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or whitish, with a very narrow, wlightly elevated rim, the tissue in the infected spot becoming 
very thin and translucent, often breaking out and leaving circular holes, reaching a diameter 
of 1-3 mm., about equally visible on either side of the leaf ; pycnidia few, scattered over the 
infected spot, occurring on either side of the leaf, reaching a diameter of 90-125 u; spores 
abundant, subhyaline, yellowish in mass, ellipsoid, about 2-3 * 5-9 p. 
ON BRASSICACEAE: 
Armoracia Armoracia (L,.) Britton (Nasturtium Armoracia Fries), New York; Ontario. 
TYPE LOcALITy: Vondon, Ontario, on Nasturtium Armoracia. 
DIsTRIBUTION: New York and Ontario; also in Europe. 
Exsiccati: Shear, N. VY. Fungi 368. 
125. Phyllosticta plantaginella Sacc. Syll. Fung. 11: 481. 1895. 
Spots subcircular, pale, the margin scarcely darker; pycnidia occurring on the upper 
side of the leaf, lenticular, broadly perforate, pale-brown, reaching a diameter of 90-100 MS 
spores short-allantoid, slightly curved, 2-3 < 9 u. 
ON PLANTAGINACEAE: 
Plantago major L., New York. 
TYPE LocaLity: Lyndonville, New York, on Plantago majo-. 
DIstRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality. 
126. Phyllosticta Ipomoeae Ellis & Kellerm. Jour. 
Myc. 3: 102. 1887. 
Spots circular or subcircular in form, reaching a diameter of 2-4 mm., rusty-brown, 
surrounded by a very narrow, dark border; pycnidia scattered over the infected spot, slightly 
projecting above; spores ellipsoid, containing two oil-drops, 2.5-3 X 4-6 p. 
ON CONVOLVULACEAE: 
Exogonium repandum (Jacq.) Choisy, Porto Rico. 
Ipomoea pandurata (I,.) Meyer (Convolvulus panduratus I,.), Florida, Kansas. 
Ipomoea sp., Ohio, Texas. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Mound City, Kansas, on Ipomoea pandurata. 
DISTRIBUTION: Ohio to Kansas, Texas, and Florida; (Bermuda?) ; Porto Rico. 
ExsrccaTi: Kellerm. & Swingle, Kans. Fungi 42. 
127. Phyllosticta Violae Desmaz. Ann. Sci. Nat. III. 8: 29. 1847, 
Spots subcircular, pallid or yellowish, with a brownish border which is slightly raised, 
usually reaching a diameter of 2-4 mm.; pycnidia lenticular, brown. erumpent, occurring 
on the upper side of the leaf, few on each spot, reaching a diameter of 100-130 u; spores hya- 
line, ellipsoid, 2-3 X 4-7 n. 
ON VIOLACEAE: 
Viola cucullata Ait., New York. 
Viola pubescens Ait., Iowa. 
Viola Rafinesquii Greene, Alabama. 
TYPE LocaLity: Europe, on Viola odorata. . 
DisTRIBUTION: New York, Alabama, and Iowa; also in Europe. 
ILLUSTRATIONS: Briosi & Cavara, Funghi Paras. 391. 
Exsiccatr: Ellis, N. Am. Fungi 1371. 
128. Phyllosticta Nesaeae Peck, Ann. Rep. N. Y. State 
Mus. 34: 44. 1883. 
Spots subcircular, rusty-brown or with a reddish border, reaching a diameter of 2-3 
mm., visible on either side of the leaf but less distinct on the under side; pycnidia small, reach- 
ing a diameter of 504; spores scant, about 2.5 K 7-10u. 
On LYTHRACEAE: el ; 
Decodon verticillatus (1,.) Ell. (Nesaea verticillata H.B.K.), New Jersey, New York, Ohio. 
Tyre LocaLIty: South Ballston, New York, on Nesaea verticillata. 
DisTRIBUTION: New York, New Jersey, and Ohio. 
129. Phylosticta ivaecola Ellis & Ev. Jour. Myc. 2:37. 1886. 
Spots small, circular or subcircular in form or occasionally slightly elongate, white or 
whitish, with a slightly elevated margin, usually occurring on the upper side of the leaf and 
