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94. -Report on the extent, severity, and treatment of black-rot in northern Ohio in 
1889. Bull. 11, Sect. Veg. Path., U. S. Dept. Ag. Notes diminished para- 
siticism of Lccstadia Bidwellii, (Ellis) Y. & R., and destructive nature of 
Peronospora vilicola, B. & C. in this region. 
95. Section of Vegetable Pathology. Fungoid diseases. Ann. Rep. State Board 
of Hort. of California for 1889. Issued 1890. Verbatim extracts from the re¬ 
ports of the section for 1887-’88, treating of Entomosporium maculatum, L6v., 
Puccinia pruni, Pers., Podosphaera oxyacanthoe, D. C., Phragmidium mucronatum, 
Wint., Actinonema rosce , Lib., Sphcerella fragarice, Sacc. 
96. Seymour, A. B. A race of flowerless plants, I. Fungi—What they are and how 
they live (with figures). American Garden, February, 1890, Vol. XI, No. II, 
p. 79. Gives general outline of saprophytic and parasitic fungi, distinguish¬ 
ing the two, with suggestion as to time to apply remedies; figures Ureda 
stage of Puccinia ; section of Hymcnomycetes and others. 
97. - A race of flowerless plants, II. The metamorphoses of Fungi—How differ¬ 
ent forms chauge into each olher (with plate). American Garden, March, 
1890, Vol. XI, No. Ill, p. 135. Notices apple rust ( Rcestelia ) (fig.), Cedar 
balls ( Gymnosporangium macropus , Link.) (fig.), wheat rust (fig.) ( Puccinia 
graminis, Pers., P. Eubigo vera (DC.) Wint., and P. coronata, Corda), Black 
rot (fig.). Refers to system of terminology used by botanists. 
98. -A race of flowerless plants, III. Yeast and Bacteria—Putrefaction and Fer¬ 
mentation—Pear blight, (with figures). American Garden, Vol. XI, No. IV, 
p. 215, April, 1890. Notices discovery of bacterial diseases in plants by Bur- 
rill, with figures of pear blight bacteria and sections of diseased and healthy 
pear bark. 
99. - A race of flowerless plants, IV. How fungi are dispersed, with hints for 
the cultivator (with figures after DeBary, Pringsheim, Hine and Brefeld). 
American Garden, Vol. XI, No. V, May, 1890, pp. 276-278. Notices methods 
of spore dispersion in Discomycetes, Pilobolus , Saprolegnia , Phallus , Puccinia , 
Claviceps, Ustilago, and hints at general means of preventing spread of dis¬ 
eases. 
100. -A race of flowerless plants, V. How fungi injure plants (with figures.) 
American GardeD, Vol. XI, No. VI, June, 1890, p. 353. Mentions spot dis 
eases of currant leaves; spot disease of mignonette leaves; ergot, pear scab, 
plum pockets, cedar apples, and corn smut. 
101. - Damping off (with figures). American Garden, Vol. XI, No. VI, June^ 
1890, p 349. Refers the disease to Phytophthora omnivora, DBy. (or Pythium 
omnivora ) and Phthium DeBaryanum , Hesse. Thinks the latter most likely 
the cause of the trouble in America. 
102. - Notes on corn smut—a warning. Cult, and Count. Gent., April 24, 1890, 
Vol. LV, No. 1943, p. 323. Describes life history of smut, and accounts for 
increase from year to year by reference to discoveries of Brefeld. 
103. Snow, F. H. Experiments for the artificial dissemination of a contagious disease among 
chinch-hugs. Proceedings nineteenth annual meeting Kansas State Board of 
Agriculture, pp. 142-144 ; also transactions Kansas Academy of Science, Vol. 
XII, Part I, for 1889 (1890), pp. 34-37. Notices Entomophthora disease of 
chinch-bug. 
104. Taft, L. R. Experiments with remedies for the apple scab (with plates II, III, and 
IV). Bull. 11, Sect. Vegt. Path., U. S. Dept. Ag., p. 30. Reporta on experi¬ 
ment with twenty trees for disease of Fusicladium dendriticum, Fckl., using 
potassium sulphide, sodium hyposulphite, Bean’s sulphur solution, ammoni- 
acal solution of copper carbonate, modified eau celeste. Decides eau celeste 
and ammoniacal solution most efficient. 
105. Thaxter, Roland. Fungicides. Bull. No. 102, Conn. Ag. Expt. Sta., March, 
1890. Formulae, with new spraying contrivance figured. 
