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color, surrounded by numerous, hyaline, clavate, incurved parapliyses, 
which are about 50-90// long and 13-20// in diameter at the top; spores 
at first obovate or oval, hyaline, when mature oval, subglobose, or some¬ 
times pyriform or elliptical, slightly sordid, in mass appearing of a 
slightly dirty yellow color, usually slightly and sometimes strongly 
papillate ; 17-35 by 15-22//, mostly 20-31 by 19-21 //, very easily billing 
off the pedicels, which are rather obscure, hyaline, closely packed, per¬ 
sistent on the host, forming a dense layer about 30-50 by 3//; spermo- 
gonia amphigenous, occupying the center of the spot, rather numerous, 
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black or dark brown, superficial, depressed, papillate, apparently ster¬ 
ile, 75-100// in diameter. On leallets of Amorpha fruticosa , Kooks 
County, Kans. Summer, 1884 (No. 773). June 20., 1888 (Mr. E. Bar¬ 
tholomew, No. 223). Manhattan, Kans., June 21, 1887 (No. 905). June 
20, 1889 (No. 1490). Ellis & Everhart, North American Fungi, No. 2255 
a (but not b), sub. nom. Puccinia amorphw , Curtis. 
This species is very peculiar both in color and in possessing spermo- 
gouia. It is very distinct from the uredo stage of Propyxis amorplice , 
(Curt.) Schroet. and appears earlier. The spores seem to originate at 
the bottom of the layer of pedicels and to be carried up by the growing 
pedicel. The mycelium is abundant, hyaline, branched and septate 
2-3// in diameter. The cells of the host, which are attacked, usually 
contain very numerous small (3-5//) oval, or globose starch grains. 
NOTES ON NEW OR RARE FUNGI FROM WESTERN NEW YORK. 
By Charles E. Fairman. 
The student of mycology in New York turns to the invaluable reports 
of Prof. C. H. Peck,whenever he wishes to ascertain if a given species 
has been found within the limits of the State. The purpose of this arti¬ 
cle is to indicate certain species, which have been found in New York, 
but are not, so far as the author knows, listed in the reports of Pro¬ 
fessor Peck. 
Didymium Fairmani, Sacc., n. s. Peridia scattered, sessile, flocose, 
hyaline, widely reticulate; spores smooth (8-10// in diameter) ; thickly 
studded with crystals; columella subglobose, brownish. On leaves of 
Smilacina bifolia. August, 1880, Lyndonville, Orleans County, N. Y. 
Coniosporium Fairmani, Sacc., n. s. Differs from the allied G.api - 
osporiodes by its much fewer conidia (5-7// in diameter), globose, smooth, 
fulgineous, one nucleate. • On cortex of Hubbard squash, exposed to 
the weather. The fungus covers the surface with black sooty patches. 
Lyndonville, N. Y., February 10, 1880. 
Oytosporina AiLANTiir, Sacc., and what may be Phoma ailanthi , 
Sacc., occur on Ailanthus glandulosus , sparingly, in company with the 
more common Gamarosporium subfenestratum , 13. & C. Cytisporium 
Neesii , Cda., attacks birches used as ornamental trees. 
