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CALIFORNIAN FUNGI. 
triseptatis, constrictis, fuscis, utrinque hyalino-cuspidatis (*025 X 
•008 mm.), sine cuspes. 
On twigs of Baccharis. California. Harkness (No. 2517). 
Sphaeria (Leptosphaeria) Californica, Cke. $ Hark. 
Densissime gregaria, tecta. Peritheciis hemispkserico-promi- 
nulis, obtusis, atris diu epidermide velatis, demum apice subnudis. 
Ascis clavatis. Sporidiis biseriatis, sublanceolatis, utrinque ob- 
tusis, 4 septatis, cellula penultima subincrassata, pallide fuscis 
(•025-’03 x *008 mm.). 
On Araucaria imbricata (Nos. 2330, 2331, 2332). 
On Sarothamnus (Nos. 2396, 2299). 
On Rhododendron, (No. 2538). 
On Euonymus , twigs and leaves (Nos. 2238, 2358). 
Differs from S. anisometra in the perithecia being densely gre- 
garious, so as sometimes to blacken the twigs for some inches, and 
in the brown sporidia, although it is probable that the sporidia in 
S. anisometra, when old, acquire a brownish colour. 
Sphaeria (Leptosphaeria) anisometra, Cooke. 
On leaves of Eucalyptus (Nos. 2308, 2410). 
On twigs of Eucalyptus (Nos. 2022, 2373). 
Sphaeria (Teichospora) eucalypti, Cke. & Hark. 
Sparsa. Peritheciis subsuperficialibus, parvis, subglobosis, atris. 
Ascis cylindraceis, octosporis. Sporidiis uniserialibus, ellipticis, 
medio leniter constrictis, 5-7 septatis muriformibusque, fuscis 
(*02-*022 x *008 mm.). 
On dead bark of Eucalyptus. California (No. 2400). 
Sphaeria (Thyridium) personatum, Cke. & Hark. 
Lignicola. Peritheciis sparsis, in tubercula ligneo ellipsoideo 
elevato griseo vel nigrescente nidulantibus, ostiolo brevi vix con- 
spicuo, pertuso. Ascis cylindraceis octosporis. Sporidiis uni- 
seriatis, ellipticis, medio contrictis, triseptatis, septis 1-2 longitudi- 
nalibus percursis, laite brunneis (*018-'02 x # 01 mm.). 
On decorticated Acacia. California. Harkness (No. 2111.) 
Sphaeria (Thyridium) Garry ae, Cke. & Hark. 
Gregaria sparsave. Peritheciis semi-immersis, subglobosis atris 
(1 mm. diam.) poro pertusis. Ascis cylindraceis 4-8 sporis. 
Sporidiis ellipticis, 7 septatis muriformibusque, hyalinis demum 
flavido- fuscis (*04-*045 x , 015- , 018 mm.). Episporio crasso hyalino. 
On bleached decorticated twigs of Garry a, California. Hark- 
ness (No. 2559). 
Venturia Arctostaphyli, Cke. & Hark. 
Amphigena, sparsa, atra. Peritheciis subglobosis, superficialibus, 
strigosis ( , 12- , 15) pilis rigidis acicularibus (-08 mm. long). Ascis 
obclavatis, sessilibus octosporis, sporidiis ellipticis, utrinque rotun- 
datis, vix constrictis, uni septatis, flavidis ( , 012-*015 x ’005 mm.) 
On dead leaves of Arctostaphylos. California (No. 2552). 
Sphaerella acicola, Cke. & Hark. 
Sparsa, minuta, subinnata. Peritheciis globoso-depressis, mem- 
branaceis, fuscis. Ascis breviter clavatis octosporis, sporidiis clavato- 
