Feb. 1, 1900.] THE TKOPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 543 
It may be well here to mention, 
A PEW OF THE SPECIES, 
which attack forest trees, which were described 
by Dr. Barclay, chiefly in the Journal of the Ben- 
gal Asiatic Society. 
1 on Berberiso aristata the rust Puceinia graminis 
Pers. 
2 on Hypericum cermum the yellow Melamspora 
Sanctis Johannis, Barcl. 
3 on Ilhamnus daharicus the rust Puccinia coronata, 
Corda. 
4 on I'itia liimalaijana Uredo cronartiifonnis, Barcl. 
5 on Acacia ehurnca ^Ecidiiim escui.entum Barclay. 
The attacked twigs are eaten in the Poona Dis- 
trict, as reported by Mr. R. 0. Wroughton— see Pro. 
Bomb. Nat. Hist. Sec, Vol- 2. 
6 on Hosa mai crophylla Puccinia Rosce, Barcl. 
7 on do vwschata Phraymihium suhcorti- 
cium, Schrad. 
Son Rubus lasiocarpus PhraffmigiumEubi,'Bers. 
9 on do bijlorus do quinquelo- 
culare, Barcl. 
10 on Itubiis paniculatus do incomple- 
turn, Barcl. 
11 on Pyrus variolosa Q)jmrK>S]Jora'iigiumclavaT- 
icefornic, Jacq. 
the alieruate form of this probably comes on Juniper. 
12 on Pyrus Pashia Gfftnnosjjorangium Cufi- 
ninghamiamim, Bare 
alternate form on cypress, see above. 
38 on Cotoneaster bacillaris Gymnoporangium C'lOt' 
ninghamiamim. 
' 14 on AsUlbe rivtilaris XenodocJius ClarJcianus. 
Barcl. 
very common — spores bright yellow ou the leaves, 
15 on Deutsia corymhosa Uredo Deutzice, Barcl. 
16 on Bhododendon arboreum Chrysornyxa hinialayen- 
sis, Barcl. 
17 ou do lepidotum Uredo sp. 
18 on do campanulatum JEctdium sp. 
It is supposed that these latter may all be 
connected in some way, but tke question still requires 
solution. But it seems more probable that the first 
has its alternate stage on Picea Ilorinda. 
19 on Jasminum humile AScidiuin Jasniini,'Bz,xc\. 
20 on do grandijiortim- Urnmyces Cunningham- 
iamis, Barcl. 
21 on Ichnocarpus frutescens Uredo ichnocarpi, Barcl. 
22 on Ehretia serrata Uredo ehretiae, Barcl. 
On this see also " Indian Forester " XVIII. 21 
and above. 
23 on Colebrookia oppositifoUa Uredo Colehroohim, 
Barcl. 
24 on Ficus Palmata JEcidium Mori, Barcl. 
25 on Moms serrata Cceoma Mori, Barcl. 
26 on Pop\dus ciliata Melampsora ciliata, 
Barcl. 
This is a light yellow fungus found on the leaves, 
the white one which makes the leaves look as if 
powdered with lime being Uncinula salicis 
27 on Populus alba Melampsora oecidiotdes, 
Barcl. 
28 on Pimis longifolia JEcidiiim complanatum, 
Barcl. 
29 on Pinus excelsa ./Ecidiumbrevius,!}^^}, 
Both these species now united as JEcidixLm 
orientale as already tlesciabed. 
30 on Picea Morinila JEcidiicm Thompsoni, 
Barcl. 
31 ou do JSciiium 2Jicece, Barcl. 
on these, see previous a-emarks. 
32 on Cedriis Beodara ■ JEcidium Cedri, Barcl, 
This forms small yellc w spots, and the leaves turn 
yellow, bend down and fall of, but the damage done 
IS not great. 
