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latter work shows that his specimens were the teleutoform, 
and priority requires the name Uromyces caladii (Schw.) as 
used by Farlow (Ellis N. Am. Fungi No. 232 [1879]. 
U. pyriformis, Cke. 
III. Spots none; sori amphigenous, frequently arranged 
in an ellipse, elongated, very dark; spores pyriform, obtuse, 
epispore smooth, thickened at the apex, 15-20 by 25-23 »; ped- 
icel half as long to as long as the spore, colored. 
Amphigenous, erumpent, sori linear, sometimes confluent, rather 
pulverulent, purple-brown, epispore thickened apove; pedicels rather 
short, thick, persistent, colored in the upper portion.—Cooke, X XIX. 
Rep. N. Y. Mus. p. 69. 
On leaves of Acorus calamius: Lake, Aug. 27, 1339; Cook, 
Sept. 5, 1434, Sept. 6, 1449, Sept. 7, 1459. 
Mr. Peck remarks after the above description, “‘ The species 
is very closely allied to U. sparganii, but appears to differ in 
habit.” It is very doubtful whether it is distinct. 
U. spharganii, C. & P. 
III. Spots inconspicuous or none; sori amphigenous, 
scattered or in elongated clusters, round or elongated, often 
confluent, dark, pulverulent; spores pyriform or oblong, apex 
rounded or truncate, epispore smooth, strongly thickened. at the 
apex, 15-20 by 24-32 u; pedicels colored, half as long to as long 
as the spore. 
Sori minute, oblong, crowded, black, spores pyriform or oblong-py- 
riform, about .001 in. long; pedicel colored, shorter than or equal to the 
length of the spore.—Peck, XX VI. Rep. N. Y. Mus. p. 77. 
On both sides of leaves of Sparganinm eurycurpum: Cook, 
Sept. 6. 1450, Sept. 8, 1450. 
U. erytheronii, (DC.) 
I. Spots purplish, inconspicuous; ecidia few, single or in 
small clusters or lines, short, with a narrow, delicate, many- 
lobed border; spores subglobose or oval, somewhat angular, 
smooth or obscurely roughened, 15-21 by 21-27 ». III. Spots 
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