1888.] 
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abundant tlmt, in a large patch of the Carex, hardly a culm could 
be found unaffected. It has since been found in other species of Carex, 
but not yet in this country. Sclerotia are not peculiar to any single 
genus of fungi —some produce Agarics, others, as the common ergot in 
rye, produce species of sphaeriaceous fungi pertaining to the genus Cor- 
dyce 2 )s, and at least some species of Aspergillus grow from sclerotia 
which are now considered as the condensed mycelium of the various 
species connected with them, and are ar.alogous to the resting spores in 
Feronospora and some otiier microscopic fungi. J. B. E. 
NEW LITERATURE. 
BY W. A. KEBLERMAN. 
“ Mildews of Indiana.” J. N. Rose, Botanical Gazette, March, 1886. 
A list of eleven species—one of Uncinla, four of Microsphseria, 
one each of Podosphaera, Phyllactinia and Sphaerotheca and three of 
Erysiphe — collected in the vicinity of Crawfordsville, Indiana. New 
host-plants are as follows : Sambucus Canadensis for Microsphaera Gros- 
sulariae. Lev.; Persimmon and Quince for Podosphaera oxacantha, D. C.; 
Hieracium, Lactuca and Erigeronfor Sphaerotheca Castagnei, Lev. 
*• Some Exotic Fungi.” By M. C. Cooke. Grevillea, March, 1886. 
Descriptions of three species from India, live from Australia, and 
two from North America. The latter as follows : Leptothyrium Lirio- 
dendri, Cke., on leaves of Liriodendron and Phoma cerasina, Cke., on 
dead leaves of Primus lauro-cerasus, both from Aiken, S. C. 
“New British Fungi.” “Synopsis Pyrenomycetum,” “Pr^cur- 
SORES AD MONOGRAPHIA POLYPORUM,” “ BrITISH' SpHH^ROPSI- 
DEH5.” By M. C. Cooke. 1. c. 
“ Beitr^ge zur Flora der Rost- und Brand-Pilze (Uredineen 
UND USTILAGINEEN) Thuerigens,” Von G. Oertel. Deutsche 
botanische Monatsschrift, Dezember, 1885. 
•• A Sketch of the Botanical Work of the Rev. M. A. Curtis, 
D. D.” By Thus. F. Wood. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scien¬ 
tific Society, 1884-85. 
•• Weiterer Beitrag zu neuen Pilzformen aus Slavonien.” V'on 
Stephen Schulzer von Mueggenburg. Iledwigia, Januar und Februar, 
1886. p. 9. 
“ N ACHTR^.GE UND BeRICHTIGUNGEN ZU SACCARDO’S SYLLOGE FuN- 
gorum, Vol. I, rr.” Von. Dr. G. Winter (Fortsetzung). 1. c. 
pp. 10—28. 
