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4. — Sphceria rubella^ P., often has the perithecia seated on 
reddish-purple spots, but not invariably. The specimens of S. 
vihriospora,B. & C., from Dr. Curtis, are evidently this species. 
5. — Sphceria solidaginis, Fries, and some which bear the name 
Sphceria solidaginis, Schweinitz, appear to us to be identical. The 
former represented in Eabenhorst’s Fungi Europsei, No. 332, and 
specimen from Dr. Curtis named Sphceria acuminata, on Solidago 
are the same as we have seen marked S. solidaginis, Schw., with 
vermiculate sporidia in asci about T5 mm. long. The Sphceria 
solidaginis of Schweinitz should be a follicolous species. 
There are some other closely allied species, but we have no 
specimens from the United States. These are S. urticce, Rabh., on 
stems of Uftica and Scrophularia, Sphceria Bar dance, Wallr., on 
Arctium, and several other less common species published by Rehm 
and Fuckel. 
It is not always easy to distinguish at once the characteristic 
features of these closely related species, and whether all of them 
will stand the test of experience is doubtful, but those enumerated 
above as belonging to the United States appear to be irreproach- 
able. 
Sphaeria (caulicolae) clavigera. C. 4" 
Peritheciis sparsis, subglobosis, tectis, atris, glabris, subpromi- 
nulis ; ascis clavatis ; sporidiis biserialibus, clavatis, brunneis, 
7-septatis. 
On Phytolaccce. 
Sporidia brown, clavate, usually slightly curved, with about 
seven septa, -04 x *008 mm. (PI. 96, fig. 25). No. 2565. 
Sphaeria (culmicolae) Michotii. West. 
On Juncus Grernii, N. Hampshire (Rev. J. Blake). 
The brown biseptate spores readily distinguish this species. It 
is mixed with Uromyces Junci. 
Sphaeria (Fleospora) denotata. C.&E. 
Peritheciis globosis, atris, prominulis, primo tectis ; ascis cla- 
vatis, sporidiis elongato-ellipticis, medio constrictis, flavo-brunneis, 
multiseptatis, fenestratis. 
On stems. 
Perithecia mostly seated on pallid spots, large, prominent, soon 
exposed ; sporidia muriform, *05 x '02 mm., larger than in Sph. 
herbarum. (PI. 96, fig. 20.) No. 2507. 
Sphaerella pardalota. C. ^ E. 
Peritheciis minutis, globosis, atris, semi-immersis, in maculis 
irregularibus congestis ; ascis clavatis ; sporidiis arcte ellipticis, 
uniseptatis. 
On leaves with Gnomonia Myricce. 
Perithecia collected in irregular spots, limited by the veins of 
the leaf; asci small, clavate; sporidia *008 X *0035 mm., unisep- 
tate. (PI. 96, fig. 23.) No. 2576. 
