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in diam., black. Mycelium forming a very close network, 7/* in diame- 

 ter, branches irregular, crooked. 



Capitate hyphopodia alternate, not crowded, 1 per cell, cells about 

 20 to 30/x, long, head cell very irregular in shape and size, the basal cell 

 often long. Mucronate hyphopodia few and scattered, bottle-shaped, 

 irregular, 20 x lii. Perithecial setae none. Mycelial setae abundant, 

 straight or slightly curved, 265 x 10/i, dark throughout, tip acute. 



Perithecia 170^, slightly rough. Asci soon evanescent; ascospores 

 4-septate, brown, slightly constricted, obtuse, 41 x 14ju. 

 On Capsicum haccatnm L. Fig. 39. 



Manati, July 2, '15, 7698. Dos Bocas, below Utuado, July 8, '15, 

 8019 (type). 



On account of the great variation in the hyphopodia, both in shape 

 and size, the form is noteworthy. 



55. Meliola paucipes sp. nov. 



Colonies amphigenous, mainly below, irregular, scattered, diffuse, 

 5-10 mm. in diam. Mycelium forming a very loose network of threads, 

 branching irregularly, 7/a in diam. 



Capitate hyphopodia alternate or irregular, distant, 70-lOOfi apart, 

 ovoid or pyriform, often angular, head cell 17 x li/x, the basal cell about 

 4(1 long. Mucronate hyphopodia mostly alternate, bottle-shaped. My- 

 celial setae none. Perithecial setae scattered, very long, 700 x 10/*, 

 straight, simple, tip obtuse. 



Perithecia 160/x, slightly rough, ostiole none. Asci evanescent ; asco- 

 spores 4-septate, brown, very slightly constricted, obtuse, 37 x 14/x,. 

 On Piper Mattarum, Spreng. Fig. 40. 



Mayaguez Mesa, June 25, '15, 7463 (type). 



This species, the only collection upon the host, is distinguished from 

 others by its very long mycelial setae on a loose mycelium, with distant 

 hyphopodia. 



56. Meliola panici Earle 



Muhlenbergia 1 : 12, 1901. 

 On Panicum glutinosum Sw. 



Maricao, Nov. 18, '13, 4801, July 19, '15, 8934, July 20, '15, 8957. 

 Monte de Oro, near Cayey, Dec. 3, '13, 5560, 5744, 5672, 5746. Utuado, 

 Nov. 8, '13, 4389. El Alto de la Bandera, Nov. 8, '13, 4368, July 16, 

 '15, 8930, 8680, 8647. Ponce, Nov. 8, '13, 4375. El Gigante, Dec. 15, 

 '13, 5947. Las Marias, July 10, '15, 8187. 

 On Paspalum schrcherianum (Fl.) Nash. 



Maricao, July 19, '15, 8803. 



