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Valsa ambiens (Pers.) Fr. 

 On dead branches and twigs of Opulaster opuli- 

 folius (L.) Kuntze. Albany, H. D. House, November 29, 

 1917. The host material for this ubiquitous Valsa, as repre- 

 sented in the state herbarium includes the following species : 



Acer rubrum 

 Amelanchier canadensis 

 Carpinus caroliniana 

 Cornus circinata 

 " fl o r i d a 



" paniculata 



" stolonifera 



Ceanothus americanus 



" ov a t u s 



Corylus americana 

 Crataegus coccinea 

 Fraxinus americana 

 Hamamelis virgin iana 



Magnolia virginiana 

 Pyrus Alalus 

 Populus alba 



deltoides 

 Rhus glabra 

 Rosa Carolina 

 Rubus strigosus 

 S a 1 i X alba 

 Tilia americana 

 Ulmus americana 



" f u 1 V a 



Viburnum dentatum 



Valsa leucostoma (Pers.) Fr. 

 On dead twigs of Sorbus americana Marsh. Bald 

 mountain, Third lake, Herkimer county, H. D. House, August 9, 

 1919. 



Valsa cincta Fr. 



On dead branches of Amelanchier canadensis (L.) 

 Medic. Clear pond and Aiden Lair, Essex county, Peck. On 

 Amelanchier bartramiana (Tausch) Roem., North 

 Elba, Peck. 



Zythia ovata Peck 



On dead bark of Populus grandidentata Michx. 

 Albany, H. D. House, October 10, 1919. 



NOTES ON FUNGI ^ VIII 

 In the following notes on recent collections of fungi in New 

 York, the determination of species of the Thelephoraceae has 

 been made by Dr E. A. Burt, of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 

 while most of the Uredineae have been determined by Dr J. C. 

 Arthur of Purdue University. 



Allodus tenuis (Schw.) Arthur 

 (Puccinia tenuis Burrill) 

 On leaves of Eupatorium urticaefolium Reich. 

 Bonaparte lake, Lewis county, H. D. House, June 22. 



