Notes on New or Rare British Fungi. Malcolm Wilson. 83 
are found. It is interesting to note that the Killin specimens 
were found in an association closely resembling this type and 
this suggests a possible relationship to Aectdium Orchidearum. 
Plowright and others however have been unable to confirm 
Rostrup’s results. Juel (Mykologische Beitrage. III. Ofvers. 
Kongl. Vet.-Akad. Foérh. No. 9, 1894, p. 503) in Norway has 
proved the connection of a Puccinia on Molinia caerulea with 
an aecidium on Melampyrum pratense and has given the name 
P. nemoralis to the species; in this the teleutospore wall is 
somewhat thinner than in P. Moliniae Tul. No aecidium on 
Melampyrum has been found in Britain. 
Cruchet (Centralbl. f. Bakt. Bd. 17, Abt. 11, 1906, p. 674) has 
described the species P. Brunellarum-Moliniae with its aecidial 
stage on Brunella vulgaris (Aecidium Prunellae Wint.) and in this 
species the wall at the apex of the teleutospore is thicker than 
that of P. Moliniae Tul. The specimens may therefore belong to 
this species and this suggestion is strengthened by the fact that 
Aecidium Prunellae has been recorded from Forres by Keith. 
Cruchet considers that the three forms (P. Moliniae Tul., 
P. nemoralis Juel and P. Brunellarum-Moliniae Cruchet) can be 
distinguished by curves constructed from the teleutospore 
measurements, but the use of this method gave no definite indi- 
cation as to the identity of the specimens. It is hoped to obtain 
more information on this point during the coming summer. 
PuccINIA ANTHOXANTHI Fuck. 
On Anthoxanthum odoratum L., Meall nan Ptarmachan, Perth- 
shire at altitudes between 2500-3000 feet, October Ig19. 
Only uredospores are present accompanied by numerous para- 
physes. The sori are exclusively epiphyllous, rather larger and 
more conspicuous than usual, bright orange-yellow in colour, 
and seated upon rather conspicuous orange-yellow spots. 
Uredospores 25-28 p. 
Specimens with the usual characters, with uredospores and 
paraphyses have also been collected at Ballinluig, Perthshire, 
and on Mumbles Head, Glamorgan. 
CRONARTIUM RIBICOLA F. de Waldh. 
Aecidial stage on Pinus monticola Don, P. Cembra L. and P. 
Lambertiana Doug., Murthly, Perthshire, April 1920. This appears 
to be the first record on Pinus Lambertiana in this country. 
MELAMPSORELLA CARYOPHYLLACEARUM Schrot. 
Uredospore stage on Stellaria Holostea L., Ballinluig, Perth- 
shire, April 1915. Only once previously recorded on this host 
in this country*. 
* West Porlock and Horner Woods. Uredineae of West Somerset, by N. G., 
Hadden. Journ. of Bot. Lv (1920), p. 39. 
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