242 FETCH : 



oval, minutely and closely warted, 24-32 x 18-20^. Pseudo 

 peridial cells polygonal, 20-25 X 16-18[j., strongly verrucose, 

 with w arts and sinuous ridges. 



[iEcidium hiptages B. & Br. 



On leaves ofHiptage, Peradeniya, January, 18B8 (Thwaites). 

 An examination of the tj^pe specimen of this species does not 

 reveal any J<Jridium. Some of the spots bear the clustered 

 conidiophores of a Cercospora. It appears to be identical with 

 a leaf spot, caused by a species of Cercospora, which is very 

 common on Hiptafje Madahlota Gaertn. at Peradeniya.] 



^cidium toddaliaB Petch. 



On leaves of Toddalia a^uleata Pcrs., Nuwara Eliya, April. 

 1!)08, August, 1908 ; Hakgala, May, 1910. 



;Ecidium Petchii tSacc. & Trott. (= ^c. paramignyae 



Petch.) 



On leaves of Paramy(jnya monophylla Wight, Kand^', .June, 

 1907, leg. E. E. Green ; Kandy, Jmie, 1910. 



fficidium Vignae Cooke. 



On leaves of Vigna sp., Gangaruwa, June, 1905. 



fficidium torae P. Henn. 



On leaves and stems of Cassia Tora L., Maha-oya, April, 

 1908 ; Peradeniya, June, 1910. 



iEcidium flavidum B. & Br. 



(.'ollccted by Thwaites on leaves of Pavelta indica L., Pera- 

 deniya, February, J8()8. .Specimens collected <>ii leaves of 

 PavcUa hispid 1(1(1 VV. & A., Bentota, October, 1908, a|i|H;ir, 

 from a conij)aris()n with the type speciiiHii, to he the same. 

 The following description Wiis drawn up fioni the latter 

 specimens. 



Spots ])alc yellowish green, 1-1-5 cm. diameter, somewhat 

 waxy-lookiiig. slightly bullato. /Ecidia numerous on either 

 side of the leaf, but chielly on the lower, concentrically arranged, 

 up to 0-25 mm. diameter. Pseudoperidiuin white, recurved, 

 strongly developed : mass of spores pale orange. /Ecidio- 

 spores irregularly sj)heneal, 17-20|x, or oval, 22-24 x I5-I8[x, 



