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around the substratum; lobes 2-3 mm. in diameter and sub- 

 cylindrical, closely appressed and covering the substratum for a 

 distance of 5 cm., color yellowish, becoming brown or brownish- 

 black with age, upper surface roughened by the slightly pro- 

 truding necks of the perithecia; perithecia immersed; asci cylin- 

 drical or slightly clavate, 8-spored, 80-90 X 12 mic. ; spores ellip- 

 tical, ends obtuse, a little curved, i-septate, not constricted, hy- 

 aline, 25 X 10 mic. {pi. 20, f. 1-2). 



On partially decayed branches. • 



Type locality : Mecklenburg, Germany. 



Distribution : N. Hampshire. 



Illustrations: Bolton, Fungi Hahfax 4: pi. 182; ElHs & 

 Everh. N. Am. Pyrenom. pi. 11, f. 1-3; E. & P. Nat. Pfl. : /. 

 244 A.; Tode, Fungi Meckl. pi. 2, f. 15. 



Specimens examined: N. Hampshire, Miss Minns. 



The species is very distinct in the finger-like branching of the 

 stroma. 



2. Hypocreopsis tremellicola (Ellis & Everh.) 



Hypocrea tremellicola Ellis & Everh. N. Am. Pyrenom. 85. 1892. 



Stroma effused, more or less cottony, covering the host ; peri- 

 thecia numerous, immersed with the ostiola slightly protruding, 

 darker than the subiculum ; asci cylindrical, 8-spored, 60-75 

 mic. long; spores i-seriate, elliptical, slightly smaller toward the 

 base, hyaline, i-septate, 7-8 X 3 mic. 



On Tremella albida. 



Type locality : Ohio. 



Distribution : Known only from type locality. 



Specimens examined: Ohio, Morgan (type). 



In color and general appearance of the stroma this species 

 resembles Hypocrea latisonata Peck but differs in that the asci 

 are 8-spored instead of i6-spored. 



3. Hypocreopsis consimilis (Ellis) 

 Hypocrea consimilis Ellis, N. Am. Fungi ij8. 



Stroma orbicular or elHptical, convex, 2-3 mm. in diameter, 

 brick-red, wrinkled, fleshy ; asci clavate to cylindrical, 60-70 X 

 3.5-4 mic; spores i-seriate, hyaline, 10-12 X 3-5-4 niic. 



On dead Azalea viscosa. 



