418 



apliysate, about 75 x T //. Sporidia uniseriate or partly I>isei'iate, 

 oblong-elliptical, brown, 10-12 x 5-6 /^. 



On dead stems of Smilax, Carolina and New Jersey. 



A. eliminata, (B. & C.) 



SpheEria eliminata, B. & C. Grev. IV, p. 148. 



Anthostomella eliminata, Sacc. SyU. 1040, and Cfce. Syn. 4621. 



Pei'ithecia covered by the jet-black cuticle, which is the more 

 conspicuous from the unoccupied parts being white, marked in the 

 center with white above the ostiolum. Asci linear. Sporidia uni- 

 seriate, oblong, 14 X 3|-4 fi. 



On stems of Smilax, Alabama. 



We have seen no specimens. From the brief diagnosis it seems 

 too near the preceding species. 



A. lencobasis, (E. & M.) 



Spharia {Anthostomella) teucobans, E. & M. Am. Nat. Oct. 18S2, p. 803. 

 Anthostomella leucobasis, Sacc. Syll. 5926, Cke. Syn. 4634. 

 E^csicc. Ell. N. A. F. iiqg. 



Peritliecia globose or subelliptical, about \ mm. diam., buried in 

 the matrix in definite groups, above which the epidermis is generally 

 more or less blackened, the blackened areas mostly limited by a 

 well defined line, which does not, however, penetrate deeply. Ostiola 

 obtuse, barely piercing the epidermis. Asci cylindrical, 75-80 x 7-8 ^i. 

 Sporidia uniseriate, elliptical, brown, ll-14x 5J-7 ii. The substance 

 of the matrix is partially bleached so that a horizontal section shows 

 dull white blotches, which indica,te the presence of the fungus. 



On dead petioles of Sabal serrulata, Florida (Martin). 



A. melanosticta, E. t& E. Jonrn. Mycol. Ill, p. 44. 



Perithecia gregarious or scattered, buried in the parenchyma of 

 the leaf, with their black, dot-like ostiola barely projecting through 

 the epidermis, which is not at all blackened or discolored. Asci 80- 

 110x12-15;/. Sporidia subbiseriate, elongated-elliptical and subin- 

 equilateral, brown, continuous, 18-22 x 7-9 n, with a thin envelope at 

 first. 



On dead leaves of Sabal Palmetto, Louisiana. 



A. Magnolia!, E. & E. Journ. Mycol. IV, p. 122. (Plate 31) 



Perithecia gregarious, hypophyllous, immersed, l-l mm. diam., 



slightly prominent and covered by the blackened cuticle, which is 



pierced by the papilliform ostiolum. Asci cylindrical, 75-85 x 5-6 //. 



without paraphyses. Sporidia uniseriate, oblong-elliptical,.pale brown. 



