Records of the Botanical Survey of India Volume 1, Nos. 1-13 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...Shibpur Rust;" indeed the presumption is quite the reverse, since in this case we have a rust with teleutospores on wheat, in the " Shibpur Rust" one without teleu' tospores on the wheat. And it is certainly not the same Puccima as is found on Lasnea asplcm'/'olia for the teleutospores of the two are ' tally unlike. We must therefore have in this " Ferozepur Rust " either a very distinct manifestation of the ' Shibpur Rust, ' and at the same time find in it a proof that the Puccents'nz'a on Launea is in no way connected with " rust" on wheat; or what, so far as the evidence at present available goes, is more probable, find in it a third " rust " on indian wheat. The structural and metric characters of the " F erozepur Rust" agree so exactly with those credited to P. rubigamsm by Oersted, Winter and Plowright, and the disposition of its pustules, except that none were found on the glumes, is so like the disposition of the pustules in P. rua'govera that we should have very little hesitation in identifying it with European species, but for the difficulty as to its cidial fructification. No " Borages " have yet been discovered in India-though these have been long and diligently looked for by many competent observersto carry any Puccents'I'1n'a whatever. And if this is at best but negative evidence, it still affords, in our opinion, an excellent reason for retaining an open mind regarding the point. It should be here observed that the " rust " obtained at Lahore, though teleutospores were not found, had its pustules disposed in the same manner as..."