1 44 British Uredinece and Ustilairinece. 



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Puccinia galionim, Link. Berk., " Eng. Flor.," vol. v. p. 366. 

 Cooke, "Hdbk.," p. 501; "Micro. Fungi," 4th edit., p. 208, 

 t. viii. figs. 172, 173. 



Puccinia diffonnis, Fckl. Cooke, " Hdbk.," p. 501 ; " Micro. 

 Fungi," 4th edit., p. 208. 



Exsiccati. 



Cooke, i. 9, 72, 113; ii. 318, 325, 575. Vize, "Fungi Brit.," 

 82, 229; "Micro. Fungi Brit.," no. 



On Asperula odorata, Galium cruciata, apamie, idiginosum, 

 palustre, veruin, moiliigo. 



Biology.— The presence of the myceHum in the stems, especially 

 in G. aparine, causes considerable swellings and distortions. 



Puccinia asparagi. D. C. 



.^a^/(?5/(?/rj— Pseudoperidia in elongated patches upon the stems 

 and larger branches, short, edges erect, toothed. Spores orange- 

 yellow, round, very finely echinulate, 15-26/^ in diameter. 



Uredospcres — Sori brown, flat, small, long covered by the epider- 

 mis. Spores irregularly round or oval, clear brown, echinu- 

 late, 17-25 X 20-30/x, 



Tcleutospores — Sori black-brown, compact, pulvinate, elongate or 

 rounded, scattered. Spores oblong or clavate, base rounded, 

 apex thickened, darker, central constriction slight or absent, 

 deep chestnut-brown, 35-50 x 15-25/x. Pedicels persistent, 

 colourless or brownish, as long as or longer than the spores. 



Synonyjii. 



Puccmia asparagi. D. C, " Flore frany.," vol. ii. p. 595. 

 Winter in Rabh., " Krypt. Flor.," vol. i. p. 201. Grev., "Flor. 

 Edin.," p. 429. Berk., "Eng. Flor.," vol. v. p. 363. Cooke, 

 " Hdbk.," p. 494; "Micro. Fungi," 4th edit, p. 203. 



Exsiccati. 

 Cooke, i. III. Vize, " Fungi Brit.," 113. 



On Asparagus officinalis. 

 April to October. 



