jb THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA 



intermediate cells pale brown, end cells short, conical, hyaline, 

 the upper cell with a crest of 3 short, spreading hyaline 

 bristles 6 to 7 /* long. Distance between the two extreme 

 cells 12 fi, pedicels shorter than the spores. 



STEGANOSPORIUM Corda. 

 S. Castaneae Lib? 



On Castanea dentata, Nov. 14, 1893 (Nuttall, 1275, 221). 

 S.- piRiFORME (Hoffm.) Corda. 



On dying Acer rubrum, June 12, 1894 (Nuttall, 1553). 

 S. MURICATUM Bon. 



On dead limbs Betula nigra in drift-wood along river, 

 Oct. 21, 1895. Spores 35 to 50 x 15 to 18 ix. {Nuttall, 1878). 



USTILAGINACEAE. 



USTILAGO Pers. 

 U. TRiTici (Pers.) Rostr. 



On living leaves Triticum vulgare. Clinton, North Am 

 Flora, 7:8. 

 U. UTRicuLosA (Nees) Tul. 



On Polygonum PenHsylvanicum. Clinton, North Am. 

 Flora, 7:22. (Sheldon, 22^0) . 

 U. ANOMALA J. Kunze. 



On Plygonum scandens. Clinton, North Am. Flora, 7 :22. 



U. AvENAE (Pers.) Jens. (U. segetu/m of Flora). 



On living heads of wheat and oats, Monongalia Co., near 



Morgantown ; Lewis Co., near Alum Bridge ; Taylor Co., 



near Thornton (Millspaugh) . 



U. TRicuspiDis, Ell & Gall. 



On Sieglingia seslerioides. Clinton, North Am. Flora, 



7:13- 

 U. Zeae (Beckm.) Unger. (17. Maydis Corda). 



On living ears and tassels of sweet corn, prevalent in 

 Monongalia Co., 1891 ; near Morgantown (Millspaugh') . On 

 garden corn, July 31, 1894 (Nuttall, 1636). 

 U. LAEVis (Kell. & Swing.) Magn. (U. avenae laevis, Kell & 

 Swing.). 



On oats, Sewell Mountain, alt. 2,600 ft., Aug. 23, 1894 

 (Nuttall, 1678). 



U. PERENNANS Rostr. 



On Arrhenatherum elatius (Sheldon, 2361). 

 U. CESATi F. de W. 



On Panicum sanguinale (Sheldon, 910). 



