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TWO ADDITIONS TO THE FUNGI OF NEW SOUTH 

 WALES. 



By D. McAlpine. 



(Communicated by J. II. Maiden, F.L.S.) 



1. PUCCIXIA HIERACII, Mart. 



Hawkweed Puccinia. 



On Ijoth surfaces of leaves of Ilyj^ochaeria radicata, L. Octo- 

 ber. Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. (Maiden). Not hitherto recorded 

 for New South Wales. 



2. Capnodhim 'CALlitris, McAlp., n.sp. 



Murray Pine Capnodium. 



(Plate Lvi.) 



Black, widely effused, not readily separating and then in small 

 particles, giving a sooty appearance to the dark green branches. 

 Hjjphcti dax'k brown, creeping, interwoven, branched, septate, 

 nionilifonn or joints cuboid, up to 14 /x broad; branches rigid, 

 short, usually simple, tapering to about 4 /x. Slender, colourless 

 and pale green filaments also present; often in moniliform chains. 

 Gonidia on both brown and colourless filaments : on brown, 

 usually uniseptate and oblong, dark yellow to dark brown, very 

 variable in size, 13-28 x 7-13 /n; on colourless, elliptical, unisep- 

 tate, about 11 X 5^ ^. Gemmce or detached bud-like bodies 

 frequent. Spermogonia elongated-fusiform or somewhat hemi- 

 spherical, very dark liroAvn, greenish at apex, variable in size and 

 shape, 84-130 x -50-66 /x. Spermatia hyaline, rod-like, imbedded 

 in gelatinous material, 4-4^ x 1 /x. Pycnidia roughly bottle- or 

 flask-shaped, with Ijulging part often one-sided, dark Ijrown, with 



