106 DESCRIPTION'S OF NEW AUSTRALIAN FUNGI. 



Sporules hyaline, cylindrical, rounded at both ends, on short 

 straight hyaline stalk, with 3 guttules, one at each end and 

 another central or eccentric, 4 x 1 /n. 



On living leaves of Notelma longifolia, Vent., in October. New 

 ►South Wales (J. H. Maiden). 



Before the sporules are expelled a yellow plug of matter is 

 extruded, and then the sporules imbedded in a glairy substance. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 

 Plate X. 



Meliolafimerea, n.sp. 



Fig. \. — Portion of upper and under surface of leaf, showing spots 



and blotclies (nat. size). 

 Fig. 2. — a, bristle (x 115); A, portion of bristle showing septum ( x 600). 



Fig. 3. — Peritheciuni split and unsplit (.352 fJ- and 310 /x in diameter), 



with stiff pointed bristles ( x 65). 

 Fig. 4. — Asci with sporidia ( x 600). The sporidia were still pale iu 



colour, and comparatively thin-walled. 

 Fig. 5. — Asci with sporidia ( x 26-5). a, four sporidia dark brown ia 



colour; h, pale yellow; c, greyish; d, c, hyaline. 

 Fig. 6. — Two groups of four fully dev'eloped sporidia ( x 265). 



Cyathns plii-nihagineus, n.sp. 



Fig. 7. — Peridium (nat. size). 



Fig. 8. — Section of wall of peridium ( x G5). 



Fig. 9.— Portion of middle layer of wall ( x 600). 



Fig. 10. — Sporangia (enlarged). 



Fig. 11. — Section of sporangium (enlarged). 



Fig. 12.— Spores ( x 600). 



Plate XI. 



Phoma stenoi^pora, n.sp. 



Fig. 13. — Upper surface of leaf with perithecia (nat. size). 

 Fi;;. 14. — Perithecium with projecting yellow matter ( x 115). 

 Fig. J5.— Sporules ( X 1000). 



