Cæspitose, erumpent ; perithecia
globose, depressed, or minutely papillate
; sporidia plurilocular, and
cellular, or two to four celled and
hyaline.—TwZ. Carp. ii.p. 214.
(Fig. 389.)
2 5 1 6 . C u cu rb ita ria la b u rn i.
De Not. '• Laburnum Cuour-
bitaria.”
A s c o p h o r e .— Cæspitose; stroma
subcompact ; perithecia globose,
359. rugulose, black ; ostiola papillæform
; sporidia mnlticellular, dark
brown.—TîiZ. Carp. ii. p. 215, t. 27. Be Not. Soc. Critt. Ital.
[1863), iv. p. 214. Fchl. exs. no. 965. Sphæria laburni, Pers.
Syn.p. 50. Nees. f. 325. Fr. S.M. ii. p. 413. Fries, exs. no. 34’
Moug.exs. no. 873. Eng. Fl. v. p. 253. Curr. Linn. Trans, xxii’
t. 49, f . 179.
On dead branches of labnmum. {Fig- 389.;
2517. C u cu rb ita ria e lon g a ta . Orev. “ Elongated Cuourbitaria.”
M a o r o s t y l o s p o r e s o v a t e o r o v a t e - o h l o n g , 3 - 5 s e p t a t e , d a r k .
M i c r o s t y l o s p o r e s l i n e a r o v a t e , s im p l e .
A s c o p h o r e .— Black ; stroma very long, ambient, effused ;
perithecia at first immersed, then erumpent, subcæspitose, globose,
marked with a depressed ring round the papillæform ostiola
; sporidia dark brown, constricted in the middle, multicel-
lular.— Grev.t. 195. FcU. exs. no. 970. Tul. Carp. ii.p . 217.
Rabh. exs.no.727. Sphæria elongata, Fr. S .M .ii. p. 422. Fries,
exs. no. 33. Moug. exs. no. 875. Eng. Fl. y .p . 255.
On dead laburnum. Robinia, &c. / n i t e d States.]
*5 1 8 . C u c u rb ita r ia sp a r tii. D eN o t. “ Broom Cucurbitaria.”
A s c o p h o r e .—Black ; stroma covered, ambient, effused ; peri-
thecia erumpent, ovate, aggregated and confluent ; ostiola obtuse ;
sporidia uniseriate, dark brown, constricted in the middle, acuminate,
mnlticellular.-Z)« Not. Schema p. 40. Tul. Carp. ii.p.
219.FcU. exs. no. 974. Sphæria Spartii, Fries, exs. no. 234. Schm.
exs.no.178. Moug. exs. no. 664. Fr. S.M .ii.p . 424. Curr. Linn.
Trans, xxii. t. 49, f . 189. Cooke exs. no. 388.
On dead broom.
Always covered witb tbe bark wben young, tben erumpent; ostiola truncate,
at length pierced, perforating the cuticle. Mr. Currey (Micro. Journ.
vii. p. 234) says th at this is identical witb S. elongata, Er. Sporidia ('0011-
•0012 in.) ■025-’03 m.m. long.
2519. C u cu rb ita ria a c e rv a ta . DeNot. “ Top-shaped Cuour-
bitaria."
A s c o p h o r e .—Cæspitose ; perithecia turbinate, nearly even,
astomous, black, collapsing, and cup-shaped ; sporidia biseriate,
colourless, hyaline, curved.—DeNot. Schemap.49. Tul. Carp. ii.
p. 218. FcU. exs. no. 2169. Sphæria acervata, Fr. S.M. ii. p. 416.
Berk, exs.no. 174. Curr. Linn. Trans, xxii. t. 49, f . 184.
On a dead apple tree. Apethorpe. [Mid. Carolina.]
Sporidia (•0003--0005 in.) -0076--0127 m.m. long.
2 5 2 0 . C u cu rb ita ria b e rb e rid is.
bitaria.”
Oray. “ Barberry Cucur-
S p e r m o g o n ia .—Spermatia minute, cylindrical.
A s c o p h o r e .—Cæspitose ; perithecia globose, mouthless, at
first red, then red-brown, at length rimoso-rugose, black ; spo-
idia uniseriate, yellow then brown, constricted in the middle, acuminate,
multicellnlar, muricated.—Grev. t. 84. Tul. Carp. ii. p.
219. Sphæria berberidis, Fr. S .M .ii.p . 415. Fries.exs.no. 35.
Moug. exs. no. 874. Fr. Obs. i. t. 4 ,f. 3. Eng. F I.y .p . 254. Gurr.
Linn. Trans, xxii. t. 49, f . 177.
On dead branches of barberry. [Mid. Carolina.]
Sporidia ('OOll-'OOie in.)'025 -035 m.m.
2521. C u cu rb ita ria mac rosp ora. Tul. “ Large spored
Cucurbitaria.”
C o n i d i a .— Disc slightly depressed ; conidia fusiform, 7-12
septate, pellucid above, greatly elongated and curved back.
Coryneum macrosporum. Berk. Eng. Fl. v. p. 355. Rabh. F .E .
no. 75. Sporidesmium vermiforme, Fres. ii. t. 6 ,f. 56-58. (See no
1393, ante.)
A s c o p h o r e .— Perithecia opaque, rather rough ; ostiola at
length pierced; asci clavate; sporidia large, shortly fusiform,
dark-brown, ultimately triseptate.—Tul. Carp.ii. p. 221, t. 26.f .
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