124 i»ETca ; 



to 16 (J. in diameter. Asci were not found. The spores are 

 narrow-oval, ends obtuse, yellow, 12-16 x 5-7 ^, with a 

 mucilaginous coat ; they are continuous, but sometimes appear 

 septate owing to a separation of the cell contents. 



On the available specimens this species must be referred to 

 Pseudonectria. 



Nectria confusa v. H. 



This species was found by von Hohnel, included in the type 

 of Nectria subquaternata in Herb. Kew, and was described by 

 him in Mitt. XIV. p. 34. It is included in Thwaites 173 in 

 Herb. Peradeniya. 



The perithecia in the type are situated in small, flat groups 

 on a weakly-developed erumpent stroma. They are now 

 white, or pale yellowish, oval, about 0*25 mm. diameter, with 

 from three to five large warts or segments near the apex, which 

 extend horizontally round the ostiolum. These warts are up 

 to 120 [I long and 80 \x broad, and consist of rather small thick- 

 walled cells. The asci are clavate, sessile, eight-spored, 

 66-80 X 12 ^. The spores are oval to subfusoid, not con- 

 stricted, faintly longitudinally striate, 19-22 x 7-10 [x. 



In a recent gathering from Hakgala, No. 4440 in Herb., Pera- 

 deniya, the perithecia were pale red, or orange-red, when fresh 

 becoming orange yellow when dry. They are subtranslucent, 

 and are gregarious on an erumpent, subtranslucent, horny- 

 looking stroma. The warts are composed of large, thick- 

 walled, romided cells, the wall being usually unequally 

 thickened, and sometimes 6 [jl thick on one side. The spores 

 are smaller than in the type, measuring 13-16 x 6-7 ^i- 



Systematic List. 



Hyponectria. 



Hyponectria Memecyli Petch, Ann. Perad., VI., p. 328 ; 

 Sphasria {Obluratse) Chionanthi B. & Br., Fungi of Ceylon, 

 No. 1114 ; Didymella Chionanthi (B. & Br.) Sacc, Syll. 

 Fung., I., p. 549 ; Sphasrella Chionanthi (B. & Br.) Cooke, 

 Jour. Bot., 1883, p. 107. 



Hyponectria Embelise Petch, Ann. Perad., VI.. p. 228. 



