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980. Pirotta, R. SuH’Urocystis primulicola Magnus in Italia. <Nuovo Gior. Bot. 
Ital. (Bull. d. Soc.), yoL xxiii, Firenze, 1 Luglio, 1891, p. 502. 
Calls attention to error in Godfrin’s article in Bull. Soc. Bofc., France, t. xxxvm, 1891, p. 
C8, in which the author’s paper in N. Gior. Bot. Iftil., 13, 1881, p. 235, is given as authority 
for presence of the fungus in Italy, when in fact the material referred to in the paper was 
sent to Pirotta from near Gotha by DeBary. Adds that the fungus has been recorded by 
Cocconi and Morini in 1886 from near Bologna, and published in Mem. Acad. Sc. di Bologna, 
ser. iv, t. VI, p. 373. (D. G. F.) 
(Sec also Nos. 692, 698, 716, 723, 877, 923, 957, and 964.) 
VIII. —ASCOMYCETES. 
a. — Gymnoasci. 
9§1. Massalongo, C. Salla scoperta in Italia della ^Taphrina epiphylla Sadebeck. 
<^Nuovo Gior. Bot. Ital. (Bull. d. Soc.), vol. xxm, Firenze, 1 Luglio, 1891, 
pp. 325-327. 
Reports the discovery of the species in the province of Yerona near Bolca, and gives 
svnonomy of the species, referring to Sadebeck’s work on irritant action of parasite on host. 
(X>. G. F.) 
b.—Pe r isporxaccoc. 
(See No. 764.) 
c.— Splicer iacece. 
982. [Anon.] The Chinese insect-fungus drug. ^Insect Life, A'ol. iv, Washington, 
Dec., 1891, pp. 216-218, fig. 2. 
Refers to Cordyceps chinensis, a fungus infesting grubs and used in China as a medicine. 
Quotes account given by A. C. Jones, U. S. consul at Chinkiang, China. (J. F. J.) 
983. Fairman, C. E. Observations on the development of some fenestrate sporidia. <\Iour. 
Mycol., vol. vi, Washington, May 14, 1890, pp. 29-31. 
Describes development of sporidia in Fenestella amorpha, Fatellaria fchcstrata, and Ca- 
marosporium subfenestratum. (J. F. J.) 
984. Halsted, B. D. Ergot and ergotism. <Cult. and Country Gent., vol. lvi, Al¬ 
bany, Oct. 29, 1891, p. 871, fig. 1. 
Gives popular exposition of the life history of Claviceps pupurea Tul.. with methods of 
prevention of ergotism by careful cutting of suspected grain while in the bloom. (I). G. F.) 
985. Massee, George. A new Cordyceps. < Ann. of Bot., vol. v, London, Nov., 1891, 
pp. 510-511, fig. 5. 
Describes C. sherringii , n. sp., parasitic on an ant from Granada, S. America. Discusses 
relation of species to others in same genus and in Oomyces , Epichloc, and Claviceps. Men¬ 
tions particularly Cordyceps robertsii from New Zealand. (J. F. J.) 
986. Rehm. Die Discomyeeten-Gattung Ahlesia Fuckel und die Pyrenomyceten-Gattung 
Thelocarpon Nyl. <IIedwigia, Bd. xxx, Dresden, Jan. u. Feb., 1891, pp. 1-12. 
Ahlesia is according to the author not a Discomyccie , as Fuckel thought, butahypocreaccous 
Pyrcnomycete closely allied to CMlonectria and Aponectria (which in his estimation should 
not be separated). The genus Thelocarpon ofNylander placed heretofore in pyrenocarpous 
lichens is really the same as Ahlesia. and being an older name must be adopted and placed 
in Hypocreacem. The green gonidia found often in the base of the perithecia are looked upon 
as algae, either living in symbiose with the fungus or accidentally present. On pages 4-12 is 
given a descriptive monograph of the 16 known species of Thelocarpon. Ahlesia lichenicola 
Fuckel is placed in the genus for the first time as T. ahlesii Rehm. (YV. T. S.) 
98'?'. StarbaCK, Iv. Bidrag till Kannedomen om Sveriges ascomycetflora. <Biliang till 
Kgl. Svenska Vetenskaps Akad. Handlingar, vol. xvi, Afdelning 3, 1891, 
Stockholm, pp. 1-15, pi. 1. 
The following are described and figured as new: Diaporthe rehmiana on TJlmus montana; 
Leptosphceria lasiosphcerioidcs on Aconitumlycoctonum; Herpotrichia mucilaginosa on Junip- 
erus communis; Cryptoderis oligotheca oil Thalictrum alpinum; Sphoerulina dryadis on Dry as 
octopetala ; Starbackia n. gen.; S. pseudotriblidioides on pine wood. (Th. Holm.) 
(See also Nos. 736, 740, 753, 764, and 769.) 
cl. — Discomycetes. 
988. Boudier, Em. Description de trois nouvelles especes de Pezizes de France de la sec¬ 
tion des Operculees. <^Bull. de la Soc. Mycol., France, vol. vii, Paris, Dec. 31, 
1891, pp. 214-217, pi. 1 (xv). 
Describes Disciotis maturescens, Galactinia michclii, and Sepultaria nicoeensis. Addsnotes 
as to habitats, etc. (E. A. S.) 
