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Linden. Cercospora microsora Sacc. was abundant in Sim¬ 
birsk and Smolensk governments. 
IVillozv. Melampsora salicis is widely distributed in Russia 
being reported from the Northwestern and North Central gov¬ 
ernments. 
Ash. In the Caucasus, in two districts, the ash was reported 
affected by Phyllactinia suffulta Sacc. 
Box. In Caucasus the foliage of the box was affected by 
Puccinia buxi DC. and by a lichen Pilocarpon leucoblcpharum 
Wainio, the latter doing serious injury. 
VIII. GARDEN AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS. 
Sooty mould occurred on house and greenhouse plants in 
various parts of Russia. 
Haw, (Crataegus oxyacantha). Two species of Gymno- 
sporangium attack this tree, viz., G. confusum Plow., with te- 
leutsporic stage on Juniperns sabina L., and G. clavariaeforme 
Wint. with teleutospores on /. communis. The first is abundant 
in Southern Russia, also being reported from Tifiis in Caucasus; 
the latter in Central Russia. 
Rose. Phragmidium subcorticium Wint. is found on the 
wild and cultivated rose very abundantly. In 1903 it was re¬ 
ported principally from the Northwestern governments, also from 
Korsk government. Sphaerotheca pannosa Lev. was found in 
the Central and also St. Petersburg governments. Coniothyrium 
fuckelli Sacc. causing the death of the stems was reported from 
Simbirsk government. 
Iris. Rust, Puccinia iridis Wint., was reported on various 
species of Iris from Tifiis in Caucasus. Hctcrosporium gracile 
Sacc. was observed in Kursk government. 
Pansy. The smut Urocystis kmetiana Magn., which devel¬ 
ops its spores in the flower buds, was found in the vicinity of 
Moscow. It had hitherto been unknown outside of Hungary. 
Lilac. In Ekaterinoslav and Kiev, governments lilacs were 
affected with leaf spots due to Gloeosporium syringae Allescher. 
Hollyhocks were affected with Puccinia malvacearum Mont, 
in Kursk government, but not to any serious extent. 
Peony. Cronartium asclepiadeum Ft. was reported from 
Smolensk government, while in Kursk government Septoria 
macrospora Sacc. was quite abundant. 
Philadelphus coronaria was affetced by Ascochyta philadel- 
phi Sacc. in Kursk government. 
IX. TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL PLANTS. 
Rice. The disease, known in Italy as Brusone, and ascribed 
to Piricularia oryzae Br. & Cav. occurred near Tifiis and B’atum 
in Caucasus, causing much inquiry. 
