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fortunately, however, the entire ravine had in the meantime been 

 filled many feet deep with crushed rock and debris from the 

 New York City Aqueduct which was being constructed through 

 this section, thus preventing us from repeating our observations. 

 It would be interesting to have other records as to the abundance 

 with which this fungus occurs in other localities. 



Asexual Reproduction (page 21) 

 In the early chapters of this w^ork the writer referred to the 

 fact that the conidial stage was absent in many of the species of 

 this group, or at least had never been observed. Where the 

 conidial stages are known they seem to take quite a variety of 

 forms. In addition to those already reported the following 



should be added. 



Chlamydospores 



M. Woronin (Beitr. Morph. Phyz. Pilze 2: 1-11. pi. 4. 1866) 

 has reported chlamydospores in Ascoboliis pidcherrimus (Fig. 19), 



Fig. 19. Chlamydospores in Patella piilchcrrima (Crouan) Seaver. 



From Woronin. 



recorded here as Patella pulcherrima. The presence of chlamydo- 

 spores in this species has been confirmed by Dr. B. O. Dodge 

 in single spore cultures. Woronin states that no similar chlamy- 

 dospores were known to him in any other discomycete. 



Papulaspora 

 The term "bulbil" has been employed to designate a certain 

 type of sclerotium-like growth capable of re])roducing the plant. 



