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MELIOLA ROUREAE sp. nov. 



Epiphylla, plagulas atras, orbiculares, 3-5 mm diam., vel con- 

 fluentes, mycelio ex hyphis ramosis anastomosantibus obscure 

 brunneis, 8-9 p. crassis composito; hyphopodiis capitatis nurae- 

 rosis, alternantibus vel unilateralibus, cellula superiore ovata, 

 12-15 x 10-12 fi, cellula inferiore 10-12 fx longa, hyphopodiis 

 mucronatis numerosis, plerumque oppositis, ampulliformibus, 

 usque ad 22-30 fx longis; setis peritheciis erectis, rectis, ad basim 

 curvatis, 450-600 p longis, 8-10 fx crassis, inferne atris, opacis, 

 superne brunneis, obtusis; peritheciis numerosis, 100-125 fx 

 diam. ; globosis, verrucosis, atris, opacis ; ascis non visis ; spori- 

 diis oblongo-cylindraceis, 4-septatis, ad septa constrictis, utrin- 

 que rotundatis, castaneis, 40-45 /x longis, 16-19 fx latis. 



Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, Bangui, Bur. Sci. 2772U Ramos, Feb- 

 ruary to March, 1917, on leaves of Rourea erecta. 



MELIOLA TRACHELOSPERMAE sp. nov. 



Maculas hypophyllas, atras, subpelliculosas, orbiculares, 2-5 

 mm diam., vel confluentes ; mycelio abundante ex hyphis brunneis 

 7-9 ix crassis formato, ramis oppositis; hyphopodiis capitatis 

 numerosissimis, alternantibus, cellula superiore ovata, 13-16 x 

 10 fi, cellula inferiore 5-10 p longa; hyphopodiis mucronatis 

 numerosis, plerumque alternantibus, usque ad 18 fi longis; setis 

 mycelicis paucis, rectis, erectis, acutis, atris, opacis, 300-400 ^ 

 longis, ad basim 8 /x crassis; peritheciis globosis, atris, opacis 

 180-200 n diam.; sporidiis 4-septatis, elongatis, utrinque late 

 rotundatis, ad septa constrictis, brunneis, 35-40 x 16-20 /*. 



Luzon, Rizal Province, Mount Lumutan, Bur. Sci. 29813 Ramos & 

 Edano, September 3, 1917, on leaves of Trachelospermum. 



The specimen is heavily overgrown by Spegazzinia and other parasites. 



MELIOLA UMIRAYENSIS sp. nov. 



Maculas plerumque epiphyllas, atras, suborbiculares et 4-10 

 mm diam., vel confluentes et magna partem folium occupantes; 

 mycelio abundante, ex hyphis brunneis 6-8 ft crassis composito; 

 hyphopodiis capitatis numerosis, alternantibus, cellula superiore 

 subglobosa vel lobata, 14-18 p diam., cellula inferiore 12-16 p 

 longa, 5-6 p lata ; hyphopodiis mucronatis non visis ; setis mullis ; 

 peritheciis paucis, 100-150 jx diam., atris, opacis; ascis bisporis 

 50 x 20 fx; sporidiis 3-septatis, ad septa constrictis, elongatis, 

 utrinque late rotundatis, laeve brunneis, 40-45 p longis, 12-14 

 n latis. 



Luzon, Tayabas Province, Umiray, Bur. Sci. 29081 Ramos & Edano, 

 June 2, 1917, on leaves of Ficus. 



This Meliola is badly infested with a species of Helminthosporium and 



