222 Ill'mois State Lahomtonj of XaturaJ Jlistori/. 



length more or less recurved and many times divided, Lecoming 

 pulverulent, pale yellowish; spores subglohose or elliptical, epi- 

 spore rather thick, finely but conspicuously tuberculate, 18 ])y 

 21-24 1^; spermagonia minute, honey-yellow, mostly scattered 

 on the upper surface of the affected area. 



On Anemone Pennsj/lvanica: Champaign, June i), 4U;U. 

 June 10, 4956. 



M. ranunculi, Schw. 



Mostly hypogenous. Equally usually densely associated 

 over the whole surface of the leaf, or over definite jiatches; 

 aicidia recurved, border narrow^ and many times split; spores 

 subglobose or elliptical, finely echinulate, 15-21 by 18-24 /t; 

 spermagonia numerous, scattered among the ;ecidia on same 

 side of leaf, minute. 



On Banuncuhis abort ivus: Union, April 12,4030, April IB, 

 4066, April 14, 4097, April 15, 41061 April 17, 4181; Jackson, 

 April 18, 4165, April 28, 4868; Pulaski, May 5, 4507: McLeaji, 

 May 23. 4751, May 29, 4805. May 80, 4840. ' 



j^. punctatum, I'ers. 



Hypophyllous. Spots effused, yellowish; leeidiu uniformly 

 scattered over large portions or the whole of the leaf-surface, 

 not usually croAvded, rather large, deeply divided into few 

 (about four) widely spreading recurved lobes, thin but firm; 

 spores subglobose to oblong, almost smooth, brown, about 18- 

 21 ,u, or 15-18 by 21-27 f^-: spermagonia uniformly and re- 

 motely scattered on both surfaces, conspicuous, reddish brown. 



Simple, scattered, peridia subiDimersed, mouth subcontinuous, pow- 

 der compact, fuscescent. — Persoon, Syn. Fung., p. 212. 



On Hepatica ti-'doha: Champaign, May 1. Anrnunie jiciiio- 

 ros(( : Riverside, near Chicago, June 2. J. C. Arthur. 



This is jEcidiunt quadrifidam^ DC. There is on Anciiioiic 

 neniorosa a species supposed to be different (not so far found in 

 Illinois) known as Jll!. a)ieitiones^ Pers.. or .h\ leucospeniiniii. 

 DC. In this last the pseudoperidium is more often, but less 

 dee})ly, divided, and the border more distinctly ]-olled, and the 

 spermagonia are very much less conspicuous, i)roduced, how- 



