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ed at tlie a]icx and at length perforated. Asci cylindrie-clavate, 30- 

 40x5-6 ft.ip. sjj. 25-80 x 5-6 ^). Sporidia biseriate, allantoid, 6-12 

 xlJ-'2 /7. S|)oriuogonia in similar stromata witli a Mdiite disk and 

 large central jiove, surrounded liy smaller ones. Speriua.tia 5-7 x 

 1-1 J /J., pi-um]u'nt in whitish cirrhi (when fresh), yellowish (when dry). 



On dead lindis of Jiinipevvx Virginhina, New Jersey and 

 Delaware. 



Distinguished from V. Pini by its larger spermatia. 



V. Friesii, (Duby.) 



Sphisria Pi-iesii, Duby Eotan. Gall. II, p. 6io. 

 Valsa Friesii, Fckl. Symb. p. ig8. 

 Exsicc. Fckl. F. Rh. 6io. — Sydow M. March. 14S. — Rab. F. F. 2537. 



Stioinata numerous, quite evenly scattered, depressed-conical, 

 sunk in the siilistanee of the bark and raising the epidermis more or 

 less distinctly into pustules. Perithecia 6-10 in a stroma, sulicircinate, 

 small, gloliosc, buried in the unaltered bark, with very short necks. 

 (Istiola small, thickened, gloliose or ovate, acute or obtuse, Ijlack, with 

 ;! small, round pore; mostly ci'owded around the margin of a grayish- 

 brown disk. )iut sometimes occupying the entire disk. Asci narrow- 

 clavate, sessile, 40x6 fi. Sporidia crowded, cylindrical, hyaline, 

 sliglitly curved, 10-12 x l|-2 fi. 



On dead limbs oi Abies balsamea, Adirondack Mts, X. Y. (Peck), 

 Canada (Dearncss). 



This sjiccies is peculiar on account of the spermogonia being pro- 

 duced on the leaves. They are very small, obtuse-conical, Avith their 

 apices projecting and crowned with a grayish-black disk bearing a 

 small, perfoi-ated papilla. The interior divisions are radiately arranged. 

 S]iermatia cylindrical, hyaline, curved, 4-5 x 1| //. Distinguished from 

 the two jireceding species by its longci' sporidia. 



V. jnuiperiiia, Cke. Grev. VI, p. 144. 



Kxsicc. Rav. F. Am. 195.— Rab. F. K. 2950.— Krieger F. Sax. 80. 



Pustules covered by the slightly raised epidermis, which is pierced 

 by the ])ale, farinaceous disk. Perithecia few (8-(i), buried in the un- 

 altered siibsl.aiice of the ))ark, \mn\. diam. or over, contracted 

 aliruptly iiitu slender, c(jnverging necks, with the conic-hemispherical, 

 slightly ]-:i(liate-sulcate ostiola barely erumpent through the pale disk. 

 Asci clavate, .'iO-35 x 5-6 /^. Sporidia biseriate, allantoid, slightly 

 cnrved, hyaline, 6-8 xl| ji. 



On dead limbs and trunks of Jiniipenis Vn-(jiniartu, Carolina 

 and Xew -Jersev. 



