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_the twigs, and in these the fragile, white peridia, or fruiting 
cups, develop, and upon opening disclose a mass of bright orange- 
colored spores that by their color and microscopic characters are 
easily distinguished from the other two species previously 
reported. One of the specimens sent in the late fall showed 
the young twig swollen and still alive, while the fruiting 
pustules had not yet developed. This indicated that the twig 
might live over the winter and develop this stage the follow- 
ing spring. Ordinarily these swellings develop their fruiting 
bodies, and then are gradually killed by the fungus, so that the 
next season no further development occurs on them or on the 
uninjured portion of the twig below, thus showing that the 
fungus is not perennial on the host. The III, or Gymnosporan- 
gium, stage of the fungus*‘occurs on both the red cedar and 
the common juniper in spring, and is spread from these to its 
alternate rosaceous hosts, among which, besides those already 
mentioned, is the Juneberry. 
BANANA, Musa sapientum. 
ANTHRACNOSE, Gleosporium musarum Cke. & Mass. This 
fungus is not uncommonly found on bananas in our markets. 
It causes a blackening and dry decay of the skin. Eventually 
the fruiting stage shows as small, pinkish, more or less numerous 
exudations. If kept in a moist: chamber, these become much 
more prominent. Cultures are easily obtained, and these pro- 
duce only the conidial stage. As these cultures differ somewhat 
in appearance from those of the bitter rot of apple, and never 
with us have developed any asco-stage, we believe Shear is cor- 
rect in considering it a distinct species. It is doubtful if Myxro- 
sporium Musae B. & C. (Grev. 3:13), later issued by Ellis and 
Everhart (N. A. F. n. 2672) as Glaeosporium Musae, is different, 
if we judge by the Ellis specimen, though the original descrip- 
tion gives the spores as somewhat smaller than in the species 
under consideration here. 
CABBAGE, Brassica oleracea. 
Brack Bactertat Rot, Pseudomonas campestris (Pamm.) 
Smith. Pl. XX a-b. This disease occurs on a number of related 
cruciferous plants, but we have reported it from this state before 
‘only on cauliflower. While we did not see it on cabbage until 
