188 
Mycologia 
I 
Oct., 1906) refers to the same rust. All West Indian collections 
so far seen on this host show uredinia only, usually with three 
equatorial pores in the urediniospore. 
26. Uromyces Hedysari-paniculati (Schw.) Farl. ; Ellis, N. 
Am. Fungi 246, 1879. 
Uromyces solidus Berk. & Curt. Grevillea 3 : 57. 1874. 
Nigredo Hedysari-paniculati Arth. Result. Sci. Congr. Bot. 
Vienne 343. 1906. 
On Fabaceae: 
Meibomia axillaris (Sw.) Kuntze {Desmodium axillare 
DC.), Cabo Rojo, June 15, 2259. 
Meibomia Scorpiurus (Sw.) Kuntze {Desmodium Scor- 
piurus Desv.), Mayagitez, May 24, 13/5; Pehuelas, Dec. 
15, 593 ^- 
The collections here included possess only uredinia, which are, 
however, in every way typical of the species. The spores are 
broadly ellipsoid, often globoid, 18-21 by 21-24/14; wall chestnut- 
brown, about 1.5/4 thick, the pores 3-5, scattered, or sometimes 
appearing equatorial. Thin-walled, hyphoid, paraphyses are 
present. 
This rust has not before been reported from the M’est Indies. 
I have, however, been able to detect it on phanerogamic collec- 
tions in the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden. It 
occurs on a specimen of M. Scorpiurus collected by A. A. Heller, 
near Yauco, P. R., Dec. 15, 1902, and on the same host collected 
by Percy Wilson, at Rio San Miguel, Cuba, Dec. 17, 1910, 9380. 
Through the kind assistance of Mr. Percy Wilson the rust has 
also been brought to light from the same source on Meibomia 
tortuosum (Sw.) Kuntze, collected at Yauco, P. R., Oct. 3, 1913, 
by Stevens & Hess, 5252, and collected in Cuba, near Vento, 1907, 
Baker, Tracy & Hasselbring joyp, and near Herradura, 1910, 
Britton & Earle 63^1. 
The same rust on both M. Scorpiurus and M. tortuosum is 
known from the southern part of continental North America. 
All the collections here referred to show only uredinia, but they 
appear to be identical with authenticated material of the species. 
