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Indiana Fungi — III. 

 J. M. Van Hook. 



The .sensoii ]'.I12 was i>ne disappointiiii^ to tlio student of tlesliy fnugi 

 in this region. The usual sunnnei* and tall study of this grouu liad to be 

 given up almost (entirely. On the other hand, we obtained a very large 

 number of parasitic species. Only a few of these have as yet been classiiied. 



Some of the conmion economic parasitic species have appeared in this 

 neighborhood this year as unusually destructive. The I>light of tomatoe.-^ 

 (Septoria lycopersici), has l)een severe, as liave botli the Septoria and 

 Gloeosporium blights of gooseberry and currants. These bushes have, ii; 

 many eases, been completely defoliated, in July and August .and aside from 

 a few leaves at tlie tip, very little development followed. (Jat snuit was 

 generally prevalent and the CTop loss large in the southern counties. 



Lactarius indigo was found for the first time and in a location care- 

 fully hunted over for the last six years. 



The following is a list of those classified during the past year and not 

 lieretofore reported : 



USTILAO NE^. 



L'stilago avenae (Pers.) Jens. lilooniington. Monroe ('ounty. (Date 

 unknown. ) .343s. 



Ustilago tritici (I^ers.) Ivo.str. On wheat. Monroe County, June 1912. 

 Rourke. ?A'.'7. 



TKEDIXl]^. 



I'romyces caryophyllinus (ISehrank. I Winter. On living leaves of 

 carnation, Monroe County, February s. 1012. J. M. ^^ 3273. 



Melampsora farinosa (Pers.) Schroet. On living leaves of Salix nigra, 

 Brown County, August 25, lOOS. J. M. V. 3270. 



CLAA^\RIACE^. 



Clavaria vermlcularis Scop. On ground, woods, Monroe County, July 

 18, 1912. J. M. V. 3419. 



Lachnocladium micheneri B. & C. On dead leaves in woods, Monroe 

 County, July 19, 1912. J. M. V. 3410. 



