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" Appin," Grevillea, 1886, p. 127. 

 Germany, Portugal (on bark of Alnus glutinosa). 



Puccinia verrucosa, Schum. ( = P. Glechomatis D.C., 

 Mycologia Scotica, No. 1225). Puccinia found by Dr 

 Keith on a leaf of Prunella vulgaris on Ben Lawers 

 has been identified by me as P. verrucosa ; it has not pre- 

 viously been recorded from this food-plant. (J. W. H. T.) 



3090. P. caulillCOla, Schn., tfxh.Jahrsb. d. Schles. Ges. 1870, 

 p. 120. Only teleutospores found ; secidium is recorded 

 from Germany, as scattered hemispherical, afterwards 

 cup-shaped, only slightly prominent, with erect pale 

 irregularly cut margin. Spores polygonal or rounded or 

 elongate, covered with very fine warts, yellow-brown, 

 7-24 by 12-20. Teleutospores in elongate swellings on 

 the stems, leaf-stalks, and lower surface of mid-ribs ; on 

 long slender stalks, which readily fall off; spores broadly 

 oval, rounded and not thickened at the apex, or slightly 

 thickened and pointed ; scarcely constricted in the 

 middle; 25-32 by 15-21, smooth, brown, paler than in 

 P. Mentha. 



On Wild Thyme {Thymus Serpyllum). July — Sep- 

 tember. 



East, — — — Dee — — — — 



West, — — — — 



Ballater, and Links near Aberdeen. 

 Germany. 



To be continued. 



Cerastium latifolium Auct. Angl. 



In the April number of The Scottish Naturalist I made the remark that our 

 plant was clearly not the Cerastium latifolium L. of continental authors. Since 

 that was written I have submitted three specimens of our plant to Dr. Lange ; 

 unfortunately they were all poor specimens, but are the only ones I possess. 

 Of one from Caenlochan Glen (gathered by Mr. H. T. Mennell), he observes, 

 " C. alpinum, typical;" of another from Ben-muic-dhui (found by Mr. A. 

 Croall), " C. alpinum, more pubescent ;"and last, of one from a mountain near 



