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tion is far from being constant in other species. However, for -the 
present T. clavellosum may stand as a species. 
Species excluded. 
Triphragmium acaciae, Cke. (Fig. 8) = Splicer ophragmium acacia, Mag. 
Triphragmium deglubens, Berk. Sf Curt. — PhragmidiumQ ) deglubens , 
De-Toni. 
Uredo vitis, Thiim. 
Professor Lagerheim has recently published a new uredine,* 
Uredo Vialce, parasitic on living leaves of the grape vine, collected 
near Kingston, Jamaica. In a note accompanying the description 
it is stated that previous to this discovery no member of the 
Uredinese was known to be parasitic on the vine, the species pre- 
viously published by Thiimen as Uredo vitis not belonging to the 
Uredinese, and, in matter of fact, not being a fungus at all. 
The Uredo vitis , Thiim., was collected by Ravenel at Aiken, 
South Carolina, and specimens of this species sent by Ravenel to 
Dr. Cooke, with a label bearing the following in Ravenel’s hand- 
writing : “ Uredo vitis , Thiimen; on Vitis ; Aiken, S.C. ; 
H. W. R.,” also a specimen from Thiimen, clearly proves, notwith- 
standing Lagerheim’s statement to the contrary, that Uredo vialce , 
Lagerh., is absolutely identical with Uredo vitis, Thiim. f 
Uredo vitis was collected in abundance in Jamaica during the 
years 1879-80 by Mr. D. Morris, who forwarded specimens to 
Kew ; these were examined by the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, who, not 
being at that time aware of Thiimen’s publication, gave the MS. 
name of Uredo viticola, which was not, however, published, as in 
the meantime Berkeley had become acquainted with Thiimen’s 
work, and the species was referred to Uredo vitis, Thiim. A brief 
description of the Uredo without a name is given by Berkeley in 
the report of the Jamaica Botanical Journal for 1880. 
Mr. Hart, superintendent of the Royal Botanical Gardens, 
Trinidad, states that the Uredo exists also in Trinidad and St. 
Vincent. 
It is somewhat remarkable that Uredo vitis is not known in the 
United States, specimens sent to the United States Department of 
Agriculture being named Uredo vialce, Lagerh., and stated to be 
unknown in that country, whereas all the evidence points to the 
probability of the Uredo having been introduced into the West 
Indies from the United States, and Ravenel’s specimens mentioned 
above are American. 
There is also a good specimen of U. vitis in the Ravenel 
* “ Compt. Rend.,” 1890, p. 728. 
f “Die Pilze des Weinstockes,” p. 182. 
