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II. and III. On Polygonum viviparum ! June — October ! 

 Tay ! Dee ! Moray. 

 65. P. Oxyriae Fckl. (Scot. Nat., N.S., I, p. 33). 



On leaves of *Oxyria digyaa ! up to 2,600 feet above the 

 sea ! July — September. 



Dee ! Ross (Skye, F. Buchanan White). 

 *66. P. Sonchi Rob. (Scot. Nat. N.S., IV, 277). 



II., III. On leaves of *Sonchus oleraceus ! June — October ! 

 Dee ! (near Cults ! and on the coast at Muchalls ! 

 both in 1889). 



The teleutospores appear to be very scarce. The peculiar ring 

 of paraphyses enables this species to be readily recognised. 



67. P. Lychnidearum Link. (M.S. 1261). 



II. III. In clusters on lower surface of leaves of Lychnis 

 diurna ! Summer — Autumn ! 



Tweed, Forth ! Clyde ! Tay ! Dee ! Moray. 

 Subgenus 4. Pucciniopsis. Schroter. 

 (Possessing usually only I. and III., rarely II., all on same host.) 



68. P. Tragopogi (Pers.) 



I. (^Ecidium Tragopogi Pers., M.S., 1353). Summer. 

 Tweed, Tay (near Carnoustie, v.s.). 



III. (Puccinia sparsa Cooke, M.S., 1234). Autumn. 

 On Tragopogon pratensis. 



Tay (East Haven, Rev. J. Fergusson). 

 Subgenus 5. Micropuccinia. Schroter. 

 (Producing only III., which germinates only after some time.) 



69. P. Betonicae (A. & S.) (M.S., 1230). 



On Stachys Betonica. Summer. 



Forth (rare near Edinburgh, Greville). 



70. P. Campanula Carm., (M.S., T232). 



On Campanula rotund i folia. Summer — Autumn ! 

 Tay, Argyle, Dee ! 

 * 7 1 . P. Schneideri Schroter. ( = P. caulincola Schneider, in Scot. 

 Nat. N.S., II. 331). 



On * Thymus Serpylhim, causing the stems to become tall 

 and slender in habit ! June — October ! 

 Dee ! (Links near Aberdeen ! Ballater !) 

 72. P. iEgopodii (Sebum.) (M.S., 1251.) 



On uEgopodium Podagraria, usually distorting the petioles 

 and leaf-veins ! Summer — Autumn ! 



