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119. Phyllosticta orbicularis Ellis & Ev. Jour. Myc. 4: 10. 1888. 
Spots circular or subcircular in form, yellowish or cinereous with a narrow darker border, 
surrounded by a yellowish area which gradually grades off into the healthy tissue of the leaf; 
pycnidia scattered over the infected area, mostly on the upper side of the leaf, reaching a 
diameter of 100-110 »; spores numerous, small, ellipsoid, about 2-2.5 & 5-6 ph. 
On CucuRBITACEAE:! 
Cucurbita Pepo L,. (cult.), Delaware, New York. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Faulkland, Delaware, on Cucurbita Pepo. 
DISTRIBUTION: New York and Delaware. 
120. Phyllosticta Sechii E. Young, Mycologia 7: 149. 1915. 
Spots irregular or confluent, whitish or yellowish-white above, darker below, the mar- 
gin definite and slightly elevated; pycnidia numerous, dark-brown, restricted to the upper 
side of the leaf, reaching a diameter of 70-100 », with a large distinct ostiolum; spores hya- 
line, ellipsoid or subfusoid, 2.5 * 7-10 u. 
On CUCURBITACEAE: 
Sechium edule Sw., Porto Rico. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Mayaguez, Porto Rico, on Sechium edule. 
DisTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality. 
121. Phyllosticta Cucurbitacearum Sacc. Michelia 1:145. 1878. 
Spots occurring on any part of the leaf, variable, the tissue becoming dry, sordid-white; 
pycnidia reaching a diameter of 80-100 4; spores elongate, 2.5 X 5-6y, curved, containing 
two oil-drops. : 
On CUCURBITACEAE: 
Cucumis sativus L. (cult.), Ohio. 
Type LocaLity: Europe, on Cucurbita Pepo. 
DisTRIBUTION: Ohio; also in Europe. Specimens on winter squash from New Jersey, in the 
herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden, are very poor, but have been referred to this species. 
122. Phyllosticta pallida Seym. & Earle, Econ. Fungi 262. 1893. 
?Phyllosticta nebulosa Sacc. Michelia 2: 276. 1881. 
Spots large, indefinite, pale-yellowish or whitish in the center blending off into a yellow- 
ish area which covers more than half of the leaf, visible on both sides of the leaf but more 
conspicuous on the upper side; pycnidia scattered but abundant, more numerous near the 
center but distributed over the entire discolcred portion of the leaf, reaching a diameter of 
50-175 », mostly on the upper side of the leaf; spores ellipsoid or rod-like, 2-3 & 4-7 yn. 
ON CARYOPHYLLACEAE: 
Silene noctifiora L.., New York, Wisconsin. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Syracuse, New York, on Silene noctiflora. 
DISTRIBUTION: New York (and Wisconsin, as P. nebulosa Sacc.). 
Exsiccati: Seym. & Earle, Econ. Fungi 262. 
123. Phyllosticta Digitalis Bellynck; Westend. & Wall. Herb. 
Crypt. 1053. 1855. 
Spots occasionally subcircular but more often irregular, often covering a large portion 
of the leaf, rusty-brown with a whitish portion in the center, reaching a diameter of 1 to sev- 
eral cm., about equally visible on either side of the leaf; pycnidia sparingly scattered over 
the infected spot, mainly on the wpper side of the leaf, reaching a diameter of about 80 yu; 
spores ellipsoid, 2-3 X 6-7 p. 
On SCROPHULARIACEAE! 
Digitalis purpurea L,., Alaska; Ontario. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Europe, on Digitalis lutea. 
DISTRIBUTION: Ontario and Alaska; also in Europe. 
Exsiccati: Barth. Fungi Columb. 4654. 
124. Phyllosticta orbicula Ellis & Ev. Proc. Acad. 
Phila. 1893: 455. 1894. 
?Phyllosticta anceps Sacc. Michelia 1: 532. 1879. 
Spots nearly circular in form, occasionally several coalescing and then irregular, white 
