Feb., Mar., 1838.] 
FUNGI FROM KANSAS. 
Seftoria Glycyrrhiz^e, E. & K.—On living leaves of Glycyrrhiza 
lepidota, Hooks Co., Kan. Leg.E. Bartholomew, No. 26. On dirty brown, 
subindefinite, rather irregular-shaped spots, 2—6 mm. in diameter; peri- 
thecia epiphyllous, minute, abundant, inconspicuous; sporules cylin- 
drical-clavate, 40—60 x 3 y, continuous. 
Septoria lupulina, E.& K.—On leaves of Humulus Lupulns, Cloud 
Co.,Ks., Oct., 1887. Leg. M. A.Carleton. Spots pale yellowish-white, sub- 
angular and limited by the veinlets, 2—4 mm. across, subconfluent and 
occupying the greater part of the leaf; perithecia scattered, innate but 
visible through the cuticle on the upper side of the leaf, appearing of a 
dark lead color, sublenticular (160.«), of coarse cellular structure; sporu¬ 
les 35—45 x 2— 2i curved, a little thicker at one end, obtuse. We have 
no specimens of S. Humuli , West., but that is said to have the perithecia 
“scattered in the center of the spots” and smaller, having also smaller 
sporules. On the under side of the leaves in the Kansas specimens are 
minute, superficial, black perithecia filled with oblong-elliptical sporules, 
2—2| x i IK 
Phyllosticta Celtidis, E. & K.—On living leaves of Celtis occiden¬ 
talism Rooks Co., Kansas. Leg. E. Bartholomew, No. 103. Spots amphi- 
genous, dirty brown, suborbicular or more or less irregular, 2 mm.—1 cm. 
in diameter, becoming paler (subcinereous) above; perithecia minute, 
black, hypophyllous, filled with minute, oblong sporules, 3—4 x £—f /*, 
hyaline. 
NOTES ON FUNGI FROM WESTERN KANSAS, 
U. S. A. 
BY W. T. SWINGLE, MANHATTAN, KANSAS. 
The species mentioned in the following list were collected in the 
western part of Kansas, U. S. A., during the fall of 1887. The specimens 
were sent to Prof. W. A. Kellerman to be identified. The species were 
named by him and myself, assisted by Mr. J. B. Ellis. In the notes, I 
have included: 1st, species new to the state; 2d, species on host plants 
new to the state; 3d, species interesting on account of variations, etc. 
The following species were collected in Rooks Co., Kan., by Mr. E. 
Bartholomew, during September and October, 1887. 
UREDINEA5. 
AIcidium tuberculatum, E. & K.—On Callirrhoe involucrata , Gr. 
Melampsora Crotonis, Burrill.— On Croton monanthogynus , Mx., 
II and III; on Croton Texensis , Mull., II and III. 
Phragmidium mucronatum (Pers.) Lk.—On Bosa Arkansana , 
Porter, II and III. 
