lii
sU ìI l
multiseptate.—Ur. N.M. ii.p . 506. Berl. Ann. N.H. no. 189
639*, t. 11, / . 26. Sow. t. 394, / . 3. Curr. Linn. Trans, xxii!
t. 59,/. 133. Coolce exs. no. 264. Sphceriacarduorum, Wallr. Fl.
Germ. iv.p. 805. Rhaphidospora carduorum, Tul. Caip.ii.p. 256.
Fchl. Sym. Myc. p . 125. Fchl. exs. no. 786. Rhaphidospora dis-
seminans, Fckl. exs. no. 780. Ophiobolus disseminans, Reiss. Hedw
1854, no. 6.
On thistles and burdock. Common. [Up. & Mid. Carolina.]
The sporidia at first contain numerous nuclei without articulations later
however the articulations are very manifest, about twenty. One articula’-
tion swollen, usually the second.
2 7 0 3 . Sphæzia u ln a sp o ra . Coohe. “ Bent-spored nettle
Sphæria.”
Kg. 396.
Perithecia sca,ttered, covered by the cuticle, depressed, black ;
mouth la rg / piercing the cuticle ; asci cylindrical ; sporidia
inear, length of the ascus, unequally triseptate and constricted ;
joints becoming 2-3 or more septate, without constriction, bent
angularly when free, twisted in the ascus, hyaline, yellowish.
On nettle stems. Shere.
cov p re/h !‘t e “ ® flattened, after the manner of S. dolioUm,
when drv TR cuticle through which they are visible when moist, scarcely
tlin Z p p f i ''«'■y curious, being twisted near the apex of
t h Z oonsrii.t”6 ®(. ®t ®''® '>®“ /®ugularly, like a knee joint, with two or
tnree constricted septa at unequal distances. Quite distinct from the fruit
A. acuminata, and very different from th at of A. coniformis.
(Eig. 396, sporidium.)
2 7 0 4 . Sphæzia hezpotzicha. Fr. “ Hairy Grass Sphæria.”
Scattered; perithecia free, subconical, black, covered with
decumbent brown hairs ; ostiolum subpapillæform ; asci long,
clavate; sporidia acicular, very long, containing numerous
sporules. Ur. N.M.ii.p. 504. Fries, exs. no. 52. Rhaphidospora
herpotricha, Tul. Carp. ii.p . 255. FcM. Sym. Myc. p. 125. Rhaphidospora
Lacroixii, Mont. S y ll.p . 251. FoM. exs. no. 781.
On dead grass stems, and on Carices.
Sporidia probably a t length multiseptate. The hairs of the perithecia on
Carices are rigid and erect, but the species is evidently the same.
2 7 0 5 . Sphæzia eu czy p ta . B . 4 B r. “ Hidden Sedge
Sphæria.”
C o v e red ; p e rith e c ia o v a te , d e lic a te , sp rin g in g from s c a tte re d ,
b ran ch ed th r e a d s ; n e c k v e ry s h o r t ; asci c lav a te ; sp o rid ia lin e a r-
fusiform, w ith s ev e ra l ir r e g u la r en d o ch rom e s .—B. & Br. Ann.
N.H. no. 6 5 2 ,1.12, f . 40.
On le a v e s o f Carex pendula. J a n . B a th e a s to n .
Scarcely visible unless the leaf is held np to the light. Perithecia delicate,
ovate, with a very short neck and round aperture, like a little India rubber
bottle, springing from threads which are mostly branched at right angles.
Asci very delicate, davate. Sporidia ('05 in.) -127 m.m., linear-fusiform,
with several endochromes, varying much in siz6. This species is very liable
to be overlooked unless the leaves chance to be saturated with moisture.—
B .4B r .
2 7 0 6 . Sphæzia he licosp oz a. B . Sf B r . “ Spiral spored
Sphæria.”
C o v e red ; p e rith e c ia subglobose ; asci c lav a te ; sp o rid ia lin e a r,
v e ry lo n g , sp ira lly in v o lu te .'—B. &Br. Ann. N.H. no. 653.
On le av e s o f Cyperacece. W e s t o f E n g la n d .
Distinguished by its extremely long spirally disposed sporidia, which resemble
those of Hysterium apiculatum.—B. 4 Br.
2 7 0 7 . Sphæzia c a z ic e ti. B . 4 B r . “ Long-spored grass
Sphæria.”
P e r ith e c ia su b g lo b o se , im m e rse d , m in u te ; o stio la p u n c tifo rm ;
asci c la v a te ; sp o rid ia b ise ria te , lin e a r, cu rv ed , a cu te a t e ach e x tr
em ity .— B. & Br.Ann. N.H. no. 9 8 8 , t. 1 7 , / . 35.
I n m a rsh y g ro u n d , on Aira cæspitosa. Dec.
Sporidia ('OOfi-'OOd in.) •075-T m.m. long.
D . S p o rid ia fu s ifo rm m u ltis e p ta te= (Z « 7 9 io « p *oe n a , Be Not.)
2 7 0 8 . Sphæz ia a cu ta . Moug. “ Cone-shaped Sphæria.”
S pebmogonia.— Su b g re g a rio u s ; p e rith e c ia subglobose, even,
b lack, sh in in g ; o stio lum b e ak e d , s tr a ig h t, c y lin d ric a l, o b tu s e ;
sp e rm a tia m in u te , h y a lin e , s im p le .— Sphæria acuta. Fries, exs.
no. 118. Eng. Fl. y .p . 2 7 4 . Aposphoeria acuta, Berh. Outl.p. 3 1 5 .
A soophobb.— S c a tte re d ; p e r ith e c ia co nical, even, sh in in g ,
b la c k ; o stio la th ic k , co n flu en t, obtuse, p ie rc e d ; sporid ia h i-
seriate, yellow, s lig h tly cu rv ed , 5-11 s e p ta te .— Moug. exs. no.