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THE BRITISH SMUT FUNGI 95<br />
separate from the central spore. Spores globose, angular, or somewhat elongated,<br />
dark brown, smooth, 12-26 (mostly 14^18) y, diam.<br />
On Anemone nemorosa, A. pulsatilla, cultivated Anemones, and Ranunculus<br />
repens. Malcolm Wilson {Trans. Brit, mycol. Soc, xii, p. 115) has also recorded<br />
B. ficaria and Trollius europaeus as hosts in Scotland.<br />
April-Sept. Widespread. Common.<br />
Exsiccati: Berkeley, Fungi Brit. 236 [as Uredo pompfiolygodes]; Vize, Fungi Brit.<br />
36 [as Urocystis pompholygodes]; Microfungi Brit. 40 [as Urocystis pompholygodes];<br />
Cooke, Fungi Brit. Exsicc. i, 79 [as Polycystis pompholygodes]; ii, 148<br />
[as Urocystis pompholygodes}.<br />
Spore germination. Fischer von Waldheim (1867) and Plowright (1889) obtained<br />
similar results in regard to germination. The latter found that spores immersed<br />
for 48 hours in water in November and December produced promyceUa which,<br />
growing up into the air, developed three or four sporidia (10-14 x 3-3-5 fj,). Enlarging<br />
and becoming vacuolate, these sometimes attained a size of 22 X 4 ju..<br />
Fusion between sporidia was observed by Plowright. Liro (1938) confirmed these<br />
results, noting the shortness of the promycelia and observing fusions between<br />
sporidia which finally became septate. Paravicini (1917) found that the sporidia,<br />
while still on the promycehum, were uninucleate (Fig. 17 c)., Fusions were not<br />
observed but in old cultures some cells had two nuclei. The binucleate condition<br />
appeared to arise by the fusion of two neighbouring cells but his figures are not<br />
convincing. '<br />
Infection of the host. Plowright (1889) placed sporidia on leaves of Ranunculus<br />
repens in December and obtained sori at the same point in February. He con-<br />
' eludes that infection is localized, not systemic. Markova (1927) found the spores<br />
capable of germination as soon as they were formed and any young part of the<br />
plant could be infected throughout the year. He established the existence of<br />
three physiologic races, f. cassubici on Ranunculus cassvhicus, f. repentis on<br />
R. acris, R. repens, and six other species of Ranunculus, and f. anemones on<br />
Anemone nemorosa and A. ranunculoides. He failed to infect R. ficaria, R.<br />
flammula, R. lingua, R. sderatus, and Trollius europaeus. Liro (1938) has given<br />
specific rank to the races on Anemone, Trollius, Ranunculus ficaria, and some<br />
other members of the Ranunculaceae.<br />
Urocystis cepolae Frost , ^ - Onion Smut<br />
Urocystis cepulae Frost, Ann. Rep. Sec. Mass. St. Bd. Agric, xxiv, p. 175,1877.<br />
Urocystis colchici (Schlecht.) Rabenh. var. cepulae M. C. Cooke, 1877.<br />
Tuhurcinia cepulae (Frost) Liro, 1922. '<br />
Sori in the leaves as isolated pustules or as elongated dark streaks beneath the<br />
epidermis which later ruptures (Plate II, Fig. 3). Spore mass powdery, dark<br />
brown. Spore halls spherical to elhpsoidal, 14-22 fi diam., each composed of a<br />
single spore surrounded by a layer of spherical to ellipsoidal yellowish to subhyaline<br />
sterile cells, 4-6 /i diam. Spores spherical to ellipsoidal, reddish brown,<br />
smooth, 11-14 fi. diam.<br />
On Allium cepa (cultivated onion); also A. porrum (leek) and A. vineale (Moore,<br />
1943, 1948).<br />
April, May, Nov. England, Scotland.