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short; sporules abundant, round or slightly elliptical, 

 2\-6 by 2-4, pale brown. On twigs of Rubus Idanis from 

 West Kilbride. I found this near Aberdeen, in January, 

 on twigs of Salix cinerea, in company with Leptosphceria 

 Coniothyrium Sacc, of which Saccardo considers it the 

 spermogonium. 



Hendersonia sarmentorum West, forma nova Berberidis. 



Differs from the type only in the size of the sporules, 

 which vary from 12 to 17 by 4 to 5. Intermixed 

 with them in some pycnidia were sporules like those of 

 Diplodia microsporella Sacc, which measured 8-1 1 by 

 4-4^. On twigs of Berberis vulgaris in winter. 

 Leptothyrium Rubi (Duby) Sacc. Pycnidia sparingly scattered 

 over both surfaces of yellow or whitish spots on the 

 dying or dead leaves of Rubus fruticosus, clypeate, black, 

 150-200 in diam. ; .sporules cylindrical, ends truncate, 

 4-5 by f-i, hyaline. 



SCOTTISH GALLS. 



BY PROF. JAMES W. H. TRAIL. 



DURING the interval that has elapsed since the publication, 

 in July 1887, of the last of my notes on "Scottish Galls" 

 in this Journal, so few new forms have fallen under my observa- 

 tion as to confirm the beliefs expressed in that paper that few and 

 only inconspicuous additions are to be expected to our lists, and 

 that the galls of Scotland are fewer and less varied than those of 

 similar areas on the continent of Europe. 



A few new forms, however, have been recently found by myself, 

 and Dr. White has, as on former occasions, kindly forwarded 

 others from Perthshire which extends the recorded area of distri- 

 bution of certain species of Gall-makers. As in my earlier papers 

 of this series, the galls are mentioned in the systematic order of 

 the plants on which they occur for convenience of reference. 



It may be of use to those desirous to know where to find in- 

 formation with regard to the galls of Scotland to mention that the 

 galls of several groups have been treated of in their systematic 

 order of the gall-makers, viz., the Diptera in this Journal in the 

 year 1888, and the Hymcnoptera in the Proceedings of the Perth- 



