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Puccinia Spergulse DC. 



Living stems and leaves of corn spurry, Spergula arvensis. Red- 

 field. July. 



Doassansia Sagittariae Fisch. 



Living" leaves of arrowhead, Sagittaria variabilis. Redfield. 

 July. Uredo Sagittarice West., Pi'otomyces Sagittarice Fckl. and 

 P. Bizzozerianus are given as synonyms, 



Aspergillus aviarius n. sp. 



(Plate!, fles. 9 toi'i.) 



Sterile hyphae creeping, white or whitish, fertile hyphse erect, 

 simple, continuous, .0003 in. thick, terminating at the apex in a 

 globose vesicle, which is .0008 to .0012 in. broad, with an uneven 

 or somewhat papillose surface ; chains of spores growing directly 

 from the surface of the vesicle, spores minute, globose, smooth, .00008 

 to .0001 in. broad, both these and the hyphae at first whitish, then 

 pale bluish-green or glaucous. 



On the inner costal surface of a canary bird. New York. Novem- 

 ber. JS. B. Southwick. 



The bird from which this fungus was taken appeared to be sick 

 for about four days immediately preceding its death. It would try 

 to sing, but could not from hoarseness. It appeared to be cold, and 

 was given a warm bath, but it died the following night. Upon cut- 

 ting open the body the fungus was found. Its occurrence within 

 the body of the bird is remarkable, and if it was the cause of its 

 death it must be considered an injurious species. No other cause 

 was evident. But how it could gain an entrance into the visceral 

 cavity of the body and why it should fruit therein are mysteries. 



The species differs from A. virens Lk. by its more slender hypae, 

 smaller spores, papillose vesicle and by the grayish-blue or glaucous 

 color of the patches. 



Sporotrichum Lecanii n. sp. 



HyphsB very slender, .00008 to .0001 in. thick, procumbent, irreg- 

 ularly branched, branches suberect, white ; spores minute, colorless- 

 oblong or cylindrical, .0002 to .0003 in. long, .0001 to .00012 

 broad. 



On scale insect of cucumber tree. Magnolia acuminata. Sala- 

 manca. September. 



The fungus covers the insect with a dense white pulverulent coat. 



" The insect appears to be an undescribed species of Lecanium." 



J. A. Lintner. 



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