CURIOUS QUESTION.. 59 



reminds us of the moral maladies which dis- 

 appear before the light of truth. 



We will now proceed to notice the opinion 

 of certain eminent botanists, that uredo rubigo 

 and uredo linearis are only imperfect forms of 

 minute fungi, which, in their perfect state, are 

 known by other names. For example, it is 

 said the uredo of the rose passes into a con- 

 dition called aregma. So it is considered by 

 professor Henslow, an eminent and most judi- 

 cious observer, that uredo in the corn passes 

 to puccinia. He published an able paper in 

 the "Agricultural Journal" for 184], on what 

 he designated "the Specific Identity of the 

 Fungi producing Rust and Mildew ;" and his 

 arguments are ingenious and well worthy of 

 perusal. The point is considered by him as 

 fairly established by observation of certain in- 

 termediate forms, confirming their connexion 

 and proving the identity of their origin. With 

 regard to these appearances, the author desires 

 to state that, in the autumn of 1845, he found 

 in a wheat-field many specimens of yellow- 

 looking blotches on the straw, which seemed 

 to confirm the professor's opinion. Examina- 

 tion by the aid of his own microscope, revealed 

 forms similar to those drawn and described in 



