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Macrosporium cucumerinum E. & E. — On the leaves of cucum- 

 bers and miislcmelons. Causes orbicular, sometimes confluent, rusty- 

 colored or whitish spots about 3-4 mm. in diameter. Conidiophores 

 solitary or fascicled, brown, flexuous, somewhat branched, 1-8 sep- 

 tate, 57-140 X 5-9 fi in length, 5-9 fx in diameter at base and 4.6 (x in 

 diameter at tip; conidia numerous, club-shaped, brown, multi-sep- 

 tate, 57-81 X 11-24 /A, with long beak having a hyaline tip. 



762. Infected leaf of Cucumis melo. 763. Conidium, 1/12. 



Macrosporium herculeum E. & M. — On leaves of tiurnips, 

 horse-radish and other crucifers. Causes gray to brown spots. 

 Conidiophores erect, fexuose, few septate, 70-80 x 5 ju.; conidia 

 brown, multi-septate, clavate, 139.8-225 x 18.2-23 fx. 



764. Spots on portion of turnip leaf. 765. Conidium, 1/12. 



Alternaria abutilonis* Speg. — On the leaves of Abutilon 

 abutilon. Causes irregular brown spots visible on both surfaces of 

 the leaf. Conidiophores branched, smoky to hyaline; conidia club- 

 shaped, muriform, pale yellowdsh to smoky, 5-7 septate, 50-9 x 

 10-15 /M. 



766. Conidium, 1/12. 



Alternaria brassic^ (Berk.) Sacc. — On the leaves of cabbage, 

 collards and other crucifers ; causing black mold. Conidia clavate, 

 5-11 septate, 50-60 x 12-14 /.. 



767. Conidia, 1/6, 1/12. 



Alternaria cucurbits Let. — On the leaves of cucimibers and 

 melons. Causes circular spots which frequently become confluent 

 and cover the entire leaf. Conidiophores short, straight, brown; 

 conidia multi-cellular, clavate, olive-colored, 60-68 x 8-9 fi. 



768. Conidia, 1/12. 



Alternaria solani (E. & M.) Jones & Grout. — On the leaves of 

 the potato and tomato. Causes brown, more or less circular, concen- 

 trically-zonated spots. . Conidiophores septate, 50-90 x 8-9 fx, ; coni- 

 dia obclavate, brown, transverse septa numerous, longitudinal septa 

 few, beak long, hyaline, 145-370 x 16-18 /x. 



769. Infected potato leaf. 770. Germinating conidium, 1/12. 



*Syn. Macrosporium ahutilonis. 



