ADDITIONS TO CEYLON FUNGI (ll.). 803 



Sphserella spinicola E. & E. ? 



On prickles of cultivated Rose, Bcadulla, November, 1917 ; 

 No. 5408 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



Perithecia subepidermal, black, 0'2 mm. diameter, slightly 

 prominent ; wall membranous, of large cells ; ostiolum large, 

 30 ^ diameter, not elevated. Asci narrow-oval or clavate, 

 shortly pedicellate or almost sessile, eight-spored, spores 

 biseriate, 40-60 x 9 l^. Spores narrow-oval or fusoid, hyaline, 

 one septate, constricted at the septum, with a stout mucila- 

 ginous outer coat, 14-17 X 5-7 l^. 



Sphserella spinicola E. & E. was described as having con- 

 tinuous spores, 12-15 x 5-6^, and asci, p. spor., 45 x 12 [>.. 

 It is listed in Saccardo as Laestadia. 



Sphaerella citricola McAlp. 



On Citrus Limonum Risso, Hakgala, April, 1917 : No. 5168 

 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



Sphaerella Erythrinae Koord. 



On leaves of Erythrina lithosperma Bl., Balangoda, Novem- 

 ber, 1918 ; No. 5820 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



Sphaerella Gastonis Sacc. 



On leaves of Cocos nucifera L., Delwita, June, 1918 : 

 No. 5746 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



Sphaerella Mappiae n. sp. 



Spots pale brown, circular, up to 2 cm. diameter, often 

 irregularly zoned. Perithecia hypophyllous, crowded, 

 immersed, black, about O'l mm. diameter. Asci clavate, 

 narrowed above, thick-walled, almost sessile, spores biseriate, 

 36-40 X 12-14 [>- ; no paraphyses. Spores narrow-oval or 

 fusoid, hyaline, one septate, 12-15 x 3"5-4 [a. 



On leaves of Mappia ovata Miers, Hakgala, April, 1917 ; 

 No. 5236 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



Sphaerella Vernoniae n. sp. 



Spots usually small, circular, red-brown, arid, 2-3 mm. 

 diameter, becoming confluent and irregular. Perithecia 

 immersed, visible on either side of the leaf, crowded in the 

 centre of the spot, about O'l mm. diameter, ostiola not 

 projecting. Asci ovate or oblong-ovate, eight-spored, spores 

 6(5)22 (40) 



