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badly spotted with a species of Coniothyrium, while ordinary ash 
trees were free from the same fungus. Some of the variegated 
plants, both of the hardy sorts and those grown under glass, have 
been badly infested with leaf blights. Of the former may be 
named the delicate and popular bedding plant called plantain. 
lily (Funkia undulata, var. variegata) several sorts of variegated 
pelargoniums and alternantheras. Among the most affected of 
the tender plants of the variegated class may be mentioned the 
Aspedistra lurida, var. variegata, Ficus elastica, var. variegata, 
Abutilon Thomsoni, Codieum sp. (crotons), Dieffenbachia, sp., Hy- 
drangea hortensis, var. variegata, Phrynium variegatum, Dra- 
c@na, sp., etc. 
Particular attention was paid to the fungi upon the Funkia 
and Aspedistra, as they, at sight, manifested some strong points 
of resemblance. There was no difficulty in growing the anthrac- 
nose from one to the other host in cultures, and as the microscopic 
structure of the fungus upon both is the same, there seemed to be 
sufficient reason for giving it the name of Colletotrichum omnt- 
vorum. It remains to be proved that some of the other hosts 
attacked by a Colletotrichum are bearing the same fungus. 
The following is an alphabetical list of the genera containing 
one or more variegated species that are specially subject to the 
attack of fungi, with the genera of the latter so far as they have 
been determined: 
Abutilon Thomsoni and A. megapotamicum—Colletotrichum, 
Phyllosticta. 
Acalypha musica and others—Phyllosticta. 
Acuba Japonica—Colletotrichum. 
Ageratum Mexicanum—Phyllosticta. 
Alocasia, several species—Colletotrichum, Sac fungus. 
Alternanthera paronychoides and others—Phyllosticta. 
Aralia pentaphylla, var. variegata, A. Sieboldt, var. variegata— 
Leptospheeria. 
Aspedistra lurida, var. variegata—Colletotrichum. 
Astilbe Japonica, var. variegata—Leptospheria. 
Begonia Rex, and others—Cercospora, Phyllosticta and Colleto- 
trichum. 
Centaurea, a variegated form—Septoria. 
