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NEW AMERICAN FUNGI. 
Myxormia hypospila, Cooke in Rav. Amer. Fungi, No, 556. 
Hypopbylla, Hypospilam simulans. Receptaculis ellipticis, 
cinereis, stellato vel dentato-apertis, cupulgeformibus, disco nigro. 
Sporis concatenatis, ovalibus, byalinis (*005 X *003 mm.). 
On leaves of Diospyros virginica (Rav., 2764). 
Epicoccum maculatum, Coolce in Rav. Amer. Fungi, No. 774, 
Hypopbyllum. Maculis orbicularibus fuscis. Stroniaticis glo- 
boso- depressis (-06 mm. diam.). Sporis globosis, laevibus, fuscis, 
(•0065 mm. diam.). 
On dead leaves (Rav., 3387). Darien, Georgia. 
Seated on definite orbicular spots, so as to resemble a Sphceria 
at first sight. 
Torula fusoidea, CooTce Rarlc. 
Pulvinata, atra, pulverulenta. Sporis fusoideis, in catenas erectis 
simplicibus conjunctis, pallide fuligineis (-013 X ‘003 mm.). 
On Gynerium argenteum (Harkness, 2136). California. 
Sporidesmium fumago, Coolie in Rav. Amer. Fungi, No. 563, 564. 
Epiphyllum, atrum, effusum, indeterminatum. Hypbis repen- 
tibus, nodulosis. Sporis sub-ellipticis, angulatis, difformibusque, 
cellulosis, quandoque 3-4 concatenatis, ad basim breviter stipitatis, 
atrofuscis (*02 X '015 mm.). 
On leaves of Cratcegus (Rav., 2681). On pear (Rav., 3082). 
On Helianthus (Rav., 2622). On Euonymus (Rav., 2932). S. 
Carolina. 
Very variable both in size and form, but the above appears to be 
the most highly developed condition. 
Sporidesmium culmigenum, Cooke in Rav. Amer. Fungi, No. 561. 
Atrum, effusum, indeterminatum. Sporis breviter stipitatis, 
elliptico-globosis, angularibusque, concatenatis, cellulosis, atro- 
fuscis (‘03 X *02 mm.). 
On Sorghum (Rav., 3001, 3004). 
Spores less opaque than in S. polymorphum^ and larger than in- 
S. melanopum. 
Sporidesmium herbarum, Cooke. 
Atrum, effusum, indeterminatum. Sporis sessilibus, elongato- 
ellipticis, cellulosis, quandoque concatenatis, atris (*03 x '015 
mm.). 
On tomato stems (Rav., 2941). 
Cells of spores rather large. 
Sporidesmium ellipticum, Cooke in Rav. Ainer. Fungi, No. 562. 
Atrum, circiter pustulas Diatrypeis conspersum. Sporis ellipticis, 
truncatis, multi-cellulosis, leniter constrictis, atris, quandoque 2-3 
concatenatis (*05 X'03mm.). 
Around pustules of Diatrype disciformis. On Alagnolia (Rav., 
2904). S. Carolina. 
Clasterisporium strumorum, Cooke. Sporidesmium strumorum, Cooke 
in Rav. Amer. Fungi, No. 336. 
Atrum, in strumas corticarum innascens. Hyphis tenuibus, 
repentibus, ramulosis. Sporis erectis, sessilibus, cylindraceis, multi- 
