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Scopaphoma Corioli Dearness & House, sp. nov. 



Pycnidia in series alotig the zonal lines of the pileus of the host, 

 chiefly near the margin, raising the surface into pustules tipped by 

 the black, papillate ostiola, subglobose or commonly ellipsoid with 

 longer diameter parallel to the fibres of the matrix, reaching 600 x 

 250 fjL. Conidia when stained showing a beak 9-12 x 1.7-2 /x. plas- 

 ma! portion 16-21 x 2-2^ /x, and a basal linear extension 50-150 x 

 •3~-5 P" The fruiting layer separates in dissection into whisk-broom 

 like masses 120-180 /x from tips to base. 



On old and somewhat dried pilei of Polystictus (Corio- 

 lus) versicolor (L.) Fr. Albany. C. H. Peck, ^nnt (year 

 of collection not indicated). 



Phoma glandicola Desm. 

 On galls of Q u e r c u s i 1 i c i f o 1 i a Wang, caused by A m - 

 phibolips ilicifoliae Boss. Albany. H. D. House, April 

 28, 1923. Spores 5-6 X 2 fi. 



Phoma melaena (Fr.) Mont. & Dur. 



Albany, on dead stems of Vicia tetrasperma (L.) 

 Moench. H. D. House, April 25, 1922. 



Phoma nervisequa (Cooke) Sacc. 



On the same collection of A m p h i b o 1 i p « galls on Quercus 

 i 1 i c i f o 1 i a Wang., as Phoma glandicola. Spores 



8-12 X 5-7 fl. 



Dendrophoma Azaleae Dearness & House, sp. nov. 



Pycnidia black, sparsely scattered, truncate, erumpent, seated in 

 the cortex and rising above it .5 mm, in some cases two or three 

 connate on a stromalike base ; conidia hyaline, oblong. 8-14 x I /x, 

 on densely branching, fasciculate conidiophores. separating on dis- 

 section into units resembling so many bushy fox tails. 



On dead branches and twigs of Azalea p e r i c 1 y m e n o i d e s 

 Michx. (Azalea nudi flora of N. Y. Reports), Albany. 

 C. H. Peck, May (year of collection not indicated). 



Sphaeronema pallidum Peck 

 On dead branches of Sorbus americana Marsh. New- 

 comb, Essex county. H. D. House, June 2t^, 1923. 



