PUCCINIA OX THE JAPANESE UMBELLIFER^E. 
IOI 
further study is prosecuted, we shall retain our form under the present 
species. 
3. Puccinia Pimpinellae (Str.) Mart., Fl. Mosq. ed. II. p. 226 (1817) ; 
Wint., Pilze, S. 212 ; Sacc., Syll. VII, p. 616 ; Plowr., Monog. Ured., p. 155 ; 
Schroet., Pilze Schles., S. 32 1 ; Lindr., Umbel!. Ured. S. 29; Syd., Monogr. 
Ured. I. p. 408. 
Spcnnogonia, amphigenous, scattered among the aecidia, rounded, 
yellowish. 
dEcidia, hypophyllous, or on the petioles ; those on the leaf, forming 
irregular roundish clusters, or elongated ones along the nerves ; on the 
petioles, forming elongated clusters ; cup-shaped, with whitish torn edges. 
Alcidiospores, polygonal, globose-elliptical, finely verrucose, very light 
yellow, 18-24 X 22-30/i. 
Uredosori , hypophyllous ; scattered or loosely clustered ; small, cinna- 
mon-colored. Uredospores, globose, subglobose or elliptical, echinulate, pale 
brown, 18-26 x 22-32/A ; germ-pores 3 or rarely 2 at equatorial region. 
Teleutosori, amphigenous, or often on the petioles ; powdery, small, 
scattered, blackish brown. Teleutospores, elliptical or ovate, rounded at 
both ends, not or slightly constricted, reticulated, chestnut-brown, 18-30 x 
30-40 fjb ; germ-pore of the upper cell at the apex, that of the lower 1/2-2/3 
from the septum ; pedicels, slender, hyaline, deciduous. 
Hab. On Pimpinella calycina Maxim. 
Hokkaido. — Prov. Ishikari : Sapporo (III. E. Tokubuchi. Oct. 12, 
1891), Makomanai (O. & I. T. Nishida. May 23, 1897) (III. K. Miyabe. 
Sept. 20, 1883) ; Prov. Hidaka : Shitomambctsu near Shöya (II. & III. 
E. Tokubuchi. Aug. 17, 1892) ; Samani (II. & III. E. Tokubuchi. Aug. 
22, 1892.) 
Honshu. — Prov. Shimotsuke : Nikkö (II. & III. Y. Takaiiashi. July 
26, 1895). 
Distrib. Europe, Africa, and Asia. 
REMARKS. Puccinia Pimpinellce, P. Chcerophylli, and P. OsmorrJiizce 
are very nearly related species. According to LlNDROTH (i) they may be 
distinguished from each other by the morphological character of their 
