491 



On baric of dead asli, Kcw York State (Peck), Delaware (Coni- 

 imons). 



In specc. froin Peck the pustules are subseriately arranged and 

 here and there subconfluent, but there is no circumscribing \me. 



Eu. Berchemiae, (Cke.) 



l^alsa Berchemi€S, Cke. Valsei of the Xj. S. p. 112 

 I^alsa syfigenesia^, Var. Bsvchetttitz , Curtis 1. c. 

 Euiypella Berchemiis-^ Sacc. Syll. 586. 

 Exsicc. Rav. F. Am. 659.— EH. & Evrht, N. A. F. 2d Ser. 1576. 



Pustules scattered or seriate, small, rather prominent. Perithecia 

 ■3-8 in a pustul-e, ovate-globose, mostly less than \ mm. diam., buried 

 in the surface of the inner bark, without any distinct circumscribing 

 line, necks short, with the obtuse, quadrisulcate, short ostiola erumpent 

 through a convex, dark brown disk, but only slightly exserted. Asci 

 clavate, 8-spored, p. sp. 20-25 x 5 //, with a slender stipe of about the 

 same length. -Sporidia biseriate, allantoid, moderately curved, yellow- 

 ish, 7-8 X 2 /A 



C*n bark of dead Berchemia vohtbilis^ Carolina and Louisiana. 



Eu. cerviculata, (Fr.) 



SphcBria cevorculdta, Fr. in Kze. & Schm. Mycol. Hefte, II, p. 43. 

 Valsa cerviculata, Fr. Summa, p. 411. 

 Sutypella cerDiculata, SaCc. Syll. 564. 

 Diairype megastema, E. & E. Journ. Mycol. I, p. 1-41. 

 Exsicc. Fckl. F. Rh.2454.— Rab. F. E. I«i2.— Ell. &Evvht. N. A. f. 2d Ser. 1791, 2346.— Rav 

 ' Fungi Car. Ill, 53.— Lin, Fungi Hunij. 174.— Rav. F. Am. 662. (in our copy). 



Stroma obtusely-conical or subcylindrical, \~\ cm. diam., sunk in 

 the substance of the bark which is unaltered or of a paler color, soon 

 surrounded by a strong circumscribing line, which penetrates deeply 

 into the wood. Perithecia numerous, 15-25 or more in a stroma, 

 crowded in a compact layer, \-\ mm. diam., globose or angular from 

 lateral pressure, with a tolerably long neck. Ostiola short, strongly 

 thickened, subglobose, 4^6-radiate-sulcate, black, erumpeht and closely 

 packed, foi'ming small (1-2 mm.),, black, shield-like patches on the sur- 

 face of the bark. Asci narrow-clavate, long-stipitate, about 30 x 4-5 p. 

 (p. sp.). Sporidia allantoid, yellowish, 5-7 x 1| //. 



On dead limbs of Garpinus, Corylus, Alnus, and Betula; common, 

 Canada, New England, New York, Iowa, New Jersey and Carolina. 



This was issued in Rav. Car. 1. c. and in Ell. & Evrht. N. A. F. 

 2346 as Diairype haustellata and Valsa haustellata, Fr. 



Eu. glandulosa, (Cke.) 



l/alsa glandulosa, Cke. Grev. VII, p. 52. 

 l/a!sa clavulata, Cke. Grev. XVIII, p. 86 

 Exsicc. Rav. F. Am. 661. 



