452 F un g'> Bacteria und Pathologie. 



ANONYME. Excursion mycologique ä Allere y. 25 och 

 1903. (Bulletin de la Societe des Sciences naturelles de 

 Saöne-et-Loire. 1903. 29 annee. p. 207—210.) 



D'apres la liste dressee par R. Bigeard, cette excursion a iourni 

 62 Basidiomycetes et 2 Ascomycetes. 



Comme procede de vulgarisation on peut citer l'exemple d'un phar- 

 macien qui expose ä sa vitrine les Champignons frais avec des etiquettes 

 mentionnant les especes comestibles et les especes dangereuses. 



Paul Vuillemin. 



ARTHUR, J. C, Cultures of Uredlneae in 190 3. (Journal of 



Mycology. X. p. 8—21. Jan. 1904.) 



The following is the author's summary, including a complete list oi 

 successiul cultures made during the season of 1903. 1t is divided into 

 two series ; species previously reported by the writer and other investi- 

 gators, and species now reported for the first time. 



A. Species previously reported: 



1. Puccinia impatientis (Schw.) Arth. — Teleutospores from Elymus 

 virginicus L. sown on Impatiens aurea Muhl. 



2. Puccinia amphigena Diet. -- Teleutospores from Calamovilfa 

 longifolia (Hook.) Hack, sown on Smilax hispida Muhl. 



3. Puccinia andropogonis Schw. — Teleutospores from Andropogon 

 scoparius Michx. sown on Penstemon hirsutus. 



4. Puccinia albiperdia Arth. — Teleutospores from Carex gracillima 

 Schw. sown on Ribes cynobasti L. and R. uva-crispi L. (R. Grossularia L.). 



5. Puccinia helianthi Schw. — Teleutospores from Helianthus mollis 

 Lam. sown on H. mollis Lam. and H. annuus L. 



B. Species reported now for the first time: 



1. Melampsora medusae Thuem. — Teleutospores from Populus del- 

 toides Marsh, sown on Larix decidua Mill. 



2. Uromyces phaseoli (Pers.) Wint. — Teleutospores from Stropho- 

 styles helvola (L.) Britt. sown on same host. 



3. Uromyces Lespedeza-procumbentis (Schw.) Curt. — Teleutospores 

 from Lespedeza capitata Michx. sown on same host. 



4. Puccinia caulicola Tr. and Gall. — Teleutospores from Salvia 

 lanceolata Willd. sown on the same host. 



5. Uromyces Solidago-Caricis Arth. — Teleutospores from Carex 

 varia Muhl. sown on Solidago canadensis L., 6\ serotina Ait., 5". flexi- 

 caulis, and «S. caesia L. 



6. Puccinia pustulata (Curt.) Arth. — Teleutospores from Andro- 

 pogon furcatus Muhl. and A. scoparius Michx. sown on Comandra um- 

 bellata (L.) Nutt. 



7. Puccinia eatoniae Arth. — Aecidiospores from Ranunculus abor- 

 tivus L. sown on Eatonia pennsylvanica (DC.) A. Gray. 



8. Puccinia hydnoidea (B. and C.) Arth. — Aecidiospores from 

 Dirca palustris L. sown on Bromus ciliatus L. Hedgcock. 



ATKINS0N, Geo. F., Note on the Genus Harpochytrium. 



(Journal of Mycology. X. Jan. 1904. p. 3—8. 1 pl. 33 fig.) 



A description with notes is given of the genus Harpochytrium one 

 of the Chytridiales which is thought to be located in the family 

 Rhizidiaceae. The synonymy and characters are given of the following 

 American species; Harpochytrium hyalothecae Lag., H. hedenii Wille 

 and H. intermedium Atk. Hedgcock. 



Blasius, W., Orest Junker's farbige Abbildungen 

 Braunschweigischer Pilze. (XIII. Jahresbericht des 

 Vereins für Naturwiss. zu Braunschweig. 1904. p. 83 — 88.) 



