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be regarded as a coffee-producing country. The disease first appeared in 
Sumatra in August, 1876. It was discovered in the botanic garden at 
Buitenzorg in March, 1879. Later it was found to have shown itself gener¬ 
ally in Java in 1879-80. It is not yet known definitely to occur outside of 
the Indian Ocean region, although a similar sort has beeii reported from 
West Africa, and a coffee-leaf disease was reported in 1890 from Central 
America. (E. F. S.) 
399 . Kirchner, O. Braunfleckigkeit der Gerstenblatter. Zeitschrift fiir Pflanzen- 
krankheiten, Bd. 1 Heft 1, Stuttgart, 1891, pp. 24-26, figs. 2. Reports the 
occurrence of a disease of barley caused by Helminthosporium gramineum 
(Rabenh.) Eriksson, that Eriksson had already reported from Sweden. It 
causes dark brown spots often over 1 cm. long visible on both sides of the leaf 
and surrounded by a narrow yellow margin. With the progress of the disease 
the spots elongate and the leaves wilt and turn yellow. Gives description of 
the fungus; it was found at Holienheim, Yorarlberg and in Tirol in 1889 
and in and around Hohenheim again in 1890. Did not cause serious damage 
in that it attacked only the lower leaves. Was not found on other cereals. 
(W. T. S.) 
400 . Leathr, J. W. The smut of onions. Jour. Roy. Agric. Soc., 3rd ser., vol. 2, 
London, Sept. 30, 1891, pp. 647-650. Review of a paper by R. Thaxter in 
Annual Report of the Connecticut Agric. Ex. Sta. for 1889, giving an abstract. 
(See No. 10.) (M. B. W.) 
402. Pammel, L. H. Fungous diseases of Iowa forage plants. Monthly review Iowa 
Weather and Crop Service. Separate, 1891 (?), pp. 33, figs. 15. Deals in more 
or less popular way, using illustrations from various authors, with the fol¬ 
lowing diseases: (I) Rusts of wheat, barley, oats, Indian corn, clover and 
apple. (II) Smuts of Indian corn, oats, barley and wheat, with method of 
treatment. (Ill) Smuts of timothy, wild rye, tall meadow oat grass, brome 
grass, Brovins breviaristatus, Cenchrus tribuloides, and old witch grass ( Pani- 
cum capillare). (IV) Mildews, Erysiphe graminis on various species of grass 
and Peronospora graminicola on Setaria Italica and Setaria viridis; Perono- 
spora trifoliorum on various species of clover. (Y) Ergot. Hosts affected, 
chemical composition, and a short history of ergotism quoting from work 
of various authors. (VI) Spot diseases: Phyliacora graminis, Pers. on Agro- 
pyrum repens, Elymus Canadensis, Asprella hystrix, Panicum dichotomum; Phyl- 
lachora trifolii on clover. Phacidium medicaginis, Lasch, on alfalfa; Scoleco- 
trichum graminis on orchard grass. Helminthosporium graminum, Rabli., on 
barley. (VII) Bacterial diseases; sorghum blight, bacterial disease of 
corn discovered by Burrill. Notes failure of the pure culture from the dis¬ 
eased cornstalks to produce the cornstalk disease of cattle as announced 
by Billings. (D. G. F.) 
403 . Prillieux, M. La pourriture du Cceur de la Betterave. Bull. Soc. Mycol. France, 
vol. 7, Paris, Mar. 31, 1891, pp. 15-19, figs. 3. Ascribes the heart rot of the 
sugar beet to a new fungus, Phyllosticta labifica, which attacks the petioles 
of the larger leaves. Considers the dark-colored fungi on the central leaves 
as secondary. (E. A. S.) 
404 . Prillieux et Delacroix. A propos du Cercospora apii, parasite sur les feuilles 
vivantes du Celeri. Bull. Soc. Mycol. France, vol. 7, Paris, Mar. 31, 1891, pp. 
22-23. Notes the injurious presence of Cercospora apii in the experimental 
garden of the “Institute Agronomique,” at Joinville-le-pont, and gives the 
manner of infection. (E. A. S.) 
405 . Prillieux et Delacroix. Sur une maladie des Tomatoes produite par le Clados- 
porium fulvum, Cooke, Bull. Soc. Mycol. France, vol. 7, Paris, Mar. 31, 1891, 
pp. 19-21; figs. 3. Describes the effect and external appearance of the 
fungus. Notes the successful use of sulphur and unsuccessful use of Bor¬ 
deaux mixture in combating it. (E. A. S.) 
