Jan. 1908] Notes from My cological Literature 39 



Dietel, P. 



Under the title of "Einige neue Uredineen atis Suedamerika," 

 Annales Mycologici, June, 1907, the following are described by 

 Dr. Dietel : Uromyces celtidis on leaves of Celtis sp. ; Puccinia 

 usterii on leaves of a Malpighiaceae ; Puccinia compressa on a 

 Bignoniaceae ; Puccinia transformans on Solanum tomatillo; 

 Puccinia tessariae on Tessaria absinthioides ; and Coleosporium 

 braziliense on a Labiate. 



Smith, Elizabeth H. 



Technical Bulletin No. 3, Massachusetts Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, April, 1907, contains "The Blossom end Rot 

 of Tomatoes," which after study and experiment is decided to 

 be Fusarium solani Mart. 



Smith, Ralph E. 



The Report of the Plant Pathologist, to July i, 1906, Cali- 

 fornia Experiment Station, Bulletin 184, January, 1907, deals 

 very largely with Pear Blight work, also discusses Walnut Blight 

 (Pseudomonas juglandis Pierce) peculiar to the Pacific Coast, 

 Lemon Rot, and a few other diseases. A lo-page list is given 

 of Plant Diseases of California. 



Rolfs, F. M. 



The Report of the Department of Botany and Horticulture, 

 Florida Experiment Station, 1905, notes many diseases of Bean, 

 Cabbage, Cantaloupes, Celery, Dewberries, Grape-fruits, Lettuce, 

 Oranges, Peaches, Potato, Tomato, and Watermelon. 



Cobb, N. A. 



A very thorough study of the "Fungus Maladies of the Sugar 

 Cane, as occurring in Hawaii," is given by Mr. Cobb as Bulletin 

 5, Division of Pathology and Physiology, Experiment Station of 

 the Hawaiian Sugar Planter's Association, 1906. The diseases 

 are as follows: Root Disease [Ithyphallus coralloides n. sp.], 

 Leaf-splitting Blight [Mycosphaerella striatiformans n. sp.]. Rind 

 Disease, Pineapple Disease [Thielaviopsis ethaceticus Went.], 

 Eleau [possibly caused by insects preceding a fungus]. The fol- 

 lowing also is described : MarasmJus sacchari Hawaiiensis Cobb 

 n. var. There are seven fine plates. The text is on good glazed 

 paper. 



Fink, Bruce. 



Cladonia decorticata and Cladonia degenerens are discussed 

 and figured in the May Bryologist (1907) under the title "Fur- 

 ther Notes on Cladonias, X." 



