218 A. Barclay — Additional XSvediaea, e from Simla. [No. 3, 



MICKO or LEPTOPUCCIlSriA. 



PUCCINIA DOLORIS, Speg. ? 

 On Erigeron alpinus, var. multicaulis, Wall. 



This plant, harbouring a species of Puccinia, was gathered by Mr. 

 Lace on the 27th August near the banks of the Sutlej in Bashahr, at an 

 elevation of about 7,000 feet. The under sui-faces of the leaves bore 

 ELumeroas large black pustules, irregularly scattered as a rule, but 

 sometimes with several smaller pustules in a circlet around a larger 

 central one. Most pustules were naked, but some were covered over 

 with a scale of epidermis. Though most pustules are hypophyllous 

 some few ai^e on the upper leaf surface. 



The spores are readily detached, coming off with only a very small 

 fragment of stalk adhering. They are yellowish brown, rounded at 

 both ends, well constricted at the septum, thickened and broadly conical 

 at the free end, beset externally over both cells with shallow short 

 ridges and tubercles, and measuring when just wetted 42 — 34 x 18 — 16/*. 

 The thickening at the free end is usually 6/x. in depth. I placed them 

 in water in October, but they did not germinate. 



This fungus resembles Puce, doloris as described by De-Toni* in 

 many respects, and I have accordingly named it so. But as P. doloris 

 is known only, so far as I am aware, from, the Argentine Republic, it is 

 quite possible that the Himalayan species is distinct. 



PccciNiA Saxifragae-micranthae, n. s. 



On Saxifraga micrantha, Edgw. 



Mr. Lace collected this plant, bearing a Puccinia, in Bashahr at an 

 elevation of 9,500 feet. On the under leaf surfaces were a number of 

 minute, circular, discrete, brown pustules, sometimes very numerous. 



The teleutospores are readily detached, and many were found to be 

 empty. The species is probably therefore a Leptopuccinia. They are 

 pale brown, not thickened an_^ where, with a slight apical mammilla, 

 usually slightly constricted at the septum, but sometimes considerably 

 so, and somewhat irregular in size and shape. When just wetted they 

 measure 35 — 26 X 14 — 12/a. 1 placed these spores in water, but none 

 germinated. There were no uredospores in the specimens sent to me. 



This species is quite distinct from Puce. Saxifragae-ciliatae mihi. 

 II is also evidently distinct from P. Saxifragae, Schlect. 



* Saccardo, Sylloge Fuugorum, 



