli- 

 form, perforated ostiolum erumpent. Asci clarate-oblong, 40-50 x 

 12-15 iJL. Sporidia biseriate, clavate-oblong, hyaline, uniseptate, 

 rounded at the ends, straight, slightly constricted at the septum, 20- 

 22 X 5-7 //. 



On foliage of Thuja occidentalism London, Canada (Deai'iiess). 



S. Taxodii, Cke. Journ. Bot. March, ] 883, p. 106. 



Exsicc. Rav. F. Am. 686.— EU. & Evrht. N. A. F. 2d Ser. 1676. 



Perithecia amphigenous, scattered, with a mycelial fi-inge around 

 the base, subprominent, black, 112-130 a diam., perforated above. 

 Asci cylindrical, 30-35 x 6 /^, sessile. Sporidia biseriate, clavate- 

 oblong (" arete ellipticis," Cke.), 8 x 2i fi. 



On leaves of Taxodium distichum, South Carolina (Ravenel). 



S. Pinsapo, Thiim. Contr. Fungh Lit. J\"o. 301.— Sacc. Syll. I, p. 

 480. 



Perithecia epiphyllous, scattered or subgregarious, minute, at first 

 covered by the epidermis, at length suberumpent, subconical, black, 

 not on any spots. Asci sessile, narrow-cylindrical, obtusely rounded 

 at the apex, narrowed at the base, straight or slightly curved, color- 

 less, 38-44 X 7 //, 8-spored. Sporidia biseriate, elliptic-cylindrical, 

 subacute at the ends, septate in the middle, but not constricted, 2-4- 

 nucleate, straight, colorless, 1 x 4 /i. 



On fallen leaves of arhor vitce, Port Henry, N. Y. (Peck). 

 C. On stems and leaves of dicotyledonoun, herbaceous plants. 



S. Krigise, E. & E. (in Herb.) 



Spots reddish-brown, suborbicular, 2-4 mm. diam., definitely lim- 

 ited but without any distinctly raised or colored margin. Perithecia 

 amphigenous, globose, pierced above, about 72 ji diam., erumpent. 

 Asci oblong or clavate-oblong, 20-25 x 6-7 /z, without paraphyses. 

 Sporidia biseriate (not well matured but apparently fusoid-oblong, 10- 

 12xH«). 



