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and Sordaria Burkillii are described. Also Merulius binominatus from 
Queensland, Apiosporium atrum from Malaga and Gloeosporium 
cocophilum from the West Indies. It is pointed out that Is aria 
Pattersonii of the previous contribution is on the pentatomid Nezera 
viridula and is from the West Indies. It has since been again received 
from there. J. Ramsbottom (London). 
SACCARDO, P. A., Notae mycologie ae. Ser. XV. Fungi ex Gallia, 
Germania, Italia, Meli ta (Malta), Mexico, India, Japonia 
(Ann. Mycol. 1913, 11, 14—21). 
Aufzählung von 33 Micromyceten-Arten unter denen neu sind: 
Aecidhtjn zonatum an lebenden Blättern von 
Salvia sp., 
Aec. Thevetiae an welken Blättern von 
Thevetia cuneifolia , Sphaerella Iridis 
Auersw. var. ancipitella v. nov. an 
welken Blättern von Iris Pseudacorus, 
Chorostate suspecta auf Asten von Fagus 
silvatic a , 
Metasphaeria crebra an welken Blättern 
von Amygdalus Persica, 
Melanospora rhizophila an faulenden Wur¬ 
zeln von Cucurbita Pepo , 
Phyllachora uberata an Blättern von Persea 
sp., 
Phyllosticta Briardi var. cincta v. n. an 
Blättern von Pirus Malus, 
Ph. Brassicina an lebenden Blättern von 
Brassica oleracea, 
Macrophoma mexicana an Blättern von 
Quercus glaucoides, 
Phomopsis heteronema auf dem Epicarp von 
A reca Ca tech u, 
Ph. mediterranea auf Ästen von Medicago 
arborea, 
Plenodomus Borgianus an dem Epicarp von 
Cucurbita Pepo, 
Septoria neglecta an Blättern von Triticrim 
sativum, 
Cryptosporium Ludwigii auf toten Ästen 
von Sarothamnus scoparius, 
Melanconium sphaeroidenm LlNK var. fagi- 
cola v. n. auf Ästen von Fagus silvatica, 
Pleospora fusarioides auf Ästen von Saro- 
thamnus scoparius , 
Oospora propinquella auf feuchtem Papier, 
Didymopsis phyllogena an toten Blättern 
von Persea, 
Glenospora tiromycoides an lebenden Blättern 
von Memecylon edule, 
Fusicladium Caruanianum an welken Blät¬ 
tern von Magnolia grandiflora, 
Cladosporium minusculum auf kleinen In- 
sectenexcrementen an der Blattunter¬ 
seite von Salix alba. 
M. Turconi (Pavia). 
ANONYMUS, Additions to the wild fauna and flora of the Royal 
Botanic Gardens, Kew. XIV (Kew Bull. 1913, 195—199; with pi.). 
The wild fauna and flora of Kew gardens have been studied very 
thoroughly and at intervals various additions are recorded. This is parti¬ 
cularly the case with the fungi. In the present contribution seven new 
species are described by Massee. — Laccaria nana, Omphalia kewense, 
Gloeosporium Crotolariae, Collestrichum concentricum, Brachysporium 
Wakefieldiae, Stemmaria aeruginosa and Arthrosporium elatum. 
J. Ramsbottom (London). 
WAKEFIELD, E. M., Nigerian fungi (Kew Bull. 1912, 141—144). 
A list is here given of a collection of fungi made in Northern Nigeria. 
One new species Metraria brempes is described. Notes are added to 
the more interesting and variable species. J. Ramsbottom (London). 
M€ MURPHY, J., The Synchytria in the vicinity of Stanford 
University (Dudley Memorial Volume, Stanford University, Cali¬ 
fornia 1913, 111—114; 2 pi.). 
The Synchytria here considered belong to the sub-genus Eusynchy- 
trium . The author describes infection experiments with Synchytrium 
