871 THE KUSTS OK NOVA SCOTJA. b'HASKK. 



r. Aecia mostly hypophyllous, also epiphyllous and petio- 

 licolous, crowded in small groups on discoloured often 

 depressed areas, low, small ; peridium lacerate. Aeciosporea 

 yellow, becoming- colourless, subglobosc or i)oh'^gonal, 16-24^; 

 wall colourless, finely verrucose. 



II. Uredinia hypophyllous, linear, long covereil by the 

 epidermis, 1 mm. or less in length. Urediniospores globose or 

 elliptical, 16-29 by 19-24/x; wall pale brown, rather thin, finely 

 cehinulate. 



III. Telia hypophyllous, small, black or dark brown, 

 mostly oval or linear, long covered by the epidermis, Telio- 

 spores variable in form, obovate, broadly clavate or oval, 16-23 

 l>y 23-33/i; wall brown, smooth, scarcely thickened at the apex; 

 ]>edicel brown, much shorter than the spore, persistent. 



Pycnia and aecia on Bammcnlus repens L., Pictou, May 

 2.5, 1910. 



Uredinia nnd telia on Poa trivialis L., Pictou, July 17, 

 1910. 



This is an European species of which neither aecial nor 

 telial stage has been previously reported from North America. 

 It was collected in onlv one place. The aecia were collected 

 in the spring, and in July the other stages were found to ho 

 common on Poa that grew near. 



Uromyc;es Peckianus Farl. 

 Nigredo Pcckiana TFurl.) Arth. 



0. Pycnia aniphigenons. U'^iinlly in small gr()ni)S sur- 

 rounded by the aecin. 



1. Aecia aniphigenous, on rounded spots, circinating, 

 bright orange, long cylindrical, lacerate. Aeciospores angular 

 globose or ellipsoid, about 16-22m; wall nearly colourless, 

 medium thick, contents orange, fading to pnle yellow^ 



