Puccinla Violaceae. 



Teleutospores oblong or oblong clavate, obtusely rounded at 

 apex, which may or may not be thickened, sometimes two- papillate, 

 or occasionally somewhat crested, slightly constricted at septum, 

 generally rounded at base, yellowish, smooth, 40-60 x 15-25 p, 

 average 48 X 20 p ; pedicels hyaline, persistent, up to 150 p long. 

 X. Mesospores rare, similarly coloured to teleutospores, somewhat 

 oblong and bluntly apiculate at apex, 43 x 28 p. 



On living leaves of Tremandra stelligera B. Br. 



West Australia Near Perth, Oct., 1900 (Pritzel). 



Quite distinct from P. tremandrae Berk, from Ceylon. 



(Plate XIII., Fig. 108.) 



VIOLACEAE. 



Viola. 



119. Puccinia hederaceae McAlp. 



0. Spermogonia arranged in small or large groups, crowded, honey- 



coloured. 



Spermatia hyaline, globose, minute, 2J-3 p. diam. 



1. Aecidia 011 all green parts of the plant and flowers, on both surfaces of 



leaf but mostly hypophyllous, disposed in circular or irregular 

 groups ; pseudoperidia flat, about J mm. diam. with white, torn, 

 re volute edges. 



Aecidiospores subglobose to shortly elliptical, finely warted, 

 orange-yellow, about 16 p diam., or 16-19 x 12-14 p. 



II. Uredosori minute, brown, roundish, erumpent, scattered, soon 



naked, on both surfaces of leaf. 



Uredospores subglobose or shortly elliptical, golden-brown, 

 strongly echinulate, 2-3 germ-pores on one face, 25-29 X 18-22//, 

 average 25 x 21 p and 22-25 p. diam. 



III. Teleutosori minute, black, roundish, erumpent, usually surrounded 

 by ruptured epidermis, pulverulent. 



Teleutospores at first intermixed with uredospores, elliptic or 

 oblong, rounded at both ends or slightly attenuated towards base,, 

 hardly constricted at septum, distinctly warted all over but prom- 

 inently on upper cell, chestnut-brown, usually with hyaline 

 apiculus, occasionally unicellular, 29-49 X 17-22 p, average 35 

 X 19 p - } pedicel hyaline, deciduous, short. 

 On living leaves of Viola hederacea Labill. 



Victoria Near Melbourne, Oct., Nov., and Dec., 1885, 1886 

 (Beader). Wandin, .Dec., 1895. Murramurrangbong Banges, 

 Nov., 1902, Dec., 1903, Jan., 1905 (Bobinsony. Mt. Black- 

 wood, Dec., 1902. Alps, near Bright, Dec., 1904 (C. 

 French, jun.) 



Tasmania Cascade Bivulet, Dec., 1892 (Bodway '). Mt. Drome- 

 dary, Dec., 1894 (Bodway 1 ). Devonport, Jan., 1906 

 (Bobinson). 

 On V. betonicifolia Sm. 



Tasmania Ben Nevis, April, 1896 (Bodway). 



New South Wales Monga (Bauerlen), recorded as Aecidium 



violae Schum. by Baker 1 . Bichmond (Musson). 

 Victoria Murramurrangbong Banges, Nov., 1902 (Bobinson). 



438. G 