Since Dr. Barclay's wc irk, little or no original work 
has been done in India on the fungi which attack 
forest trees, but many s] >ecimens have been oolleoted 
and send to Kew for nai aing and the first instalment 
of these was published in the Kew Bulletin for 
June 1898. The chief o f these which are parasitic 
on forest trees are : — (i Gambleola cornuta, Massee, 
which 9cciir9 m Wftcls tvitts pn th^ lea'^es 9£ Pcr^cris 
nepalensis and is very common about Chakrata, and 
(2) Mclampsoraepitea Thiim, which is found as yellow 
masses on the under surface of leaves of Salix 
elecjans. Others have also been named and will 
doubtless appear described in future numbers of the 
Bulletin ; among them may be mentioned : Exobasi' 
dium cinnamomi Massee, the remarkable growth on 
the brajichlets of Cimiamomum Tamala referred to in 
Mr. Nisbet's paper ("Indian Forester," Vol. XXI. 
p. 133) as Exoascus and producing a large bushy 
kind of witches' broom, seriously deforming the 
branches of the trees. It was found near Thadyar 
in the Tons valley , (2) Stereum lobatwn, Kunze, a 
large hard fungus found on oaks {Quercus dilatata} 
in Jaunsar ; (3) Rosellinia spadicea, Cesati, a black 
fungus found on the lower part of the old culms 
of -Arundinaria spathijiora ; and (4) Trichosporiunt 
aterrimum, Massee, a curious black species which 
apparently does considerable damage to mulberry 
trees in Changa Manga. It was discovered by Mr . 
F. Gleadow. 
Besides the parasitic species, there are many inter* 
esting. 
FUNGI ATTACKING DEAD WOOD. 
One of the most noticeable of these is the scarlet Polij^ 
stictus sanguineus. Fries, so common in the sal-forests ) 
the prettily-shaded Polystictus versicolor, Pries, is also 
abundant in sal forests on dead bark ; Hymenocliata 
Mongeotii, Oooke, is a dard red fungus, occurring in 
large patches on the outer bark of Betula alnoideS 
in the Himalaya Lentinus omphalomorpkus, Mont 
and Dmdalea ScliomburgcUi, Berk . are white fungi 
conspicuous on sal logs. Hydnum Qleadovii, Masseej 
is a beautiful sponge-like fungus of similar situations* 
* It has only been possible to mention a few of the 
many kinds which have been discovered of recent 
years. Specimens of most of them are deposited in 
the Museum and Herbarium at Dehra Dun, but 
there is much more yet to be done, and the chief 
object of this paper Is to urge Forest Officers to col- 
lect . specimens and send them for identification 
through the Director of the Forest School, where 
duplicates should always be kept, allowing the originals 
to be retained at Kew. I feel sure that the Director 
of Kew will be very glad to assist in obtaining names, 
and that Mr. G. Massee will be delighted to con- 
tinue to publish such new species as he .aay find 
among the collections sent. The information obtained 
cannot fail to have an important bearing on forest 
management especially on that of the forests of coni- 
fers of the N.-W. Himalaya, and by degrees materials 
can thus be collected towards a Handbook such as 
it is obviously desirable that we should possess. 
Leaf fungi can be collected and dried like ordinary 
Herbarium specimens, larger species can be merely 
dried loose and packed in paper. It is of the utmost 
importance to give full information and notes, and 
above all, to give the name of the plant upon which 
the fungus is found. 
■ — Indian Porester . J. S. Gamble, 
Tea CrjLTURE AND Manufacture.— Mr. 
Kelway Bamber has been giving good ad* 
vice and some useful practical hints to his 
neighbours in Dikoya and Bogawautalawaj 
which, as embodied in two Siib-Committee'a 
Reports, will be found given on page 
550. What is stated about all planters 
simultaneously dealing with grey blight, 
burning and btirying . prunings, plucking ofE 
diseased leaves i'rom the next flush, &c., 
reads rather like " a counsel of perfection," 
and yet there can be no question that the 
nearer it is approached in px^actice, the better 
it will be for that particular district. As to 
manuring, manufacture and shade trees, 
' Mr, Bamber is very miich to the point ; but 
in recommending a leguminous catch crop 
to dig in, we fear he is going beyond what is 
practicable in Ceylon, save in a few special 
cases, 
