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626. Gihard, Alfred. Sur la transmission de l’Isaria du ver blanc an ver a Soie (Isaria 
densa, Link). Comptes Rend., Soc. Biol., new ser., vol. 3, Paris, July 2,1891, 
pp. 507-508. Shows that it is possible to infect the silk worm with the Isa¬ 
ria of the white worm. Hopes in this way to discover whether the Isaria 
is modified by its change of hosts and whether it approaches Botrytis Bas- 
siaua. Suggests that care should be used in spreading the Isaria over re¬ 
gions where the silk worm is raised. (E. A. S. ) 
627 Mayo, N. S. Enzootic cerebritis, or “staggers” of horses. Bull. Kansas State Agric. 
Ex. Sta., Yet. Dept., No. 24, Manhattan, Sept., 1891, pp. 107-116, pi. 1. Re¬ 
ports results of experiments with moldy corn as the supposed cause of the 
“blind” or “mad staggers.” Thinks the spores of Aspergillus glaucus are 
capable, when introduced into the circulation of the animal, of producing 
the disease. The presence of the growing mycelia thought to be ascertained 
in the liver of guinea pig inoculated with water containing spores of the 
fungus. Gives result of experiment with colt fed upon corn covered with 
Aspergillus glaucus, attributing final death of the animal to i>resence of the 
spores of the fungus inits system. (See also Kept. Kansas State Board Agric., 
Topeka, Sept., 1891, pp. 42-50; noticed in Exper. Sta. Rec., vol. 3, January, 
1892, pp. 388-389.) (D.G.F.) 
628. Prilliettx et Delacroix. Endoconidium temulentum, nov. gen. nov. sp., Prill, et 
Dela., Champignon donnant auseigle desproprietesvenbneuses. Bull. Soc. Mycol., 
France, vol. 7, No. 2 June 30,1891, pp. 116-117, fig. 2. Describes the new genus, 
Endoconidium, having the spores formed within a tube. Species E. temulen- 
ium, found on rye in 1890, in the department of Dordogne, and giving it a poi¬ 
sonous quality. On a few of the same grains was found another new species, 
Fusarium miniatum, related to F. ruberrimi, Dela. (E. A. S.) 
629. Skuse, F. A. A. The New Zealand vegetable caterpillar. Victorian Naturalist, 
vol. 8, Melbourne, June-July, 1891, pp. 47-48. Refers to paper by Tlios. 
Steel, and states that the larva attacked bv the fungus Isaria Kobertsii is not 
that of Hapialus rirescens. Quotes from other authorities in reference to this 
point, and it therefore remains a question as to the species attacked by the 
fungus. (J. F. J.) 
630 Thaxter, Roland. On certain New or Peculiar North American Hyphomycetes, II. 
Bot. Gazette, vol. 16, July, 1891, pp. 201-205, pi. 2. Describes Uelicocepha- 
lum sarcophilum, nov. gen. et nov. sp., on carrion from Conn., found in labo¬ 
ratory cultures; Gonatorrliodiella parasitica, nov. gen. et nov. sp., on Hypo- 
crca and Hypomyces; Desmidiospora myrniecophila, nov. gen. et nov. sp., 
on the body of a large ant, Conn. Remarks this latter species may possibly 
be an imperfect form of Cordyceps unilateralism Tul., and suggests possibility 
of its being parasitic on young Isaria or Cordyceps previously developed on 
the insect. Describes also Everhartia liguatilis, nov. sp., on wet logs from 
Conn., figuring E. hymenuloides Saec. and Ellis for comparison. (D. G. F.) 
631. T RABUT, E. Les Champignons parasites duCriquet Pelerin. Rev. Gen. Bot., vol. 3, No. 
34, Paris, Oct. 15,1891, pp. 401-405, pi. 1. Notes a fungous disease on the migra¬ 
tory locust (Acridium perigrinum ) in Algeria, found especially on females after 
laying the eggs. Thefungus was named Botrytis acridiorum by the author, and 
Lachnidium acridiorum by Giard, the latter name being adopted in the article. 
MM. Knuckel and Langlois have referred it to Polyrhigium leptoplnyci, Giard. 
The fungus develops on all the membranes covering the joints, but more es¬ 
pecially between the abdominal rings. It is entirely, superficial never pene¬ 
trating the body cavities. Two kinds of spores have been found—one round 
and unicellular, the other elongated and septate. The article also describes 
Cladosporium herbarum, var. and Sacclutromyccesf parasiiaris as parasitic on 
the bodies, and Oospora ororum, n. sp. on the eggs of the insects. (E. A. S.) 
(See also Nos. 445, 541, 612, 616, and 617.) 
