Part 1, 1922] PHYLLOSTICTACEAE 71 
Padus virginiana (L.) Mill. (Prunus virgini i 
: F giniana L,., Prunus serotina Ehrh.), lowa, Kansas. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Ames, Iowa, on Prunus virginiana. , me 
DistRIBUTION: New York to Kansas and Montana. 
Exsiccatr: Ellis, N. Am. Fungi 1447; Ellis & Ev. N Am. Fungi 2676 (as P. dest D 
2830; Ellis & Ev. Fungi Columb. 2135; Barth. Fungi Columb. 4836 (as P. ret ae 
281. Phyllosticta viridis Ellis & Kellerm. Jour. Myc. 5: 142. 1889. 
Spots irregular in form and with no definite border, yellowish-brown, the diseased area 
gradually blending into the healthy tissues of the leaf, reaching a diameter of 1 cm. or occa- 
sionally covering half the surface of the leaf; pycnidia numerous, quite evenly distributed 
over the infected spot and often so thickly gregarious as to give the spot a blackish appearance, 
restricted to the under side of the leaf, reaching a diameter of 60-75 p; spores very minute, 
about 1 X 4-5 p. 
ON OLEACEAE: 
Fraxinus americana I,., Ulinois, New York. 
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. (Fraxinus lanceolata Borkh., Fraxinus viridis Michx.), Kan- 
sas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Dakota. 
Fraxinus sp., Connecticut. 
TYPE LocaLIty: Rock County, Kansas, on Fraxinus viridis, 
DIstRIBUTION: Connecticut to South Dakota and Louisiana. 
Exsiccati: Ellis & Ev. N. Am. Fungi 2834; Barth. Fungi Columb. 2548. 
282. Phyllosticta Betulae Ellis& Ev.; Shear, N. VY. Fungi 367. 
1896. 
Spots circular or subcircular or occasionally irregular, yellowish or whitish, often with 
a very narrow blackish border, reaching a diameter ,of 3-4 mm., or rarely as large as 1 cm., 
visible on either side of the leaf but more distinct on the upper side; pycnidia scattered or 
clustered near the center of the spot, conspicuous, black, reaching a diameter of 100-150 pz; 
spores ellipsoid, 1.25-1.5 K 4-4.5 n, or some minute, 0.75-1 X 2.5 yp. 
On BETULACEAE: 
Betula lenta L., New York. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Alcove, New York, on Betula lenta, 
DistRIBUTION: Known only from the type Jocality. 
Exsiccatr: Shear, N. Y. Fungi 367. 
283. Phyllosticta Coccolobae Ellis & Ev.; Ellis, Rep. Mo. 
Bot. Gard. 9: 118. 1898. 
Spots circular or subcircular in form, often two or three coalescing and forming one com- 
pound spot of irregular form, at first reddish-brown, finally becoming white or whitish with 
a blackish border, reaching a diameter of 1 cm.; pycnidia abundant, minute, quite evenly 
scattered, restricted to the under side of the leaf; spores minute, rod-like, 1-2 X 3-4 x. 
On POLYGONACEAE: 
Coccolobis uvifera (I,.) Jacq., Bahamas. 
Coccolobis sp., Mona Island. : 
vrpr Locality: Nassau, Bahamas, on Coccolobis uvifera. 
DISTRIBUTION: West Indies. 
284. Phyllosticta Nyssae Cooke, Grevillea 12: 26. 1883. 
Spots subcireular or irregular, yellowish-brown or cinereous, surrounded by a purplish 
border, often coalescing and then covering half the surface of the leaf, giving it an irregularly 
mottled appearance; pycnidia scattered over the infected area, small, reaching a diameter 
of 65-100 »; spores ellipsoid or subellipsoid, 1.5 X 3.5 x. 
On CorRNACEAE: 
Nyssa aquatica L., Alabama. : ; 
Nyssa Ogeche Marsh. (Nyssa capitata Walt.), Georgia. 
Nyssa sylvatica Marsh., New York. . 
Tyrer LocaLity: Darien, Georgia, on Nyssa capitaia. 
DistRiBUTION: New York, Georgia, and Alabama. | 
Exsiccati: Rav. Fungi Am 798; Ellis, N. Am. Fungi 1168. 
