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Conidia dark brown, subpyriform to oblong with rounded ends, 

 nucleate, 18-20 x 10-11 fi, on sporophores about 10x3/1. 



On dead twigs ofAristolochia clematitis L. Kent, 

 Ohio. H. D. House, March 19 16. Type in the herbarium of the 

 New York State Museum. 



This is quite different from S. squiereae Clint, on Aristo- 

 lochia. The latter has spherical conidia 15 ,u, with walls 4-5 /jl thick. 



Sphaeropsis platani Peck 



On dead twigs of Platanus occidentalis L. Van 

 Cortlandt Park, New York City. H. D. House, April 20, 1916. 

 Associated with a Cytospora of undetermined relationship. 



Sphaeropsis tulipastri House, nom. nov. 



Sphaeropsis dearnessii Sacc. & Trott. in Sacc. Syll. 22:978. 



1913. Not S. d e a r n e s s i i Sacc. & Syd. in Sacc. Syll. 16:922. 1899. 

 Sphaeropsis magnoliae Ell. & Dearn. Fungi Col. n. 2087. 190= 



Not S. magnoliae Magnaghi (1902) 



On dead twigs of Magnolia acuminata L. (Tulipas- 

 trum acuminatum Small) . Ontario. J. Dearness. Asso- 

 ciated with Valsaria magnoliae. Sphaeropsis 

 dearnessii Sacc. & Syd. was a name proposed for S. mori E. 

 & E. on Morus, and is the same as Sphaeropsis sepulta 

 E. & E., but its publication invalidates the later use of the same name 

 for the Sphaeropsis on Magnolia. 



Tranzschelia punctata (Pers.) Arth. 

 On living leaves of seedlings of Prunus serotina Ait. in 

 open woods near Albany. H.D. House, October 23, 1916. No 

 infections upon the leaves of Prunus serotina which were 

 older than the seedling stage could be found. This rust seems to 

 have been but rarely collected in this State, the herbarium contain- 

 ing tw r o collections by G. W. Clinton, one made at Buffalo, and the 

 other at Albany. The aecial stage upon Anemone quinque- 

 folia, Hepatica and Thalictrum has been frequently collected. 



Tympanis turbinata Schw. 

 On dead stems of Viburnum cassinoides L. Babylcn, 

 N. Y. H. D. House, April 20, 1916. Substipitate, erumpent; asci 

 about 100-110 x 18-20 fi, spores numerous, 3-4 x f 11. 



