144 British Uredinee and Ustilaginee. 
_ Puccinia galiorum, Link. Berk., ‘Eng. Flor.,” vol. v. p. 366. 
Cooke, “‘Hdbk.,” p. 501; “Micro. Fungi,” 4th edit, p. 208, 
t. viii. figs. 172, 173. 
Puccinia difformis, Fckl. Cooke, “ Hdbk.,” p. 501; “ Micro. 
Fungi,” 4th edit., p. 208. 
E-xstccatt. 
Cooke, i. 9, 72, 1133; i. 318, 325, 575. Vize, “ Fungi Brit.,” 
82, 229; ‘ Micro. Fungi Brit.,” 110. 
On Asperula odorata, Galium cruciata, aparine, uliginosum, 
palustre, verum, mollugo. 
BroLocy.—The presence of the mycelium in the stems, especially 
in G. afarine, causes considerable swellings and distortions. 
Puccinia asparagi. D. C. 
Acidiospores—Pseudoperidia in elongated patches upon the stems 
and larger branches, short, edges erect, toothed. Spores orange- 
yellow, round, very finely echinulate, 15—26y in diameter. 
Uredospcres—Sori brown, flat, small, long covered by the epider- 
mis. Spores irregularly round or oval, clear brown, echinu- 
late, 17-25 X 20-30. 
Teleutospores—Sori black-brown, compact, pulvinate, elongate or 
rounded, scattered. Spores oblong or clavate, base rounded, 
apex thickened, darker, central constriction slight or absent, 
deep chestnut-brown, 35-50 X 15-254. Pedicels persistent, 
colourless or brownish, as long as or longer than the spores. 
Synonym. 
Puccinia asparagi. D. C., ‘‘ Flore frang.,” vol. ii. p. 595. 
Winter in Rabh., “ Krypt. Flor.,” vol. i. p. 201. Grev., “ Flor. 
Edin.,” p. 429. Berk., “Eng. Flor,” vol. v. p. 363. Cooke, 
“ Hdbk.,” p. 494; “ Micro. Fungi,” 4th edit. p. 203. 
LEixsiccati. 
Cooke, i. r11. Vize, “ Fungi Brit.,” 113. 
On Asparagus officinalis, 
April to October. 
