Shear and Dodge : Patellina, Leptothyrium, Peziza 165 



Distribution 



Americas. The fungus has been found in one or more of its 

 three fruiting conditions in Ontario (Canada), Maine, Massa- 

 chusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, District of Colum- 

 bia, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, Min- 

 nesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, Washington ( United 

 States), and Argentina (South America). 



Europe. Sweden, Holland, France, Germany, Bohemia, Italy. 



Hosts 



In the Americas the conidial stage has been found on dead 

 spots on living leaves, or on mature fruit, dead leaves, petioles or 

 stems of the following plants : A cer rubrum, Ampelopsis qidnque- 

 folia, Castanca dentata, Castanca {dcntataX ?), Cercis canadensis, 

 Comas canadensis, Duchesnia indica, Epilobinin angustifolium, 

 Eucalyptus globulus, Fragaria virginiana, F. virginiana chiloensis, 

 F. mcxicana, Gaulthcria procumbens, Gaura biennis, Hicona 

 glabra, Jambosa (Eugenia) vulgaris, Lythfium saliearia, Nyssa 

 sylvatica, Oenothera biennis, V accinium macro car pum, Pelargo- 

 nium capitatum, Pelargonium zonale, Populus nigra italica, Po- 

 tcntilla canadensis, Prunus serotina, Quercus alba, 0. rubra, 0. 

 vclutina, Rhus copallina, R. glabra, R. cotinus, R. toxicodendrum, 

 R. typhina, Ribes prostrata, Rosa rugosa prostrata, Rubus occi- 

 dentalis var. (cult, black raspberry), R. strigosus var. (cult, red 

 raspberry), R. idaeus, R. setosus, Rubus spp. (wild blackberry), 

 Rubus villosus var. (Lucretia dewberry), Salix hurnilis, Smilax 

 rotundifolia, Ulmus sp., Vitis cordifolia. 



The pyenidial stage has been found on all of the above hosts 

 with the exception of Ampelopsis, Cercis, Cornus, Duche:uia, 

 Geranium and Ribes. 



The ascogenous stage has been found on Castanca (dcn- 

 tata X ?), Gaura biennis, Oenothera biennis, Prunus serotina, 

 Steironema ciliata, Rubus strigosus idaeus (cult, var.), R. villo- 

 sus var. (Lucretia dewberry) and Rubus sp. (wild blackberry). 



All hosts from the LTnited States and Canada except the fol- 

 lowing are here reported for the first time: Fragaria, Oenothera, 

 Rhus, Rubus, and V accinium. 



