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biseriate, hyaline, narrowly allantoic!, 2-3 nucleate, the nucleus in 

 the middle of many of the spores causing them to appear septate 

 and Diaporthe-like, 10-12x2^ fx. 



Although there are some slight differences to be noted between 

 the above description and that given by Saccardo, the fungus ap- 

 pears to be closer to E. ludibunda than to any other species 

 described, and the slight differences noted are not sufficient to give 

 it a new name. 



Eutypella tumidula (C. & P.) Sacc. 

 (Valsa Peck, 29th Rep't, p. 58, 1878) 



On the original packet of this collection, it is stated by Professor 

 Peck, " on unknown branch." In the original description, how- 

 ever, he states that the host is " Crataegus." An examination of the 

 wood structure of the host material shows that it is Hickory, and 

 apparently Hicoria alba. 



Fusicladium depressum B. & Br. 



(Didymaria platyspora Ell. & Hohv.; D. atropurpurea Ell. & 

 Dearn.; Scolecotrichium depressum Bubak) 



Albany, on living and languishing leaves of Angelica 

 atropurpurea L. H. D. House, September 2, 1915. Ithaca, 

 B. B. Higgens (no. 33), August 21, 1911. On leaves of Sium 

 cicutaefolium L. Oneida, Madison county. H. D. House, 

 August 30, 191 3. Rouses Point, on same host, C. H. Peck. 



Gelatinosporium abietinum Peck 



Early in May several specimens of native hemlock growing upon 

 a private estate near West Park, Ulster county, w T ere noticed to be 

 dying from some unknown cause and specimens were sent to the 

 State Botanist's office. Fruiting bodies of Gelatinosporium 

 abietinum were present upon branches that were dead and an 

 examination of the trees upon the estate was made a few days later. 

 The entire top portion of young trees seems to die gradually and 

 sometimes the disease progresses downward, killing the entire tree. 

 In other cases only side branches were killed. In every case the 

 fungus mentioned above was found to be present and while inocu- 

 lation experiments would be necessary to determine its degree of 

 parasitism, it is strongly suspected of being the cause of the trouble 

 noted in this particular locality. The fungus was originally col- 

 lected and described from dead branches of hemlock at Greenbush, 

 but later collection of the same fungus was made by Doctor Peck 



