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Oylindiiosporium minor, E. & K.—On living leaves of Fraxinus 
viridis. Manhattan, Ks. Kellerman, 839. Spots subangular, 3—4 millim. 
in diameter, red-brown, with the central part lighter ; ascervuli innate, 
rather large, raising the epidermis on both sides of the leaf in a pustuli- 
form manner, but mostly opening above and finally black, so as to resem¬ 
ble perithecia, but there is really no distinct perithecium; conidia narrow- 
cylindrical, curved, nucleate, hyaline. 35—40 x 2 /'-, much resembling 
those of C. Fraxini , E. & K., only much smaller. This is different from 
Septoria Orni, Pass. (Thum., M. U , 395), which also approaches Cylin- 
drosporium. 
Piileospora Anemones, E. & K.—On living leaves of Anemone . 
Kansas. Swingle, 843. Perithecia hypophyllous, black, membrana¬ 
ceous, prominent, subglobose or hemispheric, then flattened, thickly 
scattered over the surface of the leaf, which assumes a dirty brownish 
look both above and below, but without any definite spots; sporules 
fusiform, curved, nucleate and, for the most part, with endochrome 
finally three times divided, 30—40 x 2£—3 y, hyaline. This does not seem 
to be Septoria silvicola, Desm., but we have no specimens of that species 
for comparison. 
Spiuerella crus-galli, E. & K — On withered leaves of Panicum 
crus-galli. Manhattan, Ks., 1887. Swingle. Perithecia buried in the 
substance of the leaf and visible on both sides, but more prominent 
above, evenly scattered or in small groups, with scattering perithecia 
intermediate, globose, 100—115 y in diameter, with a broad, round open¬ 
ing above ; asci oblong, 50—55 x 10—12 without paraphyses ; sporidia 
crowded, oblong-fusoid, subinequilateral, 1-septate and mostly con¬ 
stricted at the septum, hyaline, 14—16 x 4 y. This is quite different from 
Sphcerella Panicum , Cke., which is on purplish spots and has 3-septate 
sporidia. &. Maydis, Pass., is also different, having rather larger peri¬ 
thecia more distinctly grouped and (see specc., in Rab-Winter’s Fungi, 
No. 1,851) has sporidia fusoid, 16—20 ! J - long. This is also different from 
S. Muhlenbergice , Ell., which, by the way, is a good species and quite 
distinct from either S. graminicola , Fckl., which has larger asci and 
sporidia or 8. pusilla , Awd. <8 graminicola , Fckl., see specc., in Rehms. 
Ascom.,794, and F. Eur., 3,446, has asci 75 x 12 y and sporidia 15—20 
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OBITUARY—DR. GEORG WINTER. 
It is with the deepest regret that we announce the death, after long 
and severe sickness, of our most valued friend, Dr. Winter, which took 
place the 16th of August, at Connewitz, near Leipsig. Although of 
world-wide mycological fame, he had scarcely more than reached the 
prime of life : he was not yet quite forty years of age at the time of his 
death. His loss will be felt by every student of fungi. We think at 
once of his important though unfinished work, the “Pilze” of Germany, 
the Exsiccata, so carefully edited and indispensable to all, the numerous 
monographs and critical studies recently published or promised soon, 
and in vain look for others as able to carry on what was so well begun. 
A brief outline of his life and work was given in this Journal last 
January and to this (p. 8) the reader is referred, w r here also a list of his 
mycological publications is given. 
