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Curator of Peradeniya Gardens, for two excellent examples 

 found by him in the jungle around Pussella. 



\ number of specimens were briefly examined in the 

 Laboratory at Peradeniya during my sojourn in Ceylon. On 

 my return to England the material brought home was in- 

 ted in greater detail, and the literature upon the 

 Bubj< i. The results were communicated to the 



British Association in 1900 in a paper* read before the 

 Botanical Section. 



Since then from time to time Mr. Green has sent me 

 ad litional examples of these fungi as well us one or two new 

 kinds. 'The publication of a full account of tliem has been 

 delayed with the hope of obtaining further material for the 

 elucidation of some of the more obscure forms, and also with 

 the desire of incorporating the results of some culture and 

 infection-experiments. However, as M r. T. Petch,the newly 

 appointed Mycologist to the Peradeniya staff, is proposing 

 to take up the study of the group, it scorns now desirable to 

 place on record an account, of the various forms that have 

 passed through my hands, and at, the same time to bring the 

 subject up to date by referring in a general way to the 

 species which have been described for other countries, hoping 

 thereby to render some assistance to my successor. 



The literature on the subject is not extensive, though it 

 is necessary to go back as far as ISIS for the first reference. 

 In i hat year Desmazierest described a new fungus in the 

 conidial stage growing upon the scales of a coccid on young 

 willow-stems in Prance. He propose! a new genus of the 

 Fungi-imperfecti, Microcera, to receive this oonidial form. 

 Sinn, then this Eungus has been proved to be the conidial 

 fructification of a species of Splnerost ilbe, ami has been 

 vn to have an extensive distribution on scale-insects in 

 l">'h the old and new worlds. 



Till comparatively recently no other papers of importance 

 have appeared on the subject. Such a position for certain 



fteport, Brit. Aseoc. Bradford Meeting I! ,p.982 ( M.stniet.') 



: l>. -inii/,. p. -. A.nn. dee. So. Nat., 1848, p. 869. 



