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Pleonfclriii hrrcana, Stu-c. { 1/ i/pocrcdrcar) . Dn rottiii<i- stems. 



Poli/sficins sdiKjuiiicns, Ffies ( P(jJi//)orncp(if') . The most 

 lirilliaiit coloured and one of the ])rettiest of ^lalayan bracket funsi. 

 Tts colour varies from a brilliant scarlet to dark blood red. It 

 .i^inws on all dead wood very commoiilv everywhere. 



SrlilzopliijJJiim coiini'iine, Fv. {Af/aricaceae) . A small musli- 

 rooiii M-itli a lateral stipe grctwino- in patches over dead wood. 

 \\ hen wet it is a fleshy coloui- and expanded but when dry it turns 

 white and the edges become involute. It is densely covered with 

 hairs and is to be found on almost any dead wood. 



Sjiliaeroni'wa. s|). (Spliaerioidaceae) . Eeported Ijy Belgrave 

 to hv the cause of "mouldy rot" on the tapped surfaces. 



SfilheUa licveae, Limm. {Slilbaceae) . A minute pin shaiJed 

 fungus with a salmon coloured liead and dark coloured stalk. Ee- 

 ])orted by Baiu-roft on dead l)ark. 



Slilhinii rliiiiahariiiini/ , (Mont.) Lind. (Sfilbarcdc) . On dead 

 parts, reported i)y Brooks to l)e the conidial stage of Mpf/nJotiprtria 

 pseu dot rich ia. 



Tlii/ridaria tarda, Bancroft {Splinerinceae) . Considered by 

 Bancroft as the ])erfect stage of tlie "'Diidodia" fungus, the cause^ 

 of " die back." Vincens of Saigon also does not think this should 

 be se])arated from Di plod la. 



XjlJaria ohurufn, Berk. {Sjihnrriaceae) . On stumps. 



Xi/Iaria. scoinforni.is, Mont. {Spliaeriaceae) . Ticcorded by Tii<l- 

 ley and Bancroft on dead wood. 



Ai/lfirifi luhrrifuriiiis. Berk. (Siiliacriiircap) . Occui'riiiH' on 

 stumps. 



Lkavks. 



J/dniinftiosporiuni liereae, Petch (Dematiaceae). Eecorded 

 by Eidley as attacking the young leaves and proving troublesome 

 in nurseries. 



Llmacinia javanica, Sacc. (Spliaeriaceae) . A sooty mould re- 

 corded by Bancroft as following on a scale, Lecaniion nigrum. 

 Such fungi live on the honey dew secreted by the insect and do not 

 actually extract any food from the leaves, although their ])resence 

 in masking tlie leaves is harmful in a young plant. 



Pestalozzia Guepini,. Desmaz {Melanconiaceae) . This fungus 

 first appears as small grev spots, more or less circular in shajje. 

 These spots eidarge and often coalesce and are bordered by a 

 narrow black line. The fungus kills the chlorophvll and conse- 

 (piently causes the grey colour of the leaf. Eecorded Itv Baiicroft. 

 This fungus is a very serious dist^ase on tea. 



Pliijllofiticta liereae, Limm. (Spliaerioidaceae) . Eecorded In" 

 Bancroft as a leaf parasite. 



Sptiaerella hcreana, Sacc. (Spliaeriaceae). ]ieceiitl\' collected 

 on dead leaves by C. F. Baker, and considered a new species bv 

 Saccardo. 



