SOME SCOTTISH RUST FUNGI 49 
shown that the species is a the wcidial stage occurring 
on Saxifraga oppositifoia L. On Ben Lui the diseased Salix 
herbacea was growing in close proximity to Sazxifraga opposttifolia, 
but no ecidial stage was discovered; this is not surprising when 
the date at “Siar the specimens were collected is taken into 
consideratio 
Ano ay species of Melampsora (M. arctica Rost.) occurs on 
Salia cies: this has been recorded from Ben an Dothaidth 
(a few miles north of Ben Lui) by Mr. Wheldon. This species is 
also found in Switzerland, Gree nland, Norway and Sweden. 
ial. nd 
teleutospore sori are Eypo yllous. Ne 6) feseesees stage belonging to 
M. arctica has been discovered. The uredo ospore ee cane 
iaanih. The paraphyses i in the present specimens greatly exceed 
both these measurements, and it seems | Sie ible that the length 
varies with the age of the sorus. Ins of these discrepancies 
there seems to be little doubt as to the identity of the specimens. 
gaia experiments are, however, desirable, and it is proposed 
carry them out as soon as possible. 
SUSSEX RUBI. 
By tHE Rev. W. Moyze Roasrs, F.L.S. 
Tue volume of this Journal for 1902 contains (pp. 213-226) a 
long and interesting paper by the Rev. H. 8. Marshall on West 
Sussex plants. It is supplementary to the pes eS a (1887) of 
Dr. Arnold’s Sussex sages and includes a agit list of Rubi 
O r 
formation drawn from those lists, is an attempt to put on 
: : be i 
distribution of Rubi throughout the county n 
sier for me just now owing to my having t 
good fortune to spend last July and the first ‘se of Sane, 
‘that part of the coun 
oiecoling records in the following pages are are due to their 
