383 
Barley ( Hordeum sp.) 
Black Stem Rust, Puccinia poculiformis (Pers.) Wettst. Common. 
Covered Smut, Ustilago Hordei (Pers.) Kell. & Sw. Rather common. 
132, 42. 
Loose Smut, Ustilago nuda (Jens.) Kell. & Sw. Rather common. 
Stripe Disease, Helminthosporium gramineum (Rag.) Erik. Tippecanoe, 
1910. 
Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris 1.) 
Anthracnose, Colletotrichum Lindemuthianum (Sace. & Magn.) Bri. & 
Cav. Common. 78, 128. 
Rust, Uromyces appendiculatus (Pers.) Lev. Common. 132, 142, 78. 
Stem Rot, Corticium vagum B. & C. var. Solani Burt. Laporte, 1911. 
Beech (Fagus sp.) 
Heart Rot, Steccherinum septentrionale (Fr.) Banker. Rather common. 
W325 TL. 
Leaf Spot, Phyllosticta faginea Pk. Monroe, 1909. 137. 
Mildew, Microsphaera Alni (D.C.) Wint. Johnson, 1890. 132. 
Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) 
Bacterial Disease. While the cause of this disease has been ascribed to 
a bacterial origin, the matter has not been definitely settled. The 
general characteristics of the diseased plants are similar to those 
caused by the curly top disease described by Townsend (U.S. Dept. 
of Agr. B. P. I. Bul. 122). The curly top disease, however, appears 
to be caused, as indicated by Shaw (U.S. Dept. of Agr. B. P. I. Bul. 
181) and Ball (U. S. Dept. of Agr. Bur. Ent. Bul. 66), by the beet 
leafhopper (Hutetlix tenella). As this insect is claimed to be confined 
to the southern states and therefore is not likely to be found in Indiana, 
it is doubtful if the Indiana disease is the same as the curly top. 65, 
Ss ee 
Leaf Blight, Cercospora beticola Sace. Probably common. 128, 78. 
Leaf Spot, Septoria Betae West. Tippecanoe, 1896. 
Seab, Oospora scabies Thaxter. Common. 65, 31. 
