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285. Phyllosticta Lentaginis Sacc. & Syd. in Sacc. Syll. 
Fung. 14: 865. 1899. 
ae Viburni Ellis & Dearness, Can. Rec. Sci. 5: 267. 1893. Not Phyllosticta Viburni Pass. 
Spots rusty-brown, circular or subcitcular with a narrow dark border; pycnidia occurring 
on the upper side of the leaf, partially erumpent, black, reaching a diameter of 100-120 yn; 
spores ellipsoid, brownish, 2.5-3 K 4-5 yp. 
On CAPRIFOLIACEAE: 
Viburnum Leniago L., Ontario. 
Type LocaLity: London, Ontario, on Viburnum Lentago. 
DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality. 
286. Phyllosticta aesculicola Sacc. Michelia 1: 134. 1878. 
Phyllosticta Aesculi Ellis & Martin, Jour. Myc. 2: 130. 1886. 
Spots large, indefinite, sometimes covering half the surface of the leaflet, rusty-red on 
the upper surface of the leaf, paler below, margin indefinite, gradually blending off into the 
healthy tissue of the leaflet; pycnidia few, usually clustered in groups over the discolored 
spot, small, reaching a diameter of 40-50 »; spores ellipsoid, minute, 1-2.5 K 3-5 yu. 
On AESCULACEAE: 
Aesculus glabra Willd., Missouri, Virginia. 
Aesculus Pavia L., Mississippi. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Europe, on Aesculus Hippocastanum. 
DISTRIBUTION: Virginia, Missouri, and Mississippi; also in Europe. 
Exsiccati: Ellis & Ev. N. Am. Fungi 1723. 
287. Phyllosticta kalmicola (Schw.) Ellis & Ev. Proc. 
Acad. Phila. 1893: 454. 1893. 
Sphaeria kalmicola Schw. Trans. Au. Phil. Soc. II. 4: 226, in part. 1832. 
Depazea kalmicola Rav. Fungi Car. 3:71. 1855. 
Spots circular or subcircular in form, white or whitish, surrounded by a slightly raised, 
purplish-red border, the color gradually blending off into the healthy tissues of the leaf, reach- 
ing a diameter of 2-3 mm., or more rarely several coalescing giving rise to one compound 
spot of irregular formrand reaching a diameter of 1 cm., visible on the under side of the leaf 
as a reddish-brown spot; pycnidia restricted to the upper side of the leaf, numerous, scattered 
over the infected area, minute, black, reaching a diameter of 100-120 4; spores very minute, 
rather scant, 1 X 2-3 yw. 
On ERICACEAE: . 
Kalmia latifolia ., Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, 
New York, Pennsylvania. 
Type LOCALITY: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Kalmia sp. 
DISTRIBUTION: New York to Maryland, and Mississippi. 
; Exsiccati: Ellis & Ev. N. Am. Fungi 2935; Ellis & Ev. Fungi Columb. 69; Rav. Fung. Car. 
3:71. 
288. Phyllosticta Saccardoi Thiim. Instituto 
28: —[48]. 1881. 
Phyllosticta. Rhododendri Sacc. Michelia 1: 531. 1879. Not Phyllosticta Rhododendri Westend. 
1851. ‘ 
Spots subcircular, semicircular (when occurring at the margin of the leaf), or more often 
irregular, often covering half of the leaf, usually the outer half, white, whitish, or with a 
brownish border, reaching a diameter of 2-3 cm., visible on both sides of the leaf, the under 
side reddish-brown; pycnidia rather numerous, quite evenly distributed over the infected’ 
spot, restricted to the upper surface of the leaf, minute, erumpent through the epidermis, 
reaching a diameter of 100»; spores small, ellipsoid, or occasionally allantoid, 1-2 * 4-5 nz. 
ON ERICACEAE: 
Rhododendron sp., New York. 
Tyre LocaLity: Europe, on Rhododendron ponticum, 
DistRIBUTION: New York; also in Europe. 
