NORTH AMERICAN FUNGI. 
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Septoxia Rhododendri. C. 
Epiphylla. Maculis orbicularibus, pallidis, atro-purpureo cinctis ; 
peritiieciis punctiformibus, aggregatis vel circinatis ; sporis fili- 
formibus. 
Oil leaves of Rhododendron. Maine (Fuller, 75). 
Spores filiform, *04 mm. long ; peritliecia clustered in the 
centre of orbicular pallid spots, with a dark purple margin. 
Sphsexopsis baculum. Ger. 
Peritiieciis erumpentibus, subgregariis, obtusis, 'epidermide 
cinctis ; sporis cylindraceis, obtusis, hyalinis, in cirrhis ochraceis 
emergentibus. 
On branches of Catalpa. New York (168). 
Spores ‘02 x ’004 mm., rod-shaped, oozing out in a pale ochra- 
ceous tendril ; perithecia large and obtuse. 
Sphaeropsis connatum. Ger. 
Peritheciis 2-4 connatis, erumpentibus, obtusis, apice perforatis ; 
sporis ellipticis, brunneis. 
Oil twigs and branches. New York (175). 
Spores "022 x ‘009 mm. ; the perithecia are large and obtuse, 
from two to four being confluent, and bursting through the cuticle, 
so as to resemble some species of Valsa. 
Excipula incurva. C. 
Sparsa, atra. Excipulis hemisphe ricis, nitidis, margine valde 
incurvo, disco livido-griseo, extus pilis rigidis, elongatis, densis- 
simis obsitis ; sporis cylindraceis, curvulis, utrinque obtusis, hya- 
linis, 2-4 nucleatis. 
Oil herbaceous stems. New York (Gerard, 170). 
Distinguished by the strongly incurved margin, and the profuse 
rigid hairs ; spores ‘018 mm. long. 
Coniothecium discoideum. C. 
Sparsum, discoideum, atrum ; sporis ellipticis, vel oblongis, 1-3 
septatis, cellulis transversaliter divisis. 
On decorticated sticks. New York (Gerard, 28). 
Discoid, resembling a scattered black Peziza ; spores oblong or 
elliptic, 1-3 septate, generally with one cell divided, bright translu- 
cent brown, •015-02 x ‘008 mm., concatenate. 
Stilbospora monotospora. C. 
Subcorticalis, erumpens ; soris orbicularibus ; sporis obovatis, 
opacis, atrobrunneis. 
On bark of Magnolia glauca. S. Carolina (Ravenel, 1671). 
Spores just like those of some species of Monotospora^ quite 
simple, dark brown, obovate, ‘022- 025 x *02 mm. 
Raestelia cancellata. Tul. 
Spermogonia. Portland, Maine (Fuller. 99). 
.SBcidium Grossulariae. DC. 
On Rihes. Portland, Maine (Fuller, 79). 
Uredo Solidaginis. Scliw. 
On Solidago. Portland, Maine (Fuller, 71). 
