Lindau, G. es 
*(97) 1908. Die pflanzlichen Parasiten. Sorauer’s Handbuch d. 
Pdlanzenkrankheiten, 2: 256. 
Places Ophiobolus in the Pleosporaceae. O. graminis was 
first known in France; then in Belgium and Saxony. The 
wheat is normal till bloom-time, when it wilts and dies sud- 
denly. O. herpotrichus Sacc. has spores double the length of 
O. graminis. Apparently infection comes at germination. Wet 
soil and fertilizers favor infection. Early varieties are least 
resistant. Known also in Italy, Germany, and Holland. Con- 
iosporium is suggested as an imperfect form. 
Dombrovski, N. 
(98) 1909. [Fungi as a cause of the lodging of cereal crops.] 
Khozyaistvo, 1909: 334, 335. Abs. in Zhur, Opuitn. 
Agron. (Russ. Jour. Expt. Landw.) 10 (No. 4): 558; 
and in FE. S. R. 23: 546. 
Shows, as ‘he believes, that Ophiobolus graminis is the 
cause of the lodging, and emphasizes value of drainage to pre- 
vent loss. 
Farrelly 
*(99) 1909. Takeall. Abs. in Jour. Agr. S. Austral. 13: 272) 
Massee, G. 
*(100) 1910. Diseases of cultivated plants and trees, p. 226-227. 
Macmillan, N. Y. 
Ophiobolus graminis kills plants when young, and pro- 
duces either “take all” or “whitehead”. Description of stages 
given. The root and stem-base are attacked. A brown super- 
ficial mycelium is ‘present on surface of stem and leaf 
sheaths, forming a weft or felt. Perithecia in winter form 
on this felt. he disease is also found on Agropyron, Bromus, 
and oats in Europe, England, and Australia. O. herpotrichus, 
of the same general appearance, is recorded in Italy. 
Mortensen, M. L., Rostrop, S., and Ravn, F. K. 
(101) 1910. Oversigt over Landbrugsplanternes Sygdomme i 
1910, No. 27. Abs. in Zeit. f. Pik. 22: 358. 
Notes foot-rot in Denmark. Chiefly due to Fusarium. 
Reynolds, M. H. 
*(102) 1910. Some conditions qualifying success in the production 
of wheat in central and western districts. Dept. Agr. 
N. S. Wales, Farmers’ Bul. 42: 128. 
(103) 1910. ———. Heft 11, Bericht tber die Tatigkeit der 
Kaiser . Biologischen Anstalten in Jahre 1910: 19. Cited 
in Ill. Land. Ztg. 33 (No. 65): 589. 
Neldner, Heinrich, et al. 
*(104) 1910. Takeall. Editor’s note of discussion, Jour. Agr. S. 
Austral. 13: 537-538. 
