410 



CI. niainillaua, (Fr.) 



Sphcsria mamillana, Fr. S. M. II, p. 48'7. 



{ClypeosphtEria matnillana, Lambotte, Fl. Myc. Belg-, n, p. 247)^" 

 ClypeosphtEria limitata, Fckl. Synab. p, 117, 

 Exsicc. Fckl. F. Rh. 91S. 



Perithecia gregarious, partly sunk in the matrix, globose, with a 

 flat bane, 400-450 fi diam., with an obtusely conical ostiolum erum- 

 pent through the black, epidermal shield, and surrounded with a 

 whitish zone. Asci narrow-cylindrical, short-stipitate, 8-spored, 150- 

 160x8-9 11. S])ondia uniseriate, oblong-lanceolate, subatteuuated 

 and rounded at the ends, subinequi lateral, 3-septate, bi'own 19-24x 

 5-6 II. 



On branches of Celastrns, Bethlehem. Pa., (8chw.). Diagnosis 

 iioni Winter's Pilze. 



CI. imperfecta, E. & E. (in Herb.) 



Perithecia gregarious, globose, | mm. diam., covered by the epi- 

 dermis which is raised into strong pustules blackened and pierced 

 by the erumpent, papilliform ostiolum. Asci broad clavate-cylindrical, 

 80-100 X 20 /i. Sporidia biseriate, elliptical, 3-septate, brown, 20-30 

 X 10-12 fjt, subinequilatoral, slightly constricted at the septa. 



On bark of living birch, Syracuse, N. Y. (Underwood). 



This has the aspect of a lichen {JPyrenula) but seems really more 

 closidy allied to Cly])eospha!rk( mamillana (Fr.). 



CI. aliquanta, (C. & E.) 



Spheeria aliquanta, C. & E. Grev. V, p. 94, 

 ClypeosphcEria ? aliquanta, Sacc. Syll. 3198, 

 Heptamerid aliquanta, Cke. Syn. 4984. 



Perithecia scattered, covered by the blackened epidermis, 200 it 

 diam., or less. Asci oblong-clavate, p. sp. 65-70 x 12-15 «, paraphy- 

 f^tite. Sporidia crowded-biseriate, oblong-fusoid, slightly curved, hya- 

 line and uniseptate, liecoming yellowish-hyaline, 3-seplate and slightly 

 fonstricted at the septa, 20-25 x 8-10 ^i including the broad, hyaline 

 envelope, the body of the sporidium being mostly only 18-20 x 6-7 «. 



On dead stems of Smilax, Newfield, N. J. 



("ooke makes the sporidia 30-35 x 10 ji, but we do not find them 

 ;is hirge as that, nor do they ever appear to become brown, only vel- 

 lowisli-lividinp. 



CI. Hendersonia, (Ell.) 



SphcBria Hendersonia, EH. Grev. VI, p. 14. tab. 95, fit;, s. 

 Leptosphceria Hendersonia, Cke. Syn. 4311. 

 Clypeosphesrta Hendersonia, Sacc. Syll. 3194. 

 Sph(£ria melantera, Pk. 29th Rep. p. 62. 

 Exsicc. Ell. N. A. F. ,';8l. 



