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evidently spreading into the eastern United States as the writer col- 

 lected it in August, 1916, at Ithaca and Savanna, New York. 



Tranzschel has shown that this rust in Russia has its aecia on 

 Ornithogalum umhellatum and 0. narbonense (Mycol. Cent. 4: 70. 

 1914)- 



64. PucciNiA Antirrhini Diet. & Holw. Hedwigia 36: 298. 1897. 

 On Scrophulariaceae : 



Antirrhinum majus L. — Portland, Aug. 1909, comm. Charles 

 Ladd, 1080, Aug. 28, 1914, comm. P. C. Schmeir, 1914; Salem, 

 Marion Co., July, 191 1, comm. Mrs. Lord, 1127; Corvallis, June 26, 

 1912, 1085, Aug. 1912, 102^. 



The snapdragon rust is very common in Oregon both in gardens 

 and in the greenhouse. For a long time it was known to occur only 

 in California. As snapdragons came to be used more commonly in 

 greenhouse culture the rust has gradually spread through the distri- 

 bution of cuttings, till at the present time it is known to occur in most 

 of the central and eastern states. 



65. PucciNiA ARNiCALis Pk. Bot. Gaz. 6: 227. 1881. 

 On Carduaceae: 



Arnica cordifolia Hook. — Near Aneroid Lake, July i, 1899, II, 

 E. R. Lake, 1497. 



A very distinct species having minutely verrucose teliospores, 

 not thickened at the apex, and is known only from the Rocky moun- 

 tain and Pacific coast regions. 



66. Puccinia asarina Kunze, in Kunze & Schmidt, Myk. i : 70. 



1817. 



Puccinia Asari Link in Willd. Sp. PI. 6': 68. 1825. 



Dicaeoma asariniim Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PL 3: 467. 1898. 

 On Aristolochiaceae : 



Asariim caudatum Lindl. — Portland, Aug. 30, 1915, E. Bartholo- 

 mew, 5977 (Barth. Fungi Columb. 4840). 



This micro-form is known from North America on the above host, 

 otherwise only from California, Idaho and Washington. 



67. Puccinia asperifolii (Pers.) Wettst. Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 



35: 541. 1885. 



Aecidium asperifolii Pers. Obs. Myc. i: 97. 1796. 



Puccinia dispersa Erikss. Zeitsch. f. Pflanzenkr. 4: 257. 1894. 

 On Poaceae: 



Secale cereale L.— Hood River, June 19, 1914, 1402; Corvallis, 

 July 28, 1914, 1682; Bend, Crook Co., Sept. 11, 1916, J. R. Weir, 243. 



The leaf rust of rye is evidently common throughout the state. 



