94 SUMMARY OF CURRENT RESEARCHES RELATING TO 



Fungi amazonici of E. Ule.— H. and P. Sydow {Ann.Mycol, 1916, 

 14, 65-97). A record of the fungi collected by the late E. Ule on his 

 last journey, mostly from Brazil ; a few are recorded from Peru. There 

 are many new species of Uredinese and Ustilagineae. In the various 

 families of Ascomycetes the species are nearly all new to science. As 

 new genera '.—Cleistosphaera (Perisporeacese) ; Haplostrona, on leaves 

 of Miconia, with perithecia immersed in stromata, of doubtful affinity ; 

 Stegastroma (Clypeosphagriacese), with brown 1-septate spores ; Leptocrea 

 (Hypocreace£e),'in stromata, with oblong simple spores ; Gaudella (Micro- 

 thyriace^e), of which the 1-septate spores have a long slender process at 

 the lower end. The Fungi Imperfecti are less numerous, but they in- 

 clude four new genera : — Pyremchsetina^ near ito Fyrenochseta, but the 

 pycnidia without pores ; Botryella, with minute pycnidia in botryose 

 stromata, on leaves ; Hemidothis, with Dothidea-like stromata and filiform 

 spores, on leaves of 31iconia; and Marcosia (Tuberculariaceae), the 

 conidia of which formed on sporodochia become 3-septate, on leaves of 

 Cynometra, A. L. S. 



Contribution to the Study of Northern Fungi.— J. Lind (Ann. 

 Mycol., 1915, 13, 18-25, 4 figs.). This includes a critical study of a 

 number of species. Fuccinia porri is shown to be the same plant as 

 Uromyces mnbiguus, but of different form. The differences are fully set 

 forth. The author made culture experiments with Fhorna Rostrupii, a 

 fungus which causes great damage to Daiicus Carota ; finally, he was able 

 to connect it up with Lepfosphaeria Rostrupii sp. n. A special note is 

 written on Botrytis cinerea. Lind repeats his former statement that 

 Botnjtis is wholly unconnected with Scleroti7iia. Two other fungi he 

 describes as synonymous — Fusarium avenaceum and Fionnotes Biasolet- 

 tiana. The Fusarium is a wound parasite ; its mycelium spreads out 

 and forms a Stereum-like fruit body— the Fionnotes stage. Three 

 Ascomycetes from Finland are also described, two of which are new. A 

 copious bibliography is appended. A. L. S. 



Illustrations of Fungi. XXXI.— William A. Murrill {Mtjcologia, 

 1919, 11, 289-92, 1 col. pL). The fungi dealt with are edible. Of the 

 three depicted and described, one — Fholiota squarrosoides — is American. 

 The author gives the points in which it differs from the European 

 F. squarrosa. A. L. S. 



Mycological Notes. — P. A. Saccardo [Ann. Mycol., 1915, 13, 

 115-38). Saccardo gives an account of eight sets of Fungi from diffe- 

 rent countries: — I. Fungi Noveboracensis (States of New York and Mass.), 

 collected by H. t). House, number 53 species of microfungi belonging to 

 various families and genera, several of them new species. II. Fungi 

 FJakotenses, collected by J. F. Brenckle, 19 species. III. Fungi 

 Canadenses, 17 species, collected by J. Dearness. IV. Fungi Fhilippi- 

 7ienses, sent to Hariot by Baker and others, 8 species, nearly all new. 



V. Fungi Uruguayenses, 19 species, transmitted by 0. Matterolo, and 

 comprising a number of the larger fungi, Agaricaceje and Polyporaceae. 



VI. Fungi Moravici et Bohemici, 22 species, sent by Petrak. VII. Fungi 



