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Dead branches of green osier, Cornus circinata. Sprakers. June. 

 The species is allied to 8. Pennsylvanica, but the spores are considerably- 

 larger than in that species. 



Depazea juglandina Ft. 



Living leaves of butternut, Juglans cinerea. Albany. Aug. 

 The perithecia occur on greenish-gray or brown spots which are sometimes 

 large and confluent. 



Septoria Albaniensis Thum. 



Living leaves of the shining willow, Salix lucida. Sandlake. Aug. 



Septoria Canadensis n. sp. 



Spots large, sometimes confluent, pallid or subalutaceous, surrounded by 

 a darker purplish border ; perithecia epiphyllous, small, scattered, black ; 

 spores filiform, nearly straight, .001 -.0015' long. 



Living leaves of dwarf cornel, Cornus Canadensis. Sandlake. May. 



Vermicularia compacta C. & E. 



Dead stems of raspberry, Rubus strigosus. Green Island. June. 

 This form is referred to var. Ruborum. 



TORULA RAMOSA n. Sp. 



Effused, thin, black, threads septate, bearing terminal and lateral strings 

 of globose colored spores, .0003 in diameter, one or two of the lower ones 

 sometimes elliptical or pyriform. 



Decaying pine wood. North Greenbush. Sept. 



Septosporium velutisum C. & E. 



Bark of maple and wood of hornbeam. Copake and Mechanicsville. Oct. 

 Two forms occur, one effused and the other tufted. 



Puccinia Scirpi Lk. 



Culms of Scirpus ccespitosus. Mount Marcy. July. 



Synchytrium Anemones DC. 



Living stems and leaves of Anemone nemorosa. West Albany. April. 



Protomyces conglomeratus n. sp. 



Spores imbedded in the tissues of the stems, large, globose, colored, 

 .001 6 -.002' in diameter, collected together in groups or clusters and form- 

 ing small protuberances or tubercles on the dry stems. 



Stems of the common saltwort, Salicornia herbacea. Syracuse. Sept. 

 This species is remarkable for the large size of the spores and their clus- 

 tered mode of growth. 



ISARIA FULVIPES n. sp. 



Scattered or rarely caespitose, clavate, one or two lines high ; club whitish 

 or cinereous, farinose, obtuse ; stem short, orange-tawny or bright ochraceous ; 



