163 . 
. Pear or fire blight. Orange Judd Farmer, Chicago, Ill. Yol. VIII, No. 
13, September 27, 1890, p. 197. Gives short history with observations and 
recommendations of treatment. 
164. - Strawberry-leaf blight. Orange Judd Farmer, Chicago, Ill., August 23, 
1890, Yol. VIII, No. 8, p. 115 (with figures). Gives popular exposition of dis¬ 
ease caused by Splmrella fr agar ice Sacc., methods which have been used and 
recommended in its treatment. 
165. - Strawberry-leaf blight.. Iowa State Register, Des Moines, Oct. 17, 1890, 
p. 7. Gives popular description with recommendations for treatment, viz, gar¬ 
den hygiene aud fungicides, making, reference to work of U. S. Dept, of Agr. 
166. Panton, J. Hoyes. Black-knot on plums. Bull. LII., January 16,1890. Guelph, 
Ontario. Describes the fungus popularly. Recommends destruction of dis¬ 
eased parts and removal of wild choke-cherry trees adjacent to orchards. 
167. Peck, Charles H. A. Plants added to the herbarium. C. Plants not before re¬ 
ported. D. Remarks and observations. E. New York species of Armillaria. F. 
Communication by P. H. Dudley in reference to decay of railroad ties. Ann. 
Rep. State Botanist of New York, from 43 Rep. of N. Y. State Museum of 
Nat. History, Albany, N. Y., March 21, 1890; pp. 1-54, with 4 plates. 
Gives the usual list of additions to the herbarium, with notes on destruct¬ 
iveness of Monilia fructigena, Gloeosporium ribis, G. lagenarium, G. Linde- 
muthianum, Rhopalomyces cucurbitarum, Pernospora viticola, Phytophthora in- 
festans (with trials of Bordeaux aud methods of deep planting to prevent 
the disease). Notes disease of oats in St. Lawrence County, thought to be 
due to Fusicladium destruens , n. s. and describes forty-two new species of 
fungi with numerous valuable notes upon old and new species, adding a 
short monograph of the eight known New York species of Armillaria. Ap¬ 
pends interesting letter from P. H. Dudley upon fungi attacking railroad ties 
and other timbers. The species described as new are as follows : Tricholoma 
grave (with figs.), Clitocybe multiceps , Coprinus brassicce (with figs.), Cortina- 
rius ( Phlegmadam) qlutinosus, C. (Inoloma ) annulatus (with figs.), C. (Der- 
mocybe ) luteus , C. ( Telamonia) paludosus, Lactarius subinsulsus, L. mutabilis 
(with figs), Russula brevipes (with figs.), Marasmius a Ibiceps (with figs.), 
Poria aurea, Irpex rimosus, Corticium mutatum, C. subaurantiacum, C. basale , 
Peniophora unicolor, Clavaria similis, Comatricha longa (with figs.), C. sub- 
ccespitosa (with figs.), Phy llosticta bicolor on Rubus odoratus, P. print on Ilex 
verticillata, P. silenes on S. antirrhina, Phoma allantella on Quercus rubra, 
Plasmopara viburni on Viburnum dentatum , Sporotrichum cinereum, Coniospo- 
rium polytrichi, Slachybotrys elongata (with figs.), Dematiumparasiticum, Fusi¬ 
cladium destruens (with figs.) on Arena sativa, Macrosporiumpolytrichi, Tuber- 
cularia carpogena, Fusarium sclerodermatis, Gloeosporium leptos perm-urn, Under- 
woodia gen. nov., U. columnaris (with figs.), Helotium mycetophilum, Heema- 
tomyce8 faginea (with figs.), Eutypella longirostris (with figs.), Lepiota fari- 
nosa, Pholiota aeruginosa, Phellorina Californica. 
168. Porter, Miss E. Notes on spore discharge of ascomycetes. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club., 
New York, September, 1890, Yol. XVII, No. 9, p. 238. Abstract of paper 
read August 26, 1890, before Botanical Club of A. A. A. S., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Gives observations of this process in Pleospora. 
169. Rex. George A. A remarkable variation of Stemonitis Bauerlinii, Mass. Proc. 
Nat. Sci. Ass’n, Staten Island, No. 11, August, 1890. Notes curious case of 
reversion of an extremely variant form to the original Stemonitis type. 
Records the variation as S.’Bauerlinii var. fenestrata, Rex. 
170. Russell; H. L. Penicillium and corrosive sublimate. Bot. Gaz., August 25,1890. 
Yol. XV, No. 8, p. 211. Notes Dr. Coulter’s remark in March number of Ga¬ 
zette, giving plate-culture tests with percentage solutions of mercuric chlo¬ 
ride. Finds the fungus no more able to stand presence of germicide than 
other species, when the latter is thoroughly mixed in the media. 
