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the warmer parts of New Zealand. The epispore is seen to be minutely 
verruculose when the teleutospores are mounted dry and examined. Closely 
resembles P. Hypochoeridis (see remarks under this species), but differs 
chiefly in the smaller teleutospores and presence of aecidia. 
54. Puccinia novae-zelandiae n. sp. (Fig. 72.) 
0. Spermogones epiphyllous, sparse, scattered, honey-brown. 
I. Aecidia epiphyllous, sparsely arranged in scattered groups on dis- 
coloured circular areas. Peridia tubular, standing above the leaf-surface 
lose, 1-5-2 mmm. thi 
III. Teleutosori hypophyllous, reddish-orange, circular to elliptical, 
basal pore immediately below the septum, conspicuous. 
Mesospores common, obovate to pyriform, 45-55 x 30-37 mmm. ; 
55. Puccinia obtegens Tulasne. (Fig. 73.) 
Tul., in Ann. Sci. Nat., ser. 4, vol. 2, p. 87, 1854. 
Uredo suavolens Pers., Obs., vol. 2, p. 24, 1799. 
Wett. Ann., vol. 2, p. 103, 1810. Caeoma obtegens Lin 
1816. Trichobasis suavolens Lev: : Cooke, in Handbk., p. 530, 1871. 
suavolens Rostr., in Forhandl. Skand. Naturf. vol. 2, p. 339, 1874 
Obs., vol. 2, ae 
Spermogones amphigenous, scattered over the whole leaf-surface, _ 
honey-coloured, sweet-scented 
II. Uredosori ypophyllous, cinnamon-brown, at first scattered, 1 mm. 
diam., crowded, circular, becoming confluent and covering the entire under- 
surface of the leaf, pulverulent, surrounded by the ruptured epider 
formis Strauss i0 
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