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longer than that of P. melanocephala Syd. (about ten times), although it 
approaches in the slight thickening on its apex. Moreover, the presence of 
the paraphyses distinguishes this species from Puccinia Arundinarice. 
Prof. KüSANO (3) described this species in 1908 and he remarked that 
it is confined to four forms of Plyllostachys bambusoides : namely Phyllo- 
stachys bambusoides and var. aurea , Marliacea, and [forma Kashirodake, 
but not to any other species of this genus. 
49 . Puccinia Kusanoi Diet., in Engl., Bot. Jahrb., 27 , 1900, (568) ; P. 
Henn., in Engl., Bot. Jahrb., 28 , 1901, (261); 31 , 1902, (731); Sacc., Syll., 
16 , 1902, (309); Sydow, Monogr. Ured., 1 , 1904, (7 32); Kusano, Bull. Coll. 
Agric. Tokyo Imp. Univ., 8, 1908, (5). 
Syn. : Uredo Arundinarice Syd., in Pledw., 37 , 1898, ([208]) ; Sacc., 
Syll., 14 , 1892, (406). 
Hab. On Arundinaria Simoni Riv. 
Honshu.. — Prov. Mutsu : Goshogawara (II. Nov. 1904. T. Kashiwai). — P rov. Ugo : Akita (II. 
& III. Nov. 1903. Y. Tokubuchi). — P rov. Iwashiro : Mt. Shinobu (II. & III. June 15, 1903. T. MiyA- 
FE). — Prov. Shimösa: Chiba (III. Jan. 1, 1896. K. Sengoku). — P rov. Musashi: Tokyo (III. April 30, 
1883. K. Ömura ; II. Sept. 1889. K. Miyabe ; II. & III. March 19, 1891 ; II. Oct. 15, 1891. S. Hori; 
11. & III. Nov. 25, 1895 ; III. Jan. 14, 1896. K. Sengoku ; III. April 24, 1900. T. Nishida) ; Omiya 
(III. Oct. 1886. Y. Ichikawa).— P rov. Sagami : Hakone (III. April 1891. S. Hori; II. & III. April 
12, 1901. K. Miyabe). — P rov. Mino : Mt. Kinkwa (II. & III. Dec. 3, 1898 ; Y. Tokubuchi) ; Gifu 
(II. & III. Oct. 1889. Y. Tokubuchi). — P rov. Settsu : Osaka (II. & III. 1903. A. Ideta).— P rov. Tsu- 
shima: Izuhara (II. Aug. 1901. K. Yabe). 
On Arundinaria Simoni Riv. var. Chino Mak. 
Honshu.— Prov. Ugo: Akita (II. & III. 1896. T. Yoshino). — P rov. Musashi: Tokyo (II. & 
JII. June 5, 1899. S. Kusano ; II. July 21, 1899. Y. Tokubuchi ; II. Aug. 11, 1900. G. Yamaha; III. 
Feb. 2, 1902. K. Yoshino; II. & III. March 26, 1902. N. Nambu). — P rov. Rikuchü : Sendai (II. Oct. 
5, 1895. K. Sengoku). — P rov. Izu (III. May 1898. M. Shirai).— P rov. Sagami : Odawara (III. Jan. 13, 
1898. K. Miyabe). 
Kiushü. — Prov. Higo: Mt. Kinkwa (III. June 14, 1906. K. Yoshino). 
On Amiddinaria Simoni Riv. var. variegata Hack. 
Kiushü.— Prov. Higo : Öe-mura (II. Oct. 3, 1905. K. Yoshino). 
On Arundinaria Narihira Mak. 
Honshu. — Prov. Musashi: Tokyo (III. May 5, 1903. S. Kusano). 
On Arundinaria Narihira Mak. forma Yashadake Mak. 
Honshu. —Prov. Musashi : Tokyo (III. May 3, 1503. S. Kusano). 
