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Maculae orbiculares, 4-8 mm latae, vulgo in ullo folio una duove, 

 primus definitae, depressae, in partibus folii circumdantibus, absque 

 decoloratione, deinde convexae supra, concavae infra, foliis flaves- 

 centibus, tenuibus, rlaccidis, moribundis; perithecia numerosa, 

 minuta, amphigena, nigra; sporae filiformes, rectae, curvatae 

 flexuosaeve, enucleatae, 20-40 x 1-1.5 p-. 



Solidago aspera Ait. 

 Orient Point. September. R.- Latham. 



Sparganium americanum Nutt. 



Lakes and ponds. Sand Lake, Rensselaer co. July. Formerly 

 regarded as Sparganium simplex nuttallii Engelm. 



Sparganium angustifolium Mx. 



Lake Placid, Essex co. Formerly recorded as Sparganium 

 simplex angustifolium (Mx.) Engelm. 



Sparganium diversifolium Graebn. 

 Shushan. September. S. H. Burnham. 



Stachys sieboldii Miq. 



Along the railroad near Whitehall. September. S. H. Burnham. 



This is sometimes designated as Stachys tuberifera 

 Naud., a name (suggested by its tuberous edible roots. It bears the 

 common names knot root, Chinese artichoke and Japan artichoke. 



Stephanoma strigosum Wallr. 



In woods. Lyndonville. August. C. E. Fairman. 



This fungus is parasitic on Lachnea hemispherica 

 Wigg. In the generic and specific descriptions some of the char- 

 acters of the host plant are confusingly incorporated as if they 

 belonged to the parasite. 



Sterigmatocystis ochracea (Willi.) VanTigh. 

 On diseased gladiolus bulbs and other vegetable matter kept 

 under a bell glass in the office of the State Entomologist. Albany., 

 April and May. J. B. Bartlett. 



