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Dr. Aven Nelson, Professor Marcus E. Jones and Miss Alice 

 Eastwood for the determination or verification of the host-plants. 

 To Professor Holway the writer's thanks are also due for fur- 

 nishing many of the citations given; and to Dr. Arthur for his 

 criticism of the manuscript of the rusts. 



USTILAGINALES 



USTILAGINACEAE 



I. CiNTRACTiA Caricis (Pcrs.) Magu. 

 Uredo Caricis Pers. Syn. Fungi 225. 180 1. 



In ovaries of Carex sp. : 416, July 7, 1904, City Creek Canyon. 



2. SCHIZONELLA MELANOGRAMMA (DC.) Schrot. 



Beitrag. Biol. Pfl. 2 : 362. 1877. 

 In leaves of Carex sp. : Aug. 15, 1903, near Lake Mary, 

 Big Cottonwood Canyon, 9,500 feet. In leaves of Ca^ex nebras- 

 kensis Dewey (C. Jamesii Torr.) : djp. May 6, 1905, near Liberty 

 Park, Salt Lake City. In leaves of Carex sp. : 1002, June 25, 

 1907, Red Butte Canyon. 



3. SoROSPORiuM Saponariae Rud. 

 Linnaea 4: 116. 

 In inflorescence of Silene Mensiesii Hook. : P5(5, Aug. 27, 1906, 

 Mt. Majestic, Big Cottonwood Canyon. Determined by Dr. Clin- 

 ton. This is the first collection of the species in this country. 



4. Thecaphora deformans Dur. & Mont. 



Ann. Sci. Nat. III. 7: no. 1847. 



In ovaries of Lathyrus utahensis Jones: p8ia, Sept. 13, 1906, 

 Parley's Canyon. In ovaries of Vicia oregana Nutt. : 1021, July 

 20, 1907, City Creek Canyon. 



5. Thecaphora Trailii Cooke, 

 Grevillea 11 : 155. 1883. 

 In heads of Carduus leiocepha^us (D. C. Eaton) Heller: 8^4, 

 Aug. 14, 1905, Big Cottonwood Canyon. 



