ÜUNNINGHAM.— The Uredinales, or Rust-fungi, of New Zealand. 685 
ерене! рит (Forst. f.) Cheeseman. On leaves, petioles, and 
o Island, T. Kirk! Dunstan Mountains s (Otago), 
Hie m., A. H. RM 6 Feb. 1921. I, Ш. Table Bay, 
840m.; Dunstan Mountains (Otago) W. D. Reid! April, 
ec., 1 
Distribution: Australia; Tasmania. 
All three hosts are endemic, L. Barkeri being confined to the South 
Island (Cheeseman, 1906, p. 272-73). A large number of mesospores are 
must remain at issue. The Aaiaoe pori нир инд ments given ‘above differ 
considerably from those given 4 McAlpine (1906, р. 162), his measure- 
ments being 36-63 x 15-25 mmm 
53. Puccinia Lapsanae Fuckel. (Fig. 71.) 
Fcl., Symb. Myc., p. 53, 1869. 
Aecidium Lapsanae Schultz, Re bea interes p 1806. A. compositarum 
Lapsanae Purton: Cke., i . Bot.. vol. Sp 38, 1864.  Trichobasis 
Боре nae Cke., Mier. Pg x. 4, CM 224, "1565: Puccinia Lampsanae Fel., 
in Sac ‚ Syll., v vol. 7, p. 607, 1888. Dicaeoma Lapsanae (Schultz) Kuntze, 
Rev. Gen., vol. 3, p. 469, 1898. 
0. Spermogones amphigenous, in small groups on discoloured spots, 
honey-colour 
I. Aecidia amphigenous, seated on purplish, oS spots, and on 
veins and petioles, arranged in circular or linear groups. eridia explanate, 
margins reflexed, white, deeply and irregularly dei rm res globose, 
elliptical, or polygonal, 15-28 x 13-26 mmm. ; — e hyaline, minutely 
verrueulose, 1-1-5 mmm. thick, cell-contents ora : 
II. Uredosori ioi enous, cinnamon - Межа circular, sometimes 
irregular, scattered, seldom confluent, Lap aden 0-25-05 mm. diam., 
on one face. 
III. Teleutosori amphigenous, sc Sp circular, scattered, 
verulent, 0-25-05 mmm. diam., surrounded by the ruptured epidermis 
Spores elliptical, subglobose, or йоне, 20-32 x 17-25mmm.; apex 
rounded, not thickened, base rounded, both cells same size and. colour, 
cell-contents Missae ; slightly or not constricted at the septum; epi- 
spore minutely verruculose, 1 1d mmm. thick, chestnut - brown; pedicel 
deciduous, hyaline, up to 30 x 5 mmm.; germ-pore of upper cell apical, 
-quarter way down side, basal pore one-third below 
um, both conspicuous and frequently papillate 
X. Mesospores rare, obovate, or elliptical, 16-22 x 17-20 mmm. apex 
ЕА Тариа n communis L. On leaves. Herb. No. 185. П, Ш. Motu- 
eka (Nelson), G. H. C. 28 Jan., 1920. II. Levin (Wellington), G. H. C. 
1 Mar., 1920. П, iL Palmerston North (Wellington), R. Waters/ 27 Jan., 
Distribution ; Euro North America ; Japan; Syri 
The à aecidia have m. been collected in New шы. The host is 
an introduced plant, and is a common weed in waste places throughout 
