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spores (10). Present only on languid leaves and not sufficiently 

 abundant to cause any material injury. 

 Specimen collected: Georgetown, 2367. 



CARROT. 



Rhizoctonia root-rot (Corticium vagum B. and C. var. solani 

 Burt.). — The roots of the carrot (D emeus carota L.) become covered 

 by white, ropy strands of the fungus. No serious rotting was ob- 

 served to result. 



Specimen collected: San Antonio. 



CASABA. 



Sooty mold (Fumago vagans (?) P.). — The mycelium on casaba 

 {Cucumis melo L.) forms a black or brown sooty crust on the leaves, 

 most abundant on the upper surface. Plant lice were abundant on 

 the foliage. 



Specimen collected : New Braunfels, 1725. 



CUCUMBER. 



Root-knot {Heterodera radicicola (Greef) Mtil.). — Vines of the 

 cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L. ) which were affected remained stunted 

 and later were killed. In one field about one-third of the plants were 

 dead by the time they should have been bearing. 



Specimens collected : Austin, 3138 ; San Antonio, 3146. 



EGGPLANT. 



Fruit-rot (Gloeosporium melongenae Ell. and Hals.). — The fruits 

 of the eggplant (Solarium melongena L.) affected with fruit-rot show 

 brown, sunken areas over which are scattered the black acervuli. 

 With the progress of the disease the fruits are completely rotted. 



Specimens collected: Austin, 1906; Uvalde, 1943. 



Fruit-rot (C olletotrichum sp.). — On the diseased areas are very 

 dense aggregates of black acervuli, varying in diameter from 100 to 

 250 fi. Brown, taper-pointed, septate setse, 100 to 150 by 5 ^ project 

 profusely from all parts of the acervulus. The conidiophores are 

 slightly club shaped, 12 to 15 by 3 to 4 ju, and the spores are 30 to 36 

 by 3 to 4 fi y clear, guttulate, falcate, frequently blunt on one end. 

 This has not been definitely associated with any described species and 

 may represent a new species. Gloeosporium melongenae was also 

 present on the same fruits, which were completely destroyed by the 

 combined action of the two fungi. 



Specimens collected: Austin, 1915, 2430. 

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