54 MORPHOLOGY, ETC., FUNGI, ETC. [Bot. Absts. 



370. Patouillard, N. Quelques champignons de Madagascar. [Several fungi from 

 Madagascar.] Bull. Trimest. Soc. Mycolog. France 34: 86-91. Fig. 1. 1918. — On a botani- 

 cal collecting trip in Madagascar a number of fungi were collected by Viguier in 1912, some 

 of which are interesting enough to be mentioned here. Trematophyletis Leptodesmiae n. 

 gen. and n. sp., Gymnoconia Althemillae n. sp., Limacinula cupularis n. sp., Meliola amphi- 

 tricha Fr. var. nov. pungens, Sphaerella Hydrocoiyles-asiaticae n. sp., Otthia deformans n. sp. 

 causing tumors on limbs on small branches of Philippia, Ophiobolus Coffeae n. sp., and Sep- 

 toria mellispora n. sp. — Fred C. Werkenthin. 



371. Peyronel, B. Secondo elenco di funghi di Val S. Martino o Valle della Germanasca. 

 [Second contribution on fungi of San Martino.] Nuovo Gior. Bot. Ital. 25: 146-192. 1918. — 

 The author deals primarily with the Basidiomycetes (Agaricaceae and Polyporaceae especi- 

 ally) listing only such species which could be identified with certainty. In case where pre- 

 vious descriptions proved inadequate or misleading, a short description is given, special 

 emphasis being laid on points of taxonomic importance. The author also notes elevation 

 above sea level, exact location, and habitat for each species. Of the 128 species treated, 72 

 are new for that region and one, Boletus laricinus, is new for Italy. — -Ernst Artschwager. 



372. Pierre, H. Superposition de deux Russules, — Russula olivacea Schoeff. [Super- 

 positions of two Russulae.] Bull. Trimest. Soc. Mycolog. France 34: 74-75. Fig. 1. 1918. — 

 The author distinguishes between two Russulae, one characterized by being markedly con- 

 cave, and by having a diameter of 16 cm., while the other is much smaller, only 3.5 cm., and 

 distinguished by intimately adhering to the summit of the pileus which is expanded. — Fred 



C. Werkenthin. 



373. Pierre, M. H. Nouveau cas de rubefaction de la face, survenu a la suite de l'inges- 

 tion du Corpinus atramentarius. [A new report of rubefaction of the face caused by eating 

 Coprinus atramentarius.] Bull. Trimest. Soc. Mycolog. France 34: 28. 1918. 



374. Spegazzini, C. Revision de las Laboulbeniales Argentinas. [Revision of the 

 Laboulbeniales of Argentina.] An. Mus. Nacion. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 29: 445-688. Fig. 

 1-213. 1917. — This is a continuation and revision of the author's work "Laboulbeniales 

 Argentinas" which appeared in 1912. It is divided in two sections. The first section is 

 general and gives methods for the collection of the forms and of the hosts on which the forms 

 are found, methods of conservation, methods of mounting for permanent collections, of 

 separation from the hosts and methods of staining. This section also includes a general 

 review of the morphology and life cycle of the Laboulbeniales. Methods for the artificial 

 cultivation are also given. The second section is concerned chiefly with the description 

 of species and diagnostic notes with careful notes as to the hosts on which the various forms 

 were found. Keys to the families are appended. Out of the 213 species described 90 are 

 new species and a few are new forms. — A. Bonazzi. 



375. Stevenson, John A. A check list of Porto Rican fungi and a host index. Jour. 

 Dept. Agric. Porto Rico. 2: 125-264. 1918. 



376. Trotter, A. La "rabbia" o "antracnosi" del cece ed il suo produttore. [Rabbia or 

 anthracnose of chick-pea and its cause.] Revist. Patol. Veg. 9: 105-114. 1918. — An out- 

 break of the "rabbia" or anthracnose of the chick pea (Cicer arietinum) on the farm of the 

 School of Viticulture at Avellino led to a new systematic study of the fungus causing this 

 disease, already long known. The fungus previously known as Zythia rabiei, Phyllosticta 

 cicerina and Ascochyta pisi is given the name Phyllosticta rabiei (Passerini) Trotter. — F. M. 

 Blodgctt. 



377. Van der Bijl, Paul A. Ring spot of cane leaves. South Africa Dept. Agric. Bull. 

 10: 15-16. Fig. 7. 1918. — Brief description of Leptosphaeria sacchari in the leaves of sugar 

 cane. The illustration shows the perithecia to be deeply imbedded and amphigenous. — 



D. Reddick. 



