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V. 



NOTES ON" THE LEAE-FUNGI OF THE YEAR 11 



BY 



Mr. W. T. HAYDOX, 

 Eead March 12, 1890. 



During the past year all vegetation has fairly revelled in its season, 

 and, as far as our neighbourhood is concerned, in its -proper season. 



If the conditions have been thus favourable to the gro-wi.h of the 

 higher orders of plant life, not less so have they been to the lower orders, 

 especially the leaf -fungi. During the past year, I have gathered all the 

 species found by me in auy preceding year, and, in addition, 20 to 30 

 species I have not previously found, iiiaking a total of about 120 species. 

 Several which I have been fortunate in finding, are considered somewhat 

 rare. So numerous and so continuous were the growths, that but to very 

 few could I devote special studj. 



In January, I found but two species of fungi affecting leaves. The first, 

 CEcidmm smyrni upon the Alexandei's ; the other, Cydopus candidus, 

 a fungus sometimes making great havoc amongst cabbages and other 

 cruciferous plants. February and March continued to afford a plentiful 

 supply of these two, but added no others. During the month of April, 

 the different species became very numerous ; Uredinea and Peronosporece 

 being abiindant. From thence, to the end of September, the number to 

 be found at any one time was very great, and not till October was there 

 any visible falling off in point of species ; in quantity there was an 

 abundance. Right on to the end of the year there was a plentiful 



