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JOURNAL OF MYCOLOGY. 
[Vor^. II, 
Meliola sanguinea, E. & E.—Oil leaves, stems and petioles of 
Rubus trivialis. Lousiana, Jan., 1886. A. 11. Eanglois, .^^o. 74. Eer- 
ithecia membranaceous, i —^ millira. in diameter, siibastomouL smootli, 
or at least without any bristle - like appendages, mostly epiphyll- 
ous, and either solitary or several in a small, rather compact group, 
on orbicular, subindeterminate patches of black, branching myceli¬ 
um, with alternate, obovate, haustoria-like•processes, much tlie same 
as those of 31. amphitricha, Fr. Asci oblong-obovate, 2-spored ; sporidia 
oblong-cylindricaL sliglitly curved, 8-septate, 88—44 x 12—Id p-, ends ob¬ 
tuse, hyaline, becoming brown. The leaves on whicli the fungus occurs 
are mostly stained a bright red color. 
Asterina minor, E. & E.—On dead twigs. Houston, Texas, April, 
1869. H. W. Ravenel, No. 183. Ferithecia applanate, superficial, orbic¬ 
ular, i miliim. in diameter, black, mycelium obsolete; asci obovate, 
25 30 X 12—15 /^-; sporidia crowded, oblong-ob'ovate, 1-septate, yellowish, 
10—13 X 3— Si IJ- (becoming brown V). Differs from A. ramularia. Ell., in 
its smaller perithecia and sporidia. 
THE LEAF FUNGI OF FLORIDA.-NO. 3. 
BY W. W. CAT.KINS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 
The species found on trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants are numer¬ 
ous and interesting. I shall only refer to those collected by myself, all 
of which have been properly identified by specialists. The O.wianthus' 
Americana {Devil wood), produces several star-like forms, known as 
A.^terina discoidea, E. &. M., A. asterophora, E. & M. — a new species 
just discovered. Also Meliola amphitricha, Fr. The former appear 
like little black dots to the naked eye, and the latter more web-like. 
Under the glass, their true structure aopears. On Ilex JJahoon, Asteri- 
na orbicularis, B. & C., frecpiently covers the under side of the leaves. 
Alyrica cerifera ( Wax myrtle), is the home of the rare Nectria eruhescens, 
Desm., of which I have found but few syiecimens. Here also occur 
Afeliola manca, E. & M., and Pliyllosticta Alyricce, Cke. Persea CaroUni- 
6)?.s^6*and var palustris (lied Bay) produce Helminthosporium fumosum, E. 
& M., on large black blotches. The varieties of Quercus abound in leaf 
fungi, such as Ailographum and 3[eliola manca. Various Cercospone- 
may be found on leaves of Nmilax and Jiuhus. I have not yet got down 
TO weeds, grasses, etc., but we know that all have their own pemiliar and 
distinct forms and their appropriate place in the great order of Fungi. 
Many others might be mentioned, l)ut not having yet been detected bv 
me, I omit them. 
