The common hollyhock rust caused by Puccinia Malvacearum is not known to occur in the Southern Gulf States, nor has it yet been found in Texas on any of the malvaceous plants. It was therefore of great interest when, in May, 1932, specimens of a hollyhock rust were received from Goliad (Goliad County), Texas. A number of plantings of hollyhocks near Goliad had been seriously damaged by this disease. These specimens showed nu? merous rust pustules on all parts of the leaves, petioles, blooms. seed bracts, and even the seeds. Most of the sori appeared to result from secondary infection and were formed in concentric cir? cles surrounding the older, central sori (fig. 1, 2). The pustules were covered by a thin, uniform mildew-like growth. This super? ficial growth resembled the fungus parasites sometimes seen on rust pustules, but was found instead to consist of the characteristic promycelia and sporidia from the germinating teliospores. It will be noted that the symptoms of this rust were different from those of the common hollyhock rust which is widespread in many of the Northern states. Pustules of Puccinia Malvacearum are ordi?