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40. P. ancusrata Pech. 
Hypogenous; spots pallid or none; sori oblong or linear, some- 
times regularly arranged at equal intervals in long parallel lines, 
narrow, surrounded by the ruptured epidermis, black; spores nar- 
row, oblong-clavate or elongated, septate above the middle, strongly 
constricted, having the lower cell more narrow than the upper and 
cylindrical or slightly tapering downwards, .0018~.0024 long, 
.0006' broad; peduncle colored, thick, very short. 
Leaves of Scirpus Eriophorum and S. sylvaticum. West Albany 
and Watkins. September. 
The long narrow spore and very short peduncle, whieh is seldom 
more than one-fourth the length of the spore, distinguish this 
species. The lower cell is sometimes scarcely broader than the 
peduncle. 
It will be seen that eight of the foregoing species inhabit Com- 
posite ; four, Rosacez ; four, Cyperaceze ; four, Gramine; three, 
Umbelliferee ; two, Ranunculacez ; and one each, Berberidacer, 
Violacer, Caryophyllacex, Portulacaces, Geraniacee, Polyga- 
lacese, Grossulacez, Saxifragaceze, Onagracez, Cornace, Rubiacee, 
Labiatee, Convolvulacere, Polygonacez and Liliacee. All except 
two, P. pulchella and P. Prunorum, inhabit herbaceous plants. 
The two exceptional species are very rare. The former occurs on 
a small shrub, and our specimens of the latter were fonnd on 
young seedling plants but a few inches high. 
In closing this report, I desire to express my thanks to those 
botanists whose names appear in the preceding pages, for their kind 
and hearty codperation in the investigation of our flora and for their 
generous contributions of specimens. A continuance of their aid is 
earnestly solicited. 
When no name is added to the station or stations herein given, 
the plant has been found therein by the writer. Dates signify the 
time when the specimens were collected. 
Respectfully submitted. 
CHAS. H. PECK, 
Apany, January 9th, 1872. 
