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Conidia brown, very tardily septate, not constricted at the septum, 

 oblong-elliptic, ends rounded, 16-18 by 9-12 /x. 



On dead branchlets of Sassafras variifolium (Salisb.) 

 Kuntze. Sylvan Beach, Oneida county, N. Y. H. D. House, May 

 10, 1915. 



This might be taken for a Sphaeropsis for in some cases the con- 

 tinuous spores appear to be more numerous than the septate ones. 

 Diplodia decorticata C. & E., also on Sassafras, has 

 strongly constricted spores in hysteriiform pycnidia. 



Diplodia thalictri E. & D. 



On dead stems of Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. 

 Near Albany. H. D. House, June 13, 191 5. (Determined by 

 Deamess.) 



Discosia kreigeriana Bres. 



Karner, Albany county, on living and languishing leaves of 

 Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop. (E p i 1 o - 

 bium angustifolium L.). H. D. House, July 20, 19 15. 



Eutypella deusta E. & E. 



On decayed wood of oak limbs, Orient Point, N. Y. Roy Latham, 

 May I, 191 1. 



Eutypella gleditschiae Berl. 



On dead twigs of Gleditsia triacanthos L. Orient, 

 N. Y. Roy Latham, April 2, 19 16. {No. 724.) 



Eutypella staphyleae Dearness & House, sp. nov. 



Stromata bullate, incorporating the cambium, lodged on the 

 wood, leaving a whitened area when removed, immediately sur- 

 rounded by a dark line which does not penetrate the wood, some- 

 times confluent, base mostly irregularly elliptic, 2-4 by 1-3 mm. 



Perithecia 3 to 5 in a stroma or appearing ntunerous when con- 

 fluent, black, globose, large, about i mm in diarheter, ostiola sulcata, 

 stout, short, .2 inm in width and height. 



Asci long-clavate to fusoid, 60-75 by 8-12 m, stipe linear, 20-80// 

 long,' paraphysate. 



Sporidia allantoid, dark amber-colored, mostly 15-18 by 4 /i, 

 extremes 14-20 by 2>2~a\ m- 



On dead stems of Staphylea trifolia Linn. Near 

 Albany. Collected by C. H. Peck in April (year not indicated). 



