312 The Scottish Naturalist. 



•IIT. {Scot. Nat. N.S., III, 171). On *Oarex armaria \ 

 Summer — autumn ! 



Dee! (Seacoast north of Aberdeen !). 

 44- P- Sylvatica Schroter. 



I. {Mcidium compositarum Mart, var. Taraxaci Grev., in 

 M.S. 1366, var. a). On Taraxacum officinale ! Summer ! 

 Tweed, Forth, Tay, Dee / Moray. 

 [ The other stages (II. and III.), which occur on Carexpanicea y 

 <J. jiava, and C. pilulifera, have not yet been detected in Britain.] 

 *45- P dioicse, Magnus, 



I. (jEcidium Cirsii D.C., on *Cirsium palustre t July and 

 August !) 



Dee! (Scotston Moor near Aberdeen !), Orkney! (in 

 several localities). 

 [The other stages (II. and III.) occur on Carex dioica ; but 

 have not yet been detected as British.] 

 *46. P. paludosa. Plowr. 



I. (JEcidium Pedicularis Lib.) 



On * Pedicularis palustris ! August ! 



Orkney ! (Plentiful at Hundland in Birsay ! and in 

 Syradale!) 



II. — III. On * Carex Goodenovii (abundant) ! and on *(7. 

 fulva (rare) ! near the plants infested with the JZcidium 



August! 

 Orkney ! 



47. P. obscura Schroter. 



I. (JEcidium Compositarum Mart., var. Bellidis, D.C., in 

 M.S., 1366, var. f). On Bell is perennis ! Summer. 

 Tay, Dee ! Moray. 

 [The other stages (II. and HI.), occur on Luzula campestris ; but 

 have not yet been detected in Scotland]. 



48. P. Phragmitis (Schum.) 



I. (uEcidium rubellum Pers., M.S., 1375). On Dock 

 (Rumex Sps.). Summer. 



Forth, Tay. 



II. — III. (P. arundinacea Hedwig, in M.S., 12 15). On 

 Phragmites communis. Summer — autumn. 



Forth, Tay. 



" Dee" is recorded for this in M.S. 1375, but probably in error 

 for the next species. All the Puccinice of the Reed require to be 



