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Phoma infossa, E. & E.—On dead limbs of Fraxinus, Syra¬ 
cuse, N. Y., Mar. 7 87, Underwood & Cook. Perithecia scattered, 
buried in the inner bark, rather large, with an obtusely-conic 
erumpent ostiolum. Sporules, cylindrical, hyaline, slightly curved, 
5—6 x 1J, ends obtuse. When the cuticle falls away the peri¬ 
thecia go with it, leaving shallow pits f —1 mm. across. (Early 
stage of Valsa)? 
Phoma tjrens, E. & E.—On dead poplar branches, Middlesex 
Falls, Mass., April ’88. Prof. L. M. Underwood, No. 612. Peri¬ 
thecia subglobose, densely gregarious, sometimes partially 
confluent, more or less erumpent, black, surrounding and 
entriely occupying the limbs and blackening the inner bark. Spo¬ 
rules oblong-elliptical, hyaline, 6—8 x 2|—3. 
Phoma Mamillaries, E. & E.—On spines of Mamillaria 
vivipara, Sand Coulee, Montana, July ’88, F. W. Anderson 
No. 19. Perithecia subelongated, sporules oblong-cylindrical, 
1— 3 nucleate, 9—12 x 3|—4, ends obtuse. Can hardly be P. 
torrens , Sacc. nor. P. Cacti , Berk. 
Phoma parasitica, E. & E.— Parasitic on Taphrina coeru- 
lescens. On living leaves of Quercus coccinea. Newfield, N. J,, 
June ’88. Perithecia scattered, minute, black, sporules, oblong- 
elliptical and subinequilateral, 2-nucleate, hyaline 7—9 x 3. 
Macrophoma Xanthoxyli, E. & E,—On dead limbs of Xan- 
thoxylon. Louisiana, March ’88, Langlois No. 1249. Perithecia 
immersed, seriate, white inside, small, barely cracking the epidermis 
and scarcely visible. Sporules oblong-fusoid, 22—27 x 6. 
Amerosporium ceconomicum, Ell. & Tracy.— On “cow pea.” 
Starkville, Miss., Sep. ’88. (Tracy No, 87.) Spots orbicular, 
2— 6 mm. diam., white above with a reddish border, mostly entirely 
red below. Perithecia epiphvllous, erumpent, conic-hemispheric, 
broadly perforated above, beset with straight, spreading, greyish- 
black, septate bristles 100—150 x 4. Sporules oblong-fusoid, 
nucleate, 18—27 x 4. 
Septoria Citrulli E. & E.—On languishing leaves of water¬ 
melon ( Citrullus) Vineland, N. Jersey, Aug. ’88, Col A. W. 
Pearson. Spots small (1 mm.) round, white, scattered. Perithecia 
mostly solitary, one in the center of each spot, slightly prominent. 
Sporules cylindrical or clavate-cylindrical, nucleolate, hyaline, 
10—25 x 14—2 curved. Possiblv afoliicolous form of S. vestita 
B.&C. 
Hendersonia Celtidis, E. <fe E.—On dead twigs of Celtis 
occidentalism West Chester, Pa., Pec. ’87. Perithecia erumpent, 
