152 
Remarkable for the narrow coloured border of the i 
Somewhat resembling in spore-characters Tilletia endopiit 
he spores of the latter are, however, larger, darker in colour, 
with a wider border, and altogether larger in size; moreover, Ti 
endophy ylla forms Sie blackish streaks on leaves, and is not 
produced in the o 
Fig. 13, T. Caries in an ear of wheat; fig. 14, spore; fig. 15, 
two sporidia after conjugation. 
18. Tilletia Elymi, Diete! and Holway in Bot. Gaz., sx (1894), 
205.— Spore-masses black, u ing the ovaries ; spores globose, 
dark oltre brown, "24-98 p meter. Epispore WO with 
ge a high and Jon P p apart.—Saec. Syll. xi. (1895), 
Host. —Elymus sp. 
HAB.—United States; Skamania co. Washington State, W. N. 
Suksdorf. 
Appears to be iuge allied to Tilletia controversa, Kühn, 
which has also been recorded as occurring in the ovary of a 
species of Elymus. Not examined. 
9. Tilletia inolens, McAlpine n Agric. Gaz. of N. S. Wales. 
vii. tage) 154, figs. 30-33.—Produced in inflorescence and o 
upper leaves, black, powdery, without smell. Mycelium septate, 
hyaline, 4-5 p thick. Spores globose, dark brown, 28-36 p diam., 
average 33 p; ridges of epispore 4 „ high, yellowish brown ; 
meshes polygonal, about 4-5 p diameter. 
HosT.—Deyeuxia Forsteri, Kunth. 
HAB.—Victoria, Ardmona. 
Not examined. Appears to be most closely allied to 7. Rau- 
wenhoffii, Fischer de Waldh. 
20. Tilletia Rauwenhoffii, Fischer de Waldh., Aperçu (1877), 50.— 
Spore-mass produced in the ovary, ek ish ; spores almost con- 
stantly globose, olive-brown, 25-30 u d ; Bonar almost colour- 
less, 3-4 » wide; epispore ee ith prominent ribs 
anastomosing es form a network of large bionda hexagonal 
reticulations ; mesh averaging 3°5-4 » diameter.—Sacc., Syll. vii. 
(1888), n o. 1769. Pol eem Holei, Westend. in Bull. Acad. Belg., 
ser. 2, xi. (1889) 66 660, fig. 
Hosts.—Holeus lanatus, Linn., Holeus mollis, Linn. 
HAB.—Belgium, England, Ireland. d 
Exsicc.—Rabenh.-Wint., Fung. Eur., 3104; Roum., Fung. Gall, — 
' Readil distinguished by the very large size of the network 
on the — ur ub: 4-6 areole being present on a 
