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For some reason not very apparent Winter adopted a name, in 
other instances as well asin this, which one may assume might have been 
used by the author cited, but was not. By reference to Lamarck and 
De Candolle’s work, at the place cited by Winter for his name,? we find 
under Uredo segetum the hosts mentioned thus: ‘“/# glumis et fructt- 
bus hordei, tritict, avene, pantct miliact, agrostidis pumile, caricis, mays 
see@,;”’ and on this Winter founded the name. De Candolle does not 
appear to have ever written “ Uredo Zez-Mays,” as asserted by Winter. 
There is, however, an earlier name, which conforms to the present 
usage in regard to the requirement for publication. The name with 
its principal synonymy may be written as follows: 
UsTILAGO ZE& (Beckm.) Unger. 
1768. Lycoperdon Zee Beckm. Hannov. Mag. 6: 1330. 
1805. Uredo segetum Mays-Ze@ DC. FI. franc. 2: 596. 
1815. Uredo MaydisDC. FI. franc. 6:77. 
1825. Ceoma Ze@ Lk. Sp. plant. 2:2. 
1836. Usttlago Zee Ung. Einfluss des Bodens 211. 
1881. Ustilago Zee@-Mays Wint. Krypt.-Fl. 1:97. 
It is not my purpose to trace the history of the synonyms, bias it 
may be said in passing that Bonnet, Tillett Aymen,s and Imhof* do 
not employ a Latin name for the parasite in their writings, although 
they are sometimes so quoted. A still earlier work by Planer,’ occa- 
sionally cited in this connection, contains no reference to this disease, 
or to the fungus, a does the oft cited wie by Tessier® on dis- 
eases of grain. 
Johann Beckmann, the authority fx: the spec: name as as given 
above, was professor of the science of economics at the University of 
G6ttingen, and author of many learned treatises. When a s admir- 
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