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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.

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