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Ascochyta lathyxi, Trail. Scot. Nat., 1887, p. 87. 
Spots ill-defined, tending to cover the entire leaf. Perithecia 
numerous, subglobose, depressed (50-100 p diam.). Sporules 
uniseptate, hyaline, cylindrical, with obtuse ends (8-10 X 2| p). 
On dead leaves of Lathyrus sylvestris. St. Cyrus, near 
Montrose. 
Ascochyta viciae, Trail. Scot. Nat., 1887, p. 87. 
Spots pale and withered, with a rufous border, irregularly 
rounded. Perithecia scattered over the spots. Sporules uniseptate, 
subcylindrical, obtuse, often slightly curved, granular, yellowish 
(13-16 x 2|-3 p). 
On pods and leaves of Vicia sepium. Near Dunottar. 
Ascochyta gxaminicola, Sacc. Syll. var. bxachypodii, Trail. Scot. 
Nat., 1887, p. 88. 
Differs from the type in the slightly curved and stouter sporules, 
which measure 15-17 X 5 p, and are slightly fusoid, with blunt 
ends. Perithecia not crowded, though arranged in groups. 
On dead leaves of Br achy podium. Near Dunottar. 
rar. leptospoxa, Trail. Scot. Nat., 1887, p. 88. 
Agrees with var. Hold. (Sacc.) in the form of the sporules, but 
the latter are rather smaller (12-14 X 2J-3 /x) and are hyaline, 
without guttas. 
On dying leaves of Agropyrum repens and of Psamma arenaria. 
Aberdeen. 
Steganospoxa aquatica, Sacc. Syll. var. sex-septata, Trail. Scot. 
Nat., 1887, i?. 88. 
Agrees well with S. aquatica in all respects except the slightly 
larger perithecia (150 p diam.) and in the sporules, which are 
slightly more slender (32-35 X 5-6 p) and have six septa instead of 
three. 
On dead stems of Scirpus lacustris. Near Aberdeen. 
Steganospoxa equisetina, Trail. Scot. Nat., 1887, p. 88. 
Perithecia innate, scattered, globose (80 p diam.), brown. 
Sporules straight, fusoid-cylindrical (18-24 x 4-5 /x), subacute, 6-8 
guttulate, faintly 5-7 septate, hyaline. 
On dead stems of Equisetum palustre. Corbie Loch. 
Septoxia lychnidis, Desm. Sacc. Syll. var. pusilla, Trail. Scot. 
Nat., 1887, p. 89. 
Differs from the type in the sporules, which have only from 1 to 
4 septa, and measure 35-50 x 1J-2 p. 
On living leaves of Lychnis diurna. Near Aberdeen. 
Septoxia cexcospoxoides, Trail. Scot. Nat., 1887, p . 89. 
Spots irregular, ill-defined, black, most conspicuous on the upper 
surface of the leaves. Perithecia in groups, ellipsoid (90 X 70 p), 
rather pale brown. Sporules clavulate, with one end blunt, thus 
resembling the conidia of Cercospora (50-60 x 2 p), nearly hyaline, 
6-8 septate. 
On Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. Montrose. 
