NEW CEYLON FUNGI. .> 



Diaporthe hevese. — Peritheciis discretis. nigris. *5-l 

 mill, diam., circinantibus. iu ligno nidulantibus, in eollum 

 circa 1 mill. diam.. *5 mill, long., parum e cortice emergens, 

 attenuates ; ascis, anguste ovatis, octosporis, 40-45 x 6-S // : 

 sporidiis oblique monostichis, hyalinis.fusoideis. uniseptatia, 

 10-13 x 4^. 



Perithecia distinct, black, *5-l mm. diameter, in small 

 groups, embedded in the wood ; neck about . *1 mm. diameter, 

 up to *5 mm. long, projecting slightly above the surface of 

 the bark : asci 40-45 x 6-8 //. linear oval, eight-spored ; 

 spores obliquely uniseriate, hyaline, fusoid. one-septate, 

 10-13 x 4 M . 



In branches of Hevea brasiliensis. 



Massaria theicola. — Peritheciis gregariis. in cortice 

 omnino immersis, nigris, *25-\3 mill. diam. ; ascis. 

 anguste cylindraceis, 120-160 x 20 n, octosporis; paraphy- 

 sibus paucis, septatis ; sporidiis oblique monostichis, hya- 

 linis, continuis, deinde biseptatis, olivaceis, anguste ovatis, 

 loculo medio saepe nigriore. in gutta ^xpulsis, 17-22 x 



6-7/t. 



Perithecia gregarious, totally immersed in the cortex, 

 black, '25-'3 mm. diameter : asci, narrow cylindric, 120-160 

 x 20 fi, eight-spored ; spores obliquely uniseriate ; para- 

 physes few, septate ; spores hyaline, continuous, becom 

 ing two-septate, olivaceous, narrow-oval, central cell some- 

 times darker than the terminal cells, extruded in a drop 

 when ripe, 17-22 x 6-7 /x. 



In main stems of Thea viridis, blackening the bark and 

 making the wood the colour of walnut wood. The bush 

 dies branch by branch as the mycelium advances. 



Aglaospora aculeata. — Peritheciis immersis, discretis. 

 1 mill. diam..vel in stromate nigro carbonaceo aggregatis, 

 3-5 mill. diam.. in conico collo e cortice emergente 

 •75-1-5 mill, pmductis ; ostiolis discretis, rotundis; ascis 

 cylindraceis. apice truncato attenuatis, stipite curvato, 



