Fungi from various Localities 573 



Spots brick-color, round, .5-1 cm. diam. with a sharply de- 

 fined border, often paler in the center ; sporules oblong-elliptical 

 or broad-fusoid, 1 5-20 x 7-9 {u 



This has been observed on various smooth-leaved species of 

 Smilax, for twenty years or more, but it does not appear to have 

 been described. Specimens occur with uniseptate spores (Asco- 

 chytd) but usually there is no septum. 



Phoma zeicola E. & E. 



On dead leaves of Zea Mays, Tuskegee, Ala., July, 1897 

 (Geo. W. Carver, no. 259). 



Perithecia innate, thickly but evenly scattered, visible on both 

 sides of the leaf, 80-100 ;i diam. ; sporules fusoid-oblong or ob- 

 long-elliptical, 4.5-5.5 X 1.5 /*. 



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Phoma orthosticha E. & E. 



On leaves of Typha latifolia, Orono, Maine, October, 1899 

 (P. L. Ricker). 



Perithecia subcuticular, minute (40-50 ft), arranged in narrow 

 strips 3-6 mm. long between the nerves of the leaf; sporules ob- 

 long-elliptical, minute, 2.5-3 X -75- 1 t x - 



Comes near P. gyneriicola Cke., but that has the perithecia 

 scattered or gregarious. Differs from P. typlianim Sacc. and P. 

 serialis Pat. in the size and shape of the sporules. 



Sphaeropsis nubilosa E. & B. 



On bark of -exposed root of Fraxinusviridis, Rooks Co., Kansas, 

 (Bartholomew, no. 2772). 



Gregarious, superficial, forming a round, black patch 1 cm. or 

 more across. Perithecia globose or slightly depressed-globose, 

 with the base only slightly sunk in the bark, 300-400 ft diam. with 

 a papilliform ostiolum ; sporules oblong-elliptical 15-20 x 7-8/1. 



Differs from S. biformis Pk. and S. Pennsyi 

 superficial growth. This can not be confou 

 rhizogena E. & B. which has the same habitat. 



& C. in its 

 !i Diplodia 



Hendersonia kalmicola E. & B. 



On dead twigs of Kalmia latifolia killed by fire a year ago. 

 Newfield, N. J., May 20, 1900. 



