Classification. 15 



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On petioles, leaves, peduncles and even petals of 

 Anemone nemorosa and A. pulsatilla. Not uncommon. 



Generally most abundant along the nerves of the 

 leaves, and its presence indicated to the naked eye by 

 the scattered or clustered minute violet spots. 



Synchytrium mercurialis, Fckl. 



Galls hemispherical, vertically depressed, with a 

 snow-white central papilla; resting-spores brown, 

 echinulate, 30-40 /tt diameter ; sori oblong, grey^ 

 generally in pairs. 



Syncltytrium mercurialis^ Fuckel, Symb. Myc. p. 

 74 ; Sacc. Syll. vii. n. 989. 



On leaves and peduncles of Mercurialis per ennis and 

 (Enothera biennis. Not uncommon. 



The galls are usually gregarious along the lines 

 of the veins, and are of a greenish colour. 



Syachyfrium aureum, Schroet. 



Galls cylindrical ; often constricted in the middle, 

 seated on golden-yellow spots which are often bordered 

 with red ; resting-spores globose, generally solitary, 

 epispore chestnut colour, smooth, 150-250 fi diameter, 

 filled with golden-yellow protoplasm. 



Synchytrium aureum, Schroeter, Beitr. zur Biol. i. 

 pt. i. p. 40, pi. 3, ff. 8—12; Sacc. Syll. vii. 998. 



On leaves of Lysimachia nummularia, Sanguisorha 

 officinalisj Prunella vulgaris, and Valerianella dioica. 

 Rare. 



Subgenus Eusyncliytrium. Resting-spores and 

 summer sori formed. * 



Synchytrium taraxaci, De Bary. 

 Spots crust-like, confluent, orange-red, galls small, 



