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]878. — E. N[ewstead] writes that he remembers having seen the 

 disease at Up well, Oambs, about 1878. (59).* 



1896. — Preliminary note by K. Schilbekszky. Material received 

 from Upper Hungary. (74.) 



1896-1904. — Diseased tubers sent to Holmes Chapel from Cheshire. 

 (22.) 



1899-1902. — Eecord of the occurrence of the disease in Cheshire. (37.) 



1900. — Disease recorded from Birkenhead. 



Tubers received from Burton-on-Trent by J. Peecival. (62.) 

 Diseased tubers received by M. C. Pottee from Cheshire. (67.) 

 Tubers received from the Woore district at the Harper Adams 

 iVgri cultural College. (45.) 



1901. — Material received by G. Mas see from neighbourhood of 



Liverpool. (50.) 



1902. — July 22. — Diseased tubers sent by Mr. Eckfoed exhibited 



before Scientific Committee, E.H.S. (16.) 

 Aug. 2.^ — Notice in Gardeners' Chronicle. (17.) 

 ,, 5. — Eeport by M. C. Cooke before Scientific Committee, 

 E.H.S. Disease named "Tumour in Potato." Organism 

 considered to be Chrysoj)Jilyctis endohiotica, and likened 

 to Oedomyces lejproides (Trabut). (16.) 

 16. — Abstract of Cooke's report on potato tumour published 

 in Gardeners' Chronicle, the earliest published record of 

 the disease in Britain. (17.) 

 Nov. 4. — Cooke states that P. Magnus had identified the organism 

 with Oedomyces leproides. (16.) 

 ,, 30. — Potatos sent to W. Caeeuthees by J. C. Beynee Jones 

 from a garden near Dolgelly. (14.) 



Organism reported upon with figure as a member of the 

 Chytridiaceae, doubtful whether Chrysophlyctis endohiotica, 

 Schilb., by Miss Loeeain Smith to W. Caeeuthees, for 

 his report ending November 30, 1902. Disease called 

 " canker." (14.) 

 Dec. 15.' — Organism described by Pottee as Chrysophlyctis endo- 

 hiotica, Schilb. (67.) Organism described by Massee as 

 Oedomyces leproides, Trabut. Disease called " black 

 scab." — Definite Urophlyctis -like spores figured by 

 Massee. (50.) 



1902-1903. — Tubers received by New stead from many farms in 

 Cheshire. (58.) 



Material received by E. S. Macdougall from farms in 

 Cheshire. (37.) 



1903. — March 21. — Short description in Gardeners' Chronicle cy 



Cooke; the account noticed by Magnus. (19.) 



* Nimibeis in parentheses lefer to Bibliography at end. 



