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Mycologia 



Dr. C. L. Shear has, upon request, kindly contributed the fol- 

 lowing note regarding the meeting of the American Phytopatho- 

 logical Society at Minneapolis. 



The meeting of the phytopathologists was very well attended. 

 The following officers were elected : President, Professor A. D. 

 Selby, Wooster, Ohio ; Vice-president, Dr. R. A. Harper, Uni- 

 versity of Wisconsin; Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. C. L. Shear; 

 Councilmen : Dr. G. P. Clinton and Dr. Erwin F. Smith. The 

 President of the Society, and the Chairman of the Board of Edi- 

 tors, Dr. L. R. Jones, are members ex officio of the Council. 



The Society approved the recommendation of the Council 

 to publish a Journal to be known as "Phytopathology." The 

 first number will appear February I. The following editorial 

 board was appointed : 



Editors : L. R. Jones, C. L. Shear, H. H. Whetzel. 



Associate Editors : G. P. Clinton, E. W. Freeman, H. T. 

 Gussow, F. D. Heald, Haven Metcalf, W. A. Orton, W. M. 

 Scott, A. D. Selby, Erwin F. Smith, Ralph E. Smith, F. L. 

 Stevens, L. M. Thaxter. 



Business Manager : Donald Reddick. 



Stevens and Hall have described (Bot. Gaz. 50: 460-463. 

 1910) three new species of Claviceps, as follows: Claviceps Pas- 

 pali, Claviceps Rolf six, and Claviceps Tripsaci. The first two 

 occur on species of Paspalum and differ in the length of stipe and 

 in the size of the perithecia, asci, and spores. Both are associated 

 with what has been known as Sclerotium Paspali Schw., two 

 species probably having been included under the same name. 

 Claviceps Tripsaci occurs on Tripsacum dactyloides L. 



