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In this specimen the fungus occurs on both surfaces of the leaves. 

 An Asterina (?) having perithecia and spores almost double the size of 

 those of A. breyniae is also present. 



ASTERINA CAPPARIDIS Syd. et Butl. in Ann. Myc. 9 (1911) 390. 



Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, Burgos, Bur. Sci. 27839 Ramos, March 

 18, 1917; Bangui, Bur. Sci. 2771S Ramos, March 10, 1917; both on leaves 

 of Capparis sp. 



ASTERINA DECIPIENS Syd. in Leafl. Philip. Bot. 5 (1912) 1540. 



Luzon, Rizal Province, Bur. Sci. 21896 Ramos, August 18, 1913; Bontoc 

 Subprovince, Bur. Sci. 252U7 Yates, April 14, 1916, on leaves of Champereia 

 manUlana. 



ASTERINA ELMERI Syd. in Leafl. Philip. Bot. 4 (1911) 1156. 



Luzon, Bontoc Subprovince, Bur. Sci. 25248 Yates, April 14, 1916: 

 Ilocos Norte Province, Bangui, Bur. Sci. 2775U, 27767 Ramos, February 

 28 and February 21, 1917; Burgos, Bur. Sci. 27816, 27803 Ramos, March 

 14 and March 3, 1917; all on leaves of Champereia manillana. 



ASTERINA LAXIUSCULA Syd. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) Bot. 276. 

 Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, Bangui, Bur. Sci. 27758 Ramos, February 

 28 and February 21, 1917; Burgos, Bur. Sci. 27816, 27803 Ramos, March 

 Yates, November 5, 1917, on leaves of Siderozylon ferrugineum. 



ASTERINA BANGUIENSIS sp. nov. 



Epiphylla, plagulas plus minus effusas, 0.5-2 cm longas et 

 latas formans, vel orbiculares et 3-6 mm diam., vel confluentes 

 et magnam partem folium occupantes ; mycelio ex hyphis ramosis 

 valde anastomosantibus obscure brunneis 5-6.5 ll crassis com- 

 posite; articulis 15-22 n longis; hyphopodiis numerosis, cylin- 

 draceis 10-12 p. longis, 5 p. latis; peritheciis numerosis, dense 

 dispositis, rotundatis, 120-160 fi diam., late et plane convexis, 

 opacis, contextu et hyphis 2-4.5 ^ crassis composito, ambitu mox 

 magis fimbriatis; ascis ovatis, octosporis, aparaphysatis, 45-50 

 /x longis, 18-22 ^ latis; sporidiis ovato-oblongis, ad medio sep- 

 tatis et constrictis, utrinque rotundatis, brunneis, laevis, 20-22 

 ix longis, 8-10 fi latis. 



Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, Bangui, Bur. Sci. 27711, Ramos, February 

 26, 1917, on leaves of Glycosmis. 



ASTERINA CANTHII sp. nov. 



Amphigena, maculas crustaceas, atras, irregulares, 5-6 mm 

 diam.; mycelio abundante, ad superficiem foliorum adpressis, 

 ex hyphis anastomosantibus obscure brunneis 6-8 ll crassis for- 

 mato ; ramis oppositis vel alternantibus ; hyphopodiis numerosis- 

 simis, oppositis, unicellularibus, oblongo-cylindraceis, apicis 

 rotundatis, 4-5 x 5 /x ; peritheciis rotundatis, atris, opacis, ambitu 

 fimbriatis, 90-175 ll diam. ; contextu subparenchymaticis, irregu- 



