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Valsa nyssse. Cooke. — Rav. Fung. Amer. No. 194, with spermagonia. 
Pustulis cortice tectis, with stylospores ; peritlieciis ovatis, in 
collum longum attenuatis, atris; ascis clavatis; sporidiis linearibus 
curvulis, hyalinis ( 008 mm.). 
On JVyssa. Aiken, S. Car. 
Often the centre of the pustules is occupied by a large spermo- 
gonium, around which the perithecia are clustered. 
Valsa aculeans. Schw. — Rav. Fung. Amer. No. 195, with 
spermogonia. 
On Rhus. Aiken, S. Car. 
Valsa stellulata. Fr. 
On branches. Gainesville, Florida. 
Dothidea solidaginis. Schw. sub. Sjphcsria. — Rav. Fung. Amer. 
No. 97. 
On leaves of Solidago. Aiken, S. Car. 
Dothidea perispoirioides. B. tfc C. — Rav. Fung. Amer. No. 98. 
On leaves of Rhynchosia. Aiken, S. Car. 
Dothidea flabella. B. c& C. — Rav. Fung. Amer. No. 99. 
On Pteris. Aiken, S. Car. 
Dothidea atramentaria. R. Sf 0. — Rav. Fung. Amer. No. 100. 
On leaves of Foa. Aiken, S. Car. 
Sphaeria (Byssisedae) pezizula. B. <§• R. — Rav. Fung. Amer. No. 196. 
On stumps. Gainesville, Florida. Aiken, S. Car. 
Sphaeria helicophila. Cooke. 
Sparsa, in hyphis Helicomce nidulans ; peritheciis subglobosis ; 
ascis elongatis, cylindricis, sporidiis fusiformibus, multinucleatis, 
demum multiseptatis, luteolis (-OG-'OT x '006 mm.). 
On fallen logs, mixed amongst the threads of Helicoma Berhe- 
leyi. Aiken, S. Car. 
Sphaeria (Sporormia) fimetaria. Not. 
On cow dung. Aiken, S. Car. (2263). 
Sphaeria gelsemiata. CooTce. 
Tecta, sparsa vel subgregaria ; peritheciis subglobosis, promi- 
nulis ; ostiolis papillatis ; ascis clavatis ; sporidiis breviter lanceo- 
latis, hyalinis (‘OS-’OoS X •01-‘012 mm.). 
On twigs of Gelsemium. Aiken, S. Car. 
Sphaeria Yuccae. Schw. — Rav. Fung. Amer. No. 197. 
On leaves of Yucca aloifolia. Aiken, S. Car. 
Sphaeria argyrostoma. B.<i; C. — Rav. Fung. Amer. No. 198. 
On flower stalk of Yucca filamentosa. Gainesville, Florida. 
Sphaeria Baptisiae. Cooke. — Rav. Fung, Amer. No, 200. 
Sparsa vel subgregaria ; peritheciis depressis, epidermide nigro- 
facta tectis ; ascis obclavatis ; sporidiis elongato-ellipticis, binu- 
cleatis (’014 X *004 mm.). 
On stems of Baptisia perfoliata. Aiken, S. Car., intermixed 
with Plioma haptisice., C. 
Sphaeria Ludwigiae. Cooke. — “ Hedwigia,” Mar. 1878, p. 39. Rav. 
Fung. Amer. No. 199. 
On Ludwigia. Aiken, S. Car. 
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