

9. Specific Descriptions 

 i. Gymnosporangium Blasdaleanum (Diet. &Holw.) 

 Aecidium Blasdaleanum Diet. & Holw. Erythea 3: jy. 1895. 

 Phragmidium Libocedri P. Henn. Hedw. 37: 271. 1898. 

 tAecidium Pourthiaeae Sydow, Mem. Herb. Boiss. 4: 3. 1900. 

 Gymnosporangium aurantiacum Sydow, Ann. Myc. 2: 28. 19 

 Gymnosporangium Libocedri Kern, Bull. Torrey Club 35: 509. 



Aecia hypophyllous and fruiticolous, in crowded groups 1-5 mm 

 across, cupulate, low, 0.2-0.3 mm. in diam.; peridium delicate 

 margin lacerate, spreading or somewhat recurved; peridial cell; 

 rhomboid in side view, 18-23^ long, outer wall 3 -4/* thick, 

 transversely striate, smooth, inner and side walls about half as 

 thick, verrucose; aeciospores globoid, 12-20X14-23/1, wall pale 

 yellow, rather thin, i-i-5/u, finely verrucose. 



Telia foliicolous, not causing noticeable distortions, scattered, 

 roundish-oval, about 0.8-1.5 mm - across, pulvinate, reddish-brown, 



