Leptopuccinia. rag 
Stellaria holostea. De Bary found P. dianthi from D. barbatus would 
not reproduce itself on Sz/ene inflata and Lychnis diurna, and that the 
germ-tube of the promycelial spores entered the host-plant through its 
stomata. ‘ 
Puccinia chrysosplenii. Grev. 
Teleutospores—Sori compact, very small, scattered or collected into 
concentric groups, roundish, often confluent. Spores fusiform 
or clavate, summits much thickened, conical or rounded, base 
attenuated, very slightly or not at all constricted in the middle, 
smooth, pale yellow-brown, 28-45 x 10-164. Pedicels long, 
firm. 
Synonym. 
Puccinia chrysospleniz. Grev., “ Flor. Edin.,” p. 429. Berk., 
“Eng., Flor.,” vol. v. p. 367. Cooke, “ Hdbk.,” p. 506; “ Micro. 
Fungi,” 4th edit., p. 210. Winter in Rabh., “ Krypt. Flor.,” vol. 1 
p. 165 
Lexsicatt. 
Cooke, ii. 322; Vize, “Micro. Fungi.,’ 
Brit.,” 218. , 
119; “Micro. Fungi 
On Chrysosplenium alternifolium and oppositifolium. 
April and May. 
Puccinia veronice. (Schum.) 
Teleutospores—Sori at first yellowish, then brown, generally circi- 
nating, pulverulent. Spores fusiform, apex rounded, slightly 
constricted in the middle, pale yellowish, smooth, 28-36 x 
10-124. Pedicels as a rule not quite so long as the spores. 
Synonyms. 
Puccinia veronice (Schum.). Schrot., ‘“Krypt. Flor. Schl.,” 
vol. iii, p. 347. Var. a /ragilipes—Winter in Rabh., “ Krypt. 
Flor.,” vol. i. p. 166. 
Uredo veronica. “Schum., “ Enum. Plant. Seell.,” vol. ii. p. 288. 
On Veronica montana and alpina. 
June to October. 
