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It consists of a hard woody pileus, almost hoof-shaped and often 

 several together, one placed above the other, and from two to four inches 

 across. The upper surface convex, yellowish brown, and when young 

 minutely velvety, but becoming bald and smooth when old, with con- 

 eantric /ones. The under surface nearly plane, and pierced with 

 innumerable minute pores of a brownish grey colour. When cut in 

 section the fibrous flesh is of a rusty brown colour. 



This fungus is perennial, and lasts from year to year, but is only 

 found on quite old bushes, which may easily be replaced by more youth- 

 ful successors. 



Sacc. SylL Ilf/m. ii. No. 5427 ; Mass. PL Dis. 185 ; Cooke Hdbk. 

 No. 780. 



Raspberky Cane Spot. 

 Phyllosticta pallor (Berk.), PL XII. fig. 35. 



This spot on the living Raspberry canes was first observed by Berkeley 

 many years ago, and was called Ascochyta pallor, albeit the conidia were 

 not two-celled. 



Roundish or elliptical paler spots are formed on the canes, over which 

 the dot-like receptacles are scattered immersed in the substance of the 

 spot, which is pierced by the dot-like orifice. Around this opening the 

 rabsfcsnee is a little raised and blackened, so as to form a kind of ring. 

 The conidia are sausage-shaped, narrow and slightly curved, obtuse at 

 the ends (14-18 x 4-5 /x). 



Has been very little observed, although apparently a true parasite. 

 Hence it is not likely to give trouble, or it would scarcely have rested so 

 long. 



Apparently only known in Britain and Holland. 



Sacc. Syll iii. 2206 and 4912; Bcrl: Ann. X. H. No. 193, fig.; 



I foefc MSLbk. No. 1356. 



Raspberry cane blight, attributed to Coniotliyrium Fuckelii, is more 

 or less common in the Raspberry plantations of New York State, causing 

 the plants to die about the time that the fruit is ripening. The fungus is 

 known in Europe. 



Raspbhuuv Axthracnose. 

 (iltnmporiiim cenctum (Speg.), PI. XII. fig. 36. 



We ate not thoroughly convinced that this Anthracnose has occurred 

 in Britain, although it is well known in Continental Europe, in the 

 United States, and in Australia. 



() n tin Leaves it produces large marginal spots of a honey colour, 

 margined by n distinct purplish line; towards the centre of the leaf the 

 Spots are -mailer and rounded. On the petioles and young twigs the 

 spot- are inuiv definitely elliptical and pallid, and on the young canes. 



The pustules are without any true receptacle, sunk in the substance 

 of the leaf or stem, and the conidia are produced within these cells, 



