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Synonyms. 



Winter in Rabh., " Krypt, Flor.," vol. i. p. 240. 



Uredo hclioscopice. Pers., " Disp. Meth.," p. 13. Grev., "Flor. 

 Edin.," p. 440. 



Uredo euphorbicz, Reb. Berk., " Eng. Flor.," vol. v. p. 385. 

 Purton, " Midi. Flor.," vol. iii. p. 397. 



Lecythea cuphorbice^ LeV. Cooke, " Micro. Fungi," 4th edit., 



p. 221. 



Alelanpsora euphorhicE, Cast. Cooke, "Hdbk.," p. 523; 

 "Micro. Fungi," 4th edit., p. 219, t. ix. figs. 193, 194. 



Exsiccati. 

 Berk., 240. Cooke, i. 65, 439. Vize, "Fungi Brit," 50, 141. 



On Euphorbia kelioscopia, peplus, exigua. 

 May to October. 



Melampsora lini, (Pers.) 



Uredospores — Sori scattered, small, roundish, soon pulverulent, 

 orange. Spores round or ovate, echinulate, orange-yellow, 

 15-25 X 13-16/X,. Paraphyses markedly capitate, and espe- 

 cially abundant towards the margins of the sori. 



Telentospores — Sori rounded, reddish brown, then black, shining. 

 Spores formed under the cuticle, cylindrico-prismatic, inter- 

 cellular, in section polygonal, 45 x 20/x,. 



Synonyms. 



Winter, loc. cit., p. 242. 



Uredo miniata, var. Lini. Pers., "Syn.," p. 216. 



Uredo li?ii, D. C. Berk., " Eng. Flor.," vol. v. p. 384 ; " Outl.," 

 p. 334. Grev., t. 31. 



Lecythea lini, Berk. Cooke, " Hdbk.," p. 532 ; " Micro. Fungi," 

 4th edit., p. 222, t. viii. figs. 165-167. 



Exsiccati. 

 Berk., 118. Cooke, i. 446; ii. 70. Vize, "Fungi Brit.," 66. 



On Lifium catharticum. 

 June to September. 



