A PH., 1887.] 
NEW SPECIES OF FUNGI 
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Linospora Palmetto, E. & E.—On dead places in living leaves of 
Sabal Palmetto , Point a’ la Ilache, La., December, 1886. Langlois, No. 
869. Perithecia globose, about one third millim. in diam., immersed, 
with the papillose ostiolum erumpent and included in a super- 
licial, depressed-conic, cap-like stroma nearly as broad as the perithecia 
and around which the epidermis of the leaf is blackened as is also the 
parenchyma of the leaf around the perithecia; asci lanceolate, 75—80 
x 8—10 /'-, with abundant paraphyses ; sporidia eight in an ascus, linear 
fusoid, yellowish nucleate, acute, 40—50 x 2—24 /'-. The perithecia are 
mostly in subelongated spots of a paler color than the surrounding part 
of the leaf. 
Spiuerella serrulata, E. & E.—On dead stems of Sabal serrulatci , 
Florida, January, 1887. \V. W. Calkins. Perithecia minute, covered by 
the cuticle, which is blackened over them, rather prominent, with an 
acute, papilliform ostiolum, mostly collected in groups of 6—12 or 
arranged in a seriate manner ; asci oblong-lanceolate, 35 x 7—8_./<; spor¬ 
idia biseriate, oblong-fusoid, 2-nucleate, hyaline, 6—8 x 24 ends rather 
obtuse. Differs from 8. sabaligena , E. & E., in its smaller, grouped peri¬ 
thecia and in its smaller sporidia without septa. 
Sphaerella rosigena, E. & E.—On living leaves of cultivated 
roses, Louisiana. Langlois, No. 689. Maculicola; spots amphigenous, 
reddish-brown, with a purplish border, definite, 3—4 millim. in diam.; 
perithecia epiphyllous, thickly scattered over the spots, minute (60—75/'-), 
partly erumpent, subastomous, black ; asci subclavate-obloug, 25—30 x 
8—10/'-; sporidia biseriate, clavate-oblong, hyaline, 1-septate, 10—12 x 2. 
ends subacute. Not to be confounded with Sphcerella (Lee,stadia) 
Ttosce, Auersw. 
Sphcerella sicyicola, E. & E.—On living leaves of Sicyos angu- 
lata. Missouri. B. T. Galloway, No. 51. Spots amphigenous, small 
(1—2 millim.), dirty white, suborbicular or partly limited by the veinlets 
of the leaf, thin and transparent in the center; perithecia few, 1—3, 
often only one in the center of a spot, epiphyllous, black and subshining, 
about 100 !>■ in diam., sublenticular, with a rather broad perforation 
above, structure coarsely cellular ; asci cylindrical-oblong, 40—50 x 6—7 
/'-, sessile; sporidia biseriate, ovate-oblong, hyaline, uniseptate and 
somewhat constricted, 8—11 x 3—34 /'-, ends rounded or subacute. 
We have received from Mr. Commons, Delaware, specimens of what 
must be the Spliceria Zizanice, Schw., Syn. N. Am., 1750. On languishing- 
leaves of Zizania aquatica. Perithecia immersed and quite evenly scat¬ 
tered, not seriate ; asci oblong-cylindrical, turgid, 45—55 x 10—12 V- ; 
sporidia biseriate, clavate-oblong, 1-septate and constricted, hyaline, 
straight or slightly curved, 15—20 x 5—6 /'-. The species belongs in 
Sphcerella. The specimens of Sphaeria Zizanice, Schw., in Herb. Schw., 
are sterile and poor, but the Delaware specimens appear to be that 
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