Dec. 1902] 
New Species of Fungi. 
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Sphaeropsis persicae E. & B. — On dead limbs of Amyg- 
dalus persica. Rooks Co., Kans. Oct. 2, 1901. See Fungi Co- 
lumbiani No. 1590. 
Perithecia thickly scattered, globose-depressed, J-J mm. 
diam., jet black throughout, deep seated in the inner bark but not 
penetrating to the wood. Epidermis raised into prominent pus¬ 
tules which are soon ruptured, exposing the ostiola and upper 
part of the perithecia. Sporules dark brown, elliptical, 8-12 x 
18-24 often profusely discharged, blackening the surface of the 
host. 
Common and abundant in old peach-tree brush heaps. 
Sphaeropsis salicis E. & B. — On dead shoots of Salix 
cordata. Rockport, Kans. May 1901. (No. 2947.) 
Perithecia scattered, globose, mm. diam., white inside, 
buried in the inner bark and raising the epidermis into pustules and 
piercing or rupturing it but not erumpent. Sporules oblong-ellip¬ 
tical, brown, 15-22 x 7-10 //. 
Some of the sporules appear globose, but this is owing to 
their being viewed endwise. Very near S. populi E. & B. but the 
pustules in that species are flattish and the epidermis is gen¬ 
erally not ruptured. It differs from S. salicicola Pass, in not be¬ 
ing erumpent. 
Coniothyrium HELiANTHi E. &. B. — On dead stems of 
Helianthus annuus. Rooks Co., Kans., November 1901. (No. 
293 0-) 
Perithecia scattered or cespitose, erumpent-superficial, mem¬ 
branaceous, 200-300 u diam., collapsing to cup-shaped or discoid 
when dry, obscurely perforated above. Sporules elliptical, suboli- 
vaceous or cloudy, 4-5 x 2J-3 n. 
Haplosporella sambucina E. & B. — On dead stems of 
Sambucus canadensis. Louisville, Kans., May 1900. (No. 
28 20.) 
Stroma buried in the bark, orbicular or elliptical, 1-2 mm. 
diam., raising the bark into pustules and rupturing it but not 
erumpent; perithecia 5-10 in a stroma, small (J mm.). Sporules 
oblong, 12-15 x 6-7 / 1 . 
Cannot be referred to H. alpina E. & E. or to H. seriata E. 
& E. 
Haplosporella wistariae E. & B. — On Wistaria in cult. 
Louisville, Kans. May, 1900. (No. 2821.) 
Stroma elliptical or orbicular, 1-2 mm. diam., sunk in the 
bark which is raised into pustules and ruptured; perithecia small 
(120-150 u) white inside; sporules oblong, 12-16 x 6-7 n 
Botryodiplodia gossypii E. &. B. — On dead stems of Goss- 
ypium herbaceum. Tuskegee, Ala. July 29,1901. G. W. Carver. 
See Fungi Columbiani No. 1510. 
