ADDITIONS TO CEYLON FUNGI (ll.), 317 



Acreraonium roseum n. sp. 



Tufts circular or elongated, arising from cracks in the bark, 

 up to 2 mm. diameter, pink, lax, composed of erect or suberect 

 simple conidiophores ; conidiopliores hyaline, septate, up to 

 0*5 mm. long, 8-10 (a diameter, sometimes inflated below the 

 septa, not inflated at the apex ; conidia apical, solitary, oval, 

 subacuminate, base truncate, thick-walled, wall hyaline, 

 contents pinkish, 32-42 X 16-20 [k. 



On dead branches, Peradeniya, January, 1918 ; No. 5523 

 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



The apex of the condiophore is not toothed, the conidium 

 being attached over the whole breadth. The conidia grow 

 out from the apex, leaving a distinct collar, and the upper 

 segments of the conidiophore are surrounded by a collar at 

 their bases. Sometimes the conidium does not become 

 detached, but grows on at the apex as a conidiophore, leaving 

 the conidium intercalary. 



Ovularia Veronicae (Fuck.) Sacc. 



On Veronica polita Fr., Hakgala, April,. 1917 ; No, 5076 in 

 Herb. Peradeniya. 



Verticillium niveum n. sp. 



Repent hyphae hyaline, slender. Conidiophores up to 75 [t. 

 high, 2*5 \K diameter below, attenuated upwards; lateral 

 branches whorled, 8-12 [x long ; conidia in globose heads up 

 to 16 [I. diameter, hyaline, continuous, nar-row-oval or sub- 

 cylindric, 5-7 X 1 " 5-2 [x. 



Forming extensive patches on the under surface of the leaf 

 of Adenostemma viscosum Forst., Hakgala, April, 1917 ; 

 No. 5229 in Herb. Peradeniya. 



Trichothecium parasiticum n. sp. 



Tufts circular, up to 0-5 mm. diameter, pink with a white 

 margin, lax ; conidiophores usually short, simple, flexuose 

 above ; conidia terminal, hyaline, narrow-oval or fusoid, 

 minutely warted, ultimately one-septate, 8-16 X 3-5 \j.. 



On Uredo sori of Melarri'psora epitea Thuem., on Salix 

 tetrasperma Roxb., Hakgala, April. 1917 ; No. 5228 in Herb. 

 Peradeniya. 



