304 FETCH : 



biseriate, 40-55 X 13-18 V: Spores fusoid, ends obtuse, one 

 septate, slightly constricted, the upper cell the broader and 

 sometimes subacuminate, 13-16 X 6-9 (a. 



On leaves of Vernonia Hookeriana Arn., Peradeniya, 

 October, 1917 ; No. 5399 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



Sphserella Senecionis n. sp. 



Spots dark brown to black, arid. Perithecia epiphyllous, 

 black, immersed, prominent. Asci broadly clavate or oval, 

 shortly pedicellate, eight-spored, spores biseriate. Spores 

 hyaline, narrow-oval or fusoid, ends obtuse, one septate, not 

 constricted, 13-15 X 4 f^. 



On leaves of Senecio scandens Don. Hakgala, April, 1917 ; 

 No. 5262 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



Sphaerella Lobelise n. sp. 



Spots irregularly oval, brownish -white, becoming mem- 

 branous, translucent, surrounded by a brown zone and a 

 narrow purple margin. Perithecia immersed, epiphyllous, 

 scattered, up to 120 [k diameter, black. Asci clavate or narrow- 

 oval, eight-spored, 40 X 8 jji, paraphyses absent. Spores 

 cylindric, ends rounded, hyaline, one septate, not constricted, 

 11-15 X 3 [x. 



On leaves of Lobelia nicotiansefolia Heyne, Haputale, 

 November, 1917 ; No. 5625 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



Bertia turbinata n. sp. 



Perithecia superficial, clustered, black, ovate, 0'75 mm. 

 diameter, collapsing and becoming turbinate, tuberculate with 

 close-set elevations, wall thick. Asci clavate, long-pedicelled, 

 spores biseriate, 160-170 x 16-18 ^x, sporiferous part 80-100 ^ 

 long ; paraphyses numerous, linear. Spores subcylindric or 

 narrow-oval, ends obtuse, straight or slightly curved, 

 greenish-hyaline, one. septate, not constricted, sometimes 

 four guttulate, 20-30 X 6-7 jx- 



On a dead branch, Peradeniya, January, 1917 ; No. 5302 

 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



Bertia tessellata n. sp. 



Perithecia superficial, globose or ovoid, up to 0*8 mm. 

 diameter, black, rugose, usually with a smooth area round the 

 papillate ostiolum ; wall when mounted areolated, consisting 



