BY D. McALPINE. 557 



membranaceous, with papillate pore, 180-210 fx diam. Sporules 

 numerous, hyaline, guttulate, cylindrical or tapering towards 

 attached end; 7-9 x 2-3 /li; basidia arising from olivaceous base, 

 hyaline, filiform, 9-10 fj. long. 



Sandringham, Victoria; on languishing leaves of Correa speciosa, 

 Ait.; Jan., 1903. 



50. Phyllosticta passiflor.e, n.sp. 



Perithecia on large fawn irregular patches which ultimately 

 become perforated; black, punctiform, scattered or subgregarious, 

 immersed, depressed globose, membranaceous, with papillate 

 apical pore, 200-220 /x diam. Sporules numerous, greenish in 

 mass, hyaline individually, minute, bacilliform, 3 /x long. 



Malvern, Victoria; oa leaves of Passijiora edulis, Sims; March, 

 1903. 



The fawn patches are ver}^ conspicuous, and the immersed, 

 black, dot-like perithecia are easily seen upon the pale back- 

 ground. It differs from Phoma tersa, Sacc, found on dry fruits, 

 in which the sporules are 6 x 2J ;u; and from Phoma passiflorct', 

 Penz. & Sacc, on dry flower-stalks, in which the sporules are 

 7-8x3-3 J /z. 



51. Prosthemium kenti^, n.sp. 



Spots numerous, dark brown to black, on both surfaces of leaf, 

 orbicular to oblong, definitely circumscribed, up to ^ cm. diam. 

 Perithecia scattered or several together, minute, olivaceous, 

 globose, immersed, membranaceous, ultimately raising and ruptur- 

 ing epidermis, 100-140 ^ diam. Sporules pale olivaceous in mass, 

 hyaline individuall}^, 3-5-radiate and springing from short basal 

 stalk, usually elongated-obclavate, septate (4-5), variable in length, 

 25-45 X 3 ^. 



Brighton^ Victoria; on leaves of Kentia Forsteriana, F.v.M.; 

 Feb., 1903. 



Only four species of this genus have been recorded — three in 

 Europe and one in America — and these have all coloured spores. 

 In this case the stellately-arranged sporules are hyaline indivi- 

 dually, but it is still retained in that genus. 



