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 CHAPTER XIII.— OoMYCETALES (Continued) . .116 



Chytridiacese; Ancyclistaceae; Bibliography. 

 CHAPTER XIV.— Higher Fungi .... 120 



Ascomycetales; Sexuality, Claussen and Harper; Life Cycle; Bibliography. 

 CHAPTER XV.— Sac Fungi in Particular (Yeasts, etc.) . 131 



Endomycetacea;, Exoascaceae; Saccharomycetacese; Yeasts, cells and fer- 

 mentation, etc.; Systematic Position. 

 CHAPTER XVI.— Sac Fungi (Continued) . 143 



Gymnoascaceje; Aspergillacea;; ElapRomycetacese; Terfeziacca;; Tubcracea; 



(Truffles); Myriangiacese. 

 CHAPTER XVII.— Mildews and Related Fungi ... 154 



Erysiphacea: (Mildews); Perisporiacese; Microthyriacea;; Hypocreaceac; 



Dothideacese; Sordariacese; Chaetomiacese; Sphseriaceae; Valsaceas; Melo- 



grammataceae; Xylariaces; Hysteriaceae; Phacidiaceae; Pyronemacea;; 



Ascobolaceae; Pezizaces; Helotiaceae; MoUisiaceae; GeoglossaceK; Helvel- 



lacea:; Cyttariaceae; Rhizinaceae; Phylogeny of Ascomycetales; General 



Bibliography. 

 CHAPTER XVIII.— Basidia-beaeing Fungi (Smuts) 177 



Key to Suborders; Ustilaginacea; (Smuts); Bibliography of Smuts. 

 CHAPTER XIX.— Rust Fungi . . 187 



General Structure; Forms; Life Cycles; Cytology; Phylogeny; Endophyl- 



laceae; Coleosporiaceae; Pucciniacea;; Bibliography of Rusts ; Auriculariaceze ; 



Tremellaceae (Trembling Fungi). 

 CHAPTER XX.— Fleshy and Woody Fungi 218 



Cytology; Dacryomycetaceae; Exobasidiaceae; Hypochnaceae; Thele- 



phoraceae; Clavariaceae; Hydnaceae; Polyporacea;; Manuals. 

 CHAPTER XXI. — Mushrooms and Toadstools . . 231 



AgaricaceiE; Development of Fruit Bodies; Cultivation of Mushrooms; 



Chemistry and Toxicology of Mushrooms; Gasteromycetes; Hymeno- 



gastracea;; Tylostomacese; Lycoperdaceae; Nidulariaceae; Key to; Sclero- 



dermaceae; Spha;robolaceae; Phallomycetes; Development of Carrion Fungi; 



Clathraceae; Phallaceae; Bibliography of Eubasidii. 

 CHAPTER XXII. — Fungi Imperfecti (Deuteromycetes) . . . 258 



General Characters; Systematic Position; Sphaeropsidales; Melanconiales; 



Hyphomycetales. 



PART II. GENERAL PLANT PATHOLOGY 



CHAPTER XXIII.— General Consideration of Plant Diseases 



Etiology; Predisposing Causes; Determining Causes; Physical Character of 

 Soil; Climatic and Meteorologic Factors, Effect of Smoke, etc.; Trauma- 

 tism; Animate Agents of Disease; Insects. 



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