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806 General Notes. [September, 
Genus VII. Colus. : : 
1. C. kirudinosus Car & Séch., Europe and North Africa. 2. C. gardneri 
Ed. Fischer, Ceylon. 
Genus VIII LYsURUS. : 
1. L. mokusin Fries, China. 2. L. clarazianus Müll. Arg., South America. 
3. L. texensis Ellis, North America. 
Genus IX. ANTHURUS, 
1. A. Woodii MacOwen, South Africa. 2. A. mullerianus Kalch, srt 
tralia, 3. A. (?) cruciatus Lep. & Mont., South America. 4. A. (P) are 
Ed. Fischer, Tasmania. 
Genus X. CALATHISCUS. ; 
1. C. sepia Mont., East Indies. 2. C. puiggarii Spegaz, South America. 
Genus XI. ASEROE. 
M ry . lon. +. A. 
1. A. junghuhnii Schlecht, Fava. 2. A. zeylanica Berk, Cey 2 
rubra La Billard, Australia and Jasmania. 4. A. viridis Berk & Hook fil, 
New Zealand. 5. A. lysuroides Ed. Fischer, Australia. 
Tue RUST OF THE Asn TrEE.—Last year the writer called < 
tention to the great abundance of rust (czdium fraxini 
inus viridis). This was remarkable in the city of Lincoln, js 
much so as to attract the attention of even the oe ia 
This year it was expected that the parasite would be muc y 2 
abundant, but to the astonishment of all, very little appeare Cor 
often required a good deal of searching to find specimen tex 
class illustration. Dr. Halsted, of Ames, Iowa, Bade a 
actly similar condition of things in his flora, the abunda 
the last year’s crop of rust being followed this year by a 
dearth 
What can be the explanation of this? Why should pees 
be so free this year, when such myriads of spores were p 
last year ?— Charles E. Bessey. 
tion 
Twics KILLED py TELEPHONE WiRES.—I made an one 
