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Puccinia subglobosa Diet. & Holw., n. sp.—Sori on both 
sides of the leaves, particularly on the under side, scattered, 
punctiform, naked; uredosori chestnut-brown ; teleutosori black, 
pulverulent ; uredospores elliptical or obovate, sometimes almost 
- globose, 18-25 X 17-20 brown, with short spines; teleutospores 
broadly ellipsoidal, often almost globose, rounded at both ends, 
not at all or only slightly constricted, apical thickening slight, 
smooth, dark chestnut-brown, 29-38 X 24-29; pedicel hyaline, 
easily breaking from the host plant. 
On Viguiera Palmeri, Chapala, September 23, 1899, no. 3488. 
Puccinia praemorsa Diet. & Holw., n. sp.—Sori on the under 
side of brown roundish spots, which are somewhat depressed, 
solitary, medium-sized, dark brown, pulvinate, mostly made up 
of several small sori which have crowded together; teleutospores 
oblong-clavate, apex truncate, conical, or very irregular, narrowed 
at the base, somewhat constricted, 40-73 long, upper cell 15— 
30m wide, smooth, brown, thickened at apex ; pedicel short, 
firm, brownish. The spores germinate, at least in part, as soon 
as mature. 
On Brickellia veronicaefolia, Oaxaca, October 20, 1899, no. 3686. This 
is like Puccinia Asteris, but differs in several particulars. 
Puccinia inanipes Diet. & Holw., n. sp.—Sori on both sides 
of the leaf, particularly on the upper, scattered, punctiform ; 
uredosori brown; uredospores elliptical, rounded at both ends 
and when dry both ends depressed, scarcely constricted, apex 
with a very slight cucullate thickening, smooth, dark chestnut- 
brown, 34-42 X 28-31 #, with long hyaline hollow pedicels which 
easily break from the host plant. 
On Exupatorium brevipes, Oaxaca, October 18, 1899, no. 3677- 
Puccinia espinosarum Diet. & Holw., n. sp.—Sori on both 
sides of the leaf, scattered, small or medium sized, naked; 
uredosori brown; uredospores ovate, epispore light brown, with 
short spines, 30-36 X 20-234; teleutosori black; teleutospores 
broadly elliptical, rounded at both ends, apex with a slight cucullate 

