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NOTICES OF NORTH AMERICAN FUNGI. 



* Polyactis cinerea. ^.— On dead Gladiolus. New England, 

 Russell. No. 5951, 5959. 



* Polyactis vulgaris. Lh. — On bean pods. Connecticut, C. 

 Wright. No. 5642. On dead roses. Pennsylvania. No. 3424. 



* Polyactis fasciculata. Cd. — On Solanum Melongena. Michener. 

 No. 3818. 



668. Polyactis pulvinata. B. & C — Pulvinata gilva , floccis hie 

 illic tumidis sursum ramosis ; sporis globosis. 



On branches of alder. No. 5432. 



Forming little compact pinkish grey cushions ; stems here and 

 there swollen below, branched, with the main branches opposite, 

 ultimate divisions obtuse ; spores globose. 



669. Polyactis cuxta. B. Sf C.— Minuta curta e maculis orbicu- 

 laribus brunneis oriunda ; tioccis simplicibus vel apice lobatis ; 

 sporis subglobosis. 



On the under side of leaves of Magnolia. Alabama, Beaumont. 

 No. 5472. 



Growing on orbicular brown spots ; stems very short, with from 

 one to two septa, simple, or slightly divided at the apex ; spores 

 subglobose, -0008 in diameter. 



* Verticillium lateiritium. Fr. — On Arctium lappa. No. 5917. 

 Pennsylvania, Michener. No. 3931. 



670. Verticillium sorediatum. B. & C. — Gilvum punctiforme ; 

 floccis brevibus ramosis apicibus trifidis ; sporis minutis oblongis. 



On dead wood. Texas, C. Wright. No. 3777. 



Forming little pinkish grey specks ; floccl short, branched 

 above ; branches opposite or trifid, ultimate divisions trifid ; spores 

 minute, oblong. 



* Verticillium nanum. B. c^- Br. — On sticks. New England, 

 Sprague. No. 5679. 



671. Verticillium rosellum. B. 4' CI— Pallide roseum; floccis 

 parce ramosis apicem versus verticillatis ; sporis minimis. 



On fallen leaves of Viscum. 



Pale rose- coloured, at length becoming white ; flocci short, 

 sparingly branched, verticillate at the apex ; spores very small. 



672. Verticillium stigmatellum. B. & C. — Albidum ; floccis in 

 glomerulas minimas collectis sursum ramosis verticillatis ; sporis 

 parvis ellipticis. 



On decaying gourds. Car. Inf. No. 1816. 

 Dirty white, forming minute tufts ; flocci much branched, verti- 

 cillate above ; spores small, elliptic. 



673. Verticillium pulvinatum. B. 8f C— Pulvinatum gilvum, 

 deorsum nigrescens, floccis parce ramosis, sursum verticillatis ; 

 sporis minimis subellipticis. 



On Acacia Julibrissin. Car. Inf. No. 2667. 



Pulvinate, reddish grey in the younger parts, black where old ; 



