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Oct. 7, 1895), Maruyama (II. & III. R. SUZUKI. Oct. 22, 1904), Kotoni 
(II. & III. T. Miyake. Aug. 13, 1901) ; Prov. Shiribeshi : Zenibako (II. 
G. Yam ad a. Aug. 12, 1896). 
Honshu. — Prov. Rikuchü : Iioka near Morioka (III. G. Yamada. Oct. 
11, 1903). 
Distrib. Europe, North America, and Asia (Siberia and Japan). 
Remarks. In regard to the marking of teleutospores, the opinions of 
European authors differ, one regarding it verrucose, others considering it 
smooth or reticulate. On this point, I am of the same view as LlNDROTH 
and Sydows. The marking is indistinctly verrucose, but by prelonged 
treatment with potash the epispore swells up and becomes perfectly 
smooth. 
Pucciniopsis Schroeter. 
6. Puccinia Bulbocastani (Cum.) Fuck. Symb. p. 52 (1869) ; Lindr. 
Umbell. Ured. S. 46 ; Syd., Monogr. Ured. I. p. 363. 
Spermogonia, scattered among aecidia, few in number, light yellowish. 
/Ecidia, on the leaves, petioles, and stems, clustered, often producing 
yellowish deformed swellings ; cup-shaped, or short cylindrical, with yellow- 
ish irregularly torn edges. AScidiospores, polygonal, globose, finely verru- 
cose, yellowish, 15-21 fi. 
Teleutosori, usually amphigenous or hypophyllous, or on the petioles ; 
small, rounded or oblong, scattered, long covered by the epidermis, black ; 
those on the petioles elongated. Teleutospores, elliptical, oblong, apex 
rounded, not or very slightly thickened, slightly constricted, base attenuated 
or rounded, finely reticulate, chestnut-brown, 22-28 X 33— 45/tx. ; germ-pore 
of the upper cell at the apex, that of the lower near the base ; pedicels, 
slender, deciduous. 
Hab. On Carum holopetalum Maxim. 
Hokkaido. — Prov. Oshima : Fukuyama (III. K. MlYABE. July 14, 1890). 
Distrib. Europe and Japan. 
REMARKS. There are two species of Puccinia known to grow on 
Carum ; — P. Bulbocastani and P. micros phincta. To the former our Japa- 
