550 Revort oF THE HortTICcULTURIST OF THE 
2. Saccarpo, P. A.— Gleosporium Lindemuthianum, Sace. 
- Fungi Italici, plate 1032, with the above name and the following 
reference: “ Padovo, Mich. I, 129, in leguminibus EpaReolas vul- 
garis. Tunio 1875.” 
3, ———_—_-+_—.— Gleosporium Lindemuthianum, Sacc. and 
Magnus, Sylloge Fungorum, Vol. II, p. 717, No. 89. 
4, Franx, b.—Ueber einige neue und weniger bekannte Pflan- 
zenkrankheiten. Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft, Berichte 
der, Band I, 1883, pp. 31-34. Gleosporium Lindemuthianum, Sace. 
and Magn. States that the disease first became serious in 1882 
when the investigations here reported were undertaken. ‘The 
fungus attacks the half-grown pods and continues until they — 
reach normal size. Describes the appearance of the disease on 
the pod and germination of conidia on the surface of the pod and 
on glass. Mentions the formation of a secondary spore with dark 
violet membrane on the surface of the pod from which a germ 
tube enters the epidermal cell by piercing through the cell wall. 
After gaining entrance to an epidermal cell in this way the 
mycelium rapidly develops and spreads to the surrounding tissue. 
Describes inoculation experiments which were successful only on 
the pods. In one instance the en fruited within five days 
after inoculation. ‘ 
5. TRELEASE, Wm.—The Wax Bean aaneue The Country Gen- 
tleman, Vol. L, p. 800, Albany, N. Y., 1885. One and three-fourths 
columns with illustration of conidia and diseased pod. A popular 
discussion of the general appearance and microscopic characters 
of the disease. States that! it attacks stems, leaves and pods 
of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris., L., especially the white 
wax variety. Mentions the susceptibility of some varieties and 
discusses the probable causes, stating that “The susceptibility 
of the wax beans to the attacks of this fungus is not improbably 
connected with the very delicacy of its tissues— which are still 
healthy tissues—* * * * for which we prize it.” 
6. SoravErR, P.— Pflanzenkrankheiten, Vol. Il, pp. 422-423, 
second edition, 1886. Gives botanical characters of Glwosporium — 
genus and states in substance the description of Glwosporium 
Lindemuthianum as given by Frank. 


