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Fragilaria capucina, Desmaz. Common. 
Asterionella formosa, Hass. Very common. 
Meridion circulare, Ag. Infrequent. 
Tabellaria fenestrata, Kitz. Very common. 
I. floculosa (Roth.) Kitz. Very common. 
Surirella elegans, Ehrb. This large species appeared when the 
water was very low with Spirogyra tenuissima. 
Nitzschia, sp. indet. 
Melosira granulata (Ehrb.) Ralfs. Very common. 
M. varians, Ag. Infrequent. 
KRhizosolenia gracilis, H. L. S. Not infrequent. 
Lessela interrupta, Ehrb. Placed here provisionally. 
Stephanodiscus minutus, Grun. Frequent. 
Volvox globator, L. One specimen noted in November. 
Gonium pectorale, L. Infrequent. 
196 6TH AVE. BROOKLYN, N, Y. 
Identity of Anthracnose of the Bean and Watermelon. 
By Byron D. HA.LstTep. 
The Fungus causing the spotting of bean pods shown in figure I, 
was first observed by Lindemuth at Popplesdorf in 1875. It was 
Fic. I,.—BEANS WITH POD-SPOT. 
named Gleosporium Lindemuthianum in his honor by Saccardo 
and Magnus and described in Michelia, i. 129. In 1878 in his 
