CALIFORNIAN FUNGI. 
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Iftacroplodia arctostaphyli, Cke. # Hark. 
Epiphylla, sparsa. Peritheciis subglobosis, atris, erumpentibus. 
Sporis subglobosis, ellipticisve (-008 x ‘006 mm.) fuligineofuscis. 
On leaves of Arctostapliylos . California. Harkness (No. 2480). 
Sphaeropsis cupressi, Cke. ty Hark. 
Erumpens. Peritheciis atris, obtusis, primum tectis, demum 
erumpentibus, epidermide circumambiente arcte adherentibus. 
Sporis ellipticis, continuis, hyalinis, cytioplasmate granuloso ('03 X 
*01 mm.). 
On bark of Cupressus macrocarpus. California. Harkness 
(No. 2064). 
Didymaria clematidis, Cke. Sf Hark. 
Hypophylla. Maculis griseo-fuscis, subellipticis. Sporis ellip- 
tico-elongatis hyalinis, demum uniseptatis, breviter pedicellatis 
(*025 X *008 mm.). 
On leaves of Clematis. Harkness (No. 2543). 
Cercospora rubigo, Cke. Hark. 
Epiphylla, vel hypophylla. Maculis ferrugineis, ellipticis 
irregularibusque. Hyphis brevissimis, sparsis. Sporis cylindricis 
rectis curvulisque, utrinque obtusis, 3-4 septatis, hyalinis ( , 035- , 04 
X '004 mm.). 
On leaves of Spiraea. Harkness (No. 2527). 
Diatrype ceanothi, Cke. ft Hark. 
Acervulis verrucseformibus, innato-erumpentibus, atris, rotun- 
datis, peridermio arcte cinctis, intus concolori. Peritheciis com- 
pressis difformibusque, ostiolis brevibus, stellato-sulcatis. Ascis 
clavatis, octosporis. Sporidiis cylindraceis, curvulis, utrinque 
rotundatis, luteolis, hyalinis (-012- - 014 x *002 mm.). 
On branches of Ceanothus. California. Harkness (No. 2541). 
Diatrype asterostoma, var. minor. 
On Rhododendron,. Harkness (No. 2527). 
Valsa agnostica, Cke. <Se Hark. 
Erumpens, subrotunda convexa, caespitulis in cortice nidulantibus 
primo tectis, demum disco sub-orbiculari nudo. Peritheciis (8-12) 
subglobosis, atris, in stromate pallido aggregatis, ostiolis brevibus 
rectis, obtuso-rotundatis, nitidis. Ascis subclavatis, octosporis. 
Sporidiis allantoideis, rectis curvulis-que, biserialibus, hyalinis 
(•006--007 x -0015 mm.). 
On branches of Ribes. California. Harkness (No. 2554). 
Valsaria majuscula, Cke. & Hark. 
Tecta. Pustulis sparsis, vix prominulis, peritheciis 6-10 compo- 
sitis, demum cuticula perforantibus, ostiolis brevibus obtusis. Ascis 
amplis. Sporidiis majusculis, ellipticis, medio constrictis, utrinque 
rotundatis, uniseptatis, fuscis (*05 x *025 mm.). 
On branches of Salix. California. Harkness (No. 1997). 
Sometimes the large sporidia are extruded, and form blackened 
spots around the ostiola, as in Massaria, but this is by no means a 
constant feature. The absence of any hyaline investment of the 
sporidia also confirm this as a Valsaria rather than Massaria. 
