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Dicaeoma orbicula (Peck & Curt.) Kuntze 



(Puccini a orbicula Peck & Curt.) 

 On leaves of Nabalus albus (L.) Hook., Pecksport, 

 Madison county, H. D. House, May 26, 1921. Also represented 

 in the state herbarium by collections from Erie, Onondaga, 

 Lewis, Schuyler and Herkimer counties. 



Micropuccinia porphyrogenita (Curt.) Arthur & Jackson 



(Puccinia acuminata Peck) 



On leaves of dwarf cornel, Cornus canadensis L., 

 Newcomb, Essex county, H. D. House, July 28, 192 1. This rather 

 uncommon rust has been collected at North Elba and Sandlake 

 by Doctor Peck, and at Sylvan Beach, Oneida county, by the 

 writer. 



Microsphaeria diffusa C. & P. 



Karner, Albany county on leaves of bush clover, Lespe- 

 deza capitata Michx. H. D. House, September 12, 1919. 

 A common leaf fungus on M e i b o m i a c a n a d e n s e , and 

 also known on Lathyrus ochroleucus and L. 

 myrtillifolius. 



Nigredo houstoniata (Schw.) J. Sheldon 

 On leaves of Houstonia coerulea L., Newcomb, 

 Essex county, H. D. House, July 17, 1921. 



Melampsoropsis empetri (Pers.) Arth. 

 Summit of Mount Marcy, on leaves of Empetrum 

 nigrum L. H. D. House, August 5, 1921. Collected by 

 Doctor Peck on Mount Skylight. 



Microsphaeria Russellii G. W. Clinton 

 Oneida, Madison county, on leaves and stems of O x a 1 i s 

 c y m o s a Small, H. D. House, October 18, 1921. On same host, 

 Newcomb, Essex county, August 10, 1921. Other collections 

 are Argusville, Peck; Poughkeepsie, Gerard; Buffalo, Clifton; North 

 Greenbush, Peck. 



Nigredo Howei (Peck) Arthur 

 On Asclepias Syriaca L. New London, Oneida 

 county, H. D. House, September 14, 1921 ; Oriskany Falls, 

 Oneida county, September 16, 1921 ; Woodville, Jefferson county, 



