569 
montis „Boschberg“‘ prope Somerset-East, Promont: bonae spei. 
Aut. 1876. Leg. P. Mac Owan, (no. 1251.) . 
55. Meliola microthecia Thm. nov. spec. 
M. maculis. parvulis, hypopbyllis vel raro amphigenis, tenui- 
bus, orbieulatis, radiantibus, nigris, solubilibus sed adplicitis; 
fooccis simplieibus, raro septatis, fuscis, Smm. erass.; peritheciis 
compressis, orbieulatis, carbonaceis; ascis late clavatis, basi an- 
gustatis, apice rotundatis, hyalinis, 6-sporis, hyalinis, 40 mm- 
long., 12--16 mm. crass.; sporidiis ovatis, 8 mm. long., 4—6 mm, 
erass,, hyalinis. — In foliis vivis Barosmae scopariae Eckl. 
Zeyh. prope Grahamstown, Promant: bonae spei. Julio 1876. Leg. 
P. Mac Owan (no. 1260.) — Asci, sporidiaque non perfeete matura! 
56. Meliola Mac Owaniana Thm. nov. spec. — Thümen „Myco- 
theca universalis“ no. 568. 
M. caespitulis epiphyllis, raro amphigenis, numerosis, saepe 
confluentibus, aterrimis, ex centro radiatis; peritheciis subearbo- 
naceis, magnis; foccis erectis, eontinnis, subramosis, ganglioneis, 
apieibus elavatis, fuscis; ascis fere pyriformibus, octisporis, hya- 
linis, episporio tenui, 75 mm. loug., 50 mm. crass,; sporis clavatis, 
medio eximie constrictis, biloenlaribus, parte superiore 10,5 mm. 
Class., parte inferiore 13 mm. crass. utrinque acutiusculis, 25 mm, 
long., hyalinis. — Ad Uelastri buxifollii Lin. folia viva in dumetis 
montis „Boschberg‘‘ prope Somerset-East, Promont: bonae spei. 
Aut. 1876. Leg. P. Mac Owan. (no. 1250.) 
57. Rhytisma Melianthi Thm. nov. spes. 
R. peritbeciis minoribus, epiphyllis, tandum ampbigenis, dense 
gregariis, orbiculatis, elevatis, subcephalloideis, raro confluenti- 
bus, utrinque emersis, nitidis, aterrimis; aseis angustato-elavatis, 
utrinque angustatis, apice subacutata, 60 nım. long., 20 mm, crass., 
hyaliuis; sporis 8, ellipsoideis, apieibus rotundatis, 10 mm. long., 
6 mm. crass., vitreis, pellucidis; paraphıysibus numerosis, fli- 
formibus, eontinuis simplicibus, hvalinis, 60—80 mn. long. — 
In Melianthi majoris Lin. foliis languescentibus pr. Grahamstown, 
Promont: bonae spei. 1876. Leg. P. Mac Owan. (no. 1266.) — 
Species insignis! 
58. Puccinia Maydis Pötsch. in Rabenh. Fungi europaei 
Ser. I: no. 183. 
In foliis Zeae Maydis L., sed haud vulgaris prope Somerset- 
East, Promont: bonae spei. Julio 1875. Leg. P. Mac Owan. (no. 
1257.) 
59. Uredo Geranii De C. Fl. france. VI. p. 73. 
