EAST AFRICAN FUNGI. 843. 



tundatis vel oblongis, 370-500 /x diam., spcidiosporis suboblongis 

 15 X 25 /x, pallido-flavis. In Hetei'omorplife caulibus et petiolis, 

 Yeria, Ruwenzoii, 10,400 ped., Elliot, 18-4. 



JS. Acanthi, n. sp. Maculls flavis, irregiilaritev rotundatis, 

 jecidiis hypophyllis, laxe aggregatis ; pseudoperidiis pallidis 260 /x 

 diam., margine reflexo, lacerato, e cellulis hexagonis verrucosis, 

 albidis, coinpositis ; ascidiosporis subglobosis vel obloiigia, hyaline 

 fiavescentibus 15 /x vel 15 x 25 /x. In Acanthi sp. foliis Man, 

 Ruwenzori, 7000 ped., Elliot, 66. 



Pyrenomycetes Fr. 



Dimerospormm Elliotii, n. sp. Peritheciis gregariis vel 

 sparsis superficialibns miuutis 160 /x diam., atro-brnnneis, globosis, 

 undiqiie hyphis exiguis fuligineis instructis ; ascis cylindraceo- 

 clavatis 55 x 8-10 /j.., paraphysibns filiformibus ; sporis ovoideis, 

 1-septatis, medio constrictis, hyaline viridibus, 16 x 6-8 /x. In 

 Ericse arborese foliis Butagu Valley, Ruwenzori, 9-12,000 ped., 

 Elliot, 263. 



Xylaria polymorpha Grev. Wimi, Ruwenzori, 8000 ft., forest, 

 June, Elliot, 264. — Europe, Asia, America, Australia. 



X. Hypoxylon Grev. Ruwenzori, 8000 ft., Elliot, 265, 120, 101. 

 — Europe, Asia, S. Africa, Australia. 



X. DiGiTATA Grev. Ruwenzori, 8000 ft., May, Elliot, 206. — 

 Europe, America, Ceylon, Java. 



Nectria fuscostoma, n. sp. Peritheciis gregariis, confertis, 

 luteo-flavis, pilosis, subglobosis, 280 x 330 /x, apice fusco-rostratis ; 

 ascis clavatis, 80 x 10 /x ; paraphysibns filiformibus ; sporis 

 1-septatis, ellipticis, hyalinis, leviter constrictis, 18 x 5 /x. In 

 Bambnsarum vaginis foliaribus ; Yeria, Ruwenzori, 8-9000 ped., 

 Elliot, 262. 



Hypocrea alba, n. sp. Sublibera, rotundata, liemisphferica, 

 vel pulvinata, alba ; peritheciis minutis, globosis, immersis, flavis, 

 140 /x diam., ostiolis punctiformibus, fuscis ; ascis cylindraceis, 

 40 X 4-5 /x ; sporis monostichis, hyalinis, e duabus cellulis ffiquali- 

 bus compositis, cellulis singulis globosis, 3" 5-4 /x diam. Ad ramos 

 siccos, Masai, 6000 ped., E. Africa, Elliot, 58. 



Gibberella violacea, n. sp. Peritheciis caespitoso-stromaticis, 

 subglobosis, 180 x 200 /x, poro apicali instructis, violaceis ; ascis 

 clavatis, octosporis, 60 x 8 /x, sporis byalinis 1-septatis, 10 x 4 /x; 

 conidiis septatis, fuscis, Macrosporiis simihbus. Ad corticem, Ru- 

 wenzori, 6000 ped., Elliot, 223. 



Phyllachora graminis Fuck. Usoga and Uganda, Elliot, 91, 94. 

 Mt. Kenia, Gregory. — Europe, Asia, and N. and S. America. 



Dothidella effusa, n. sp. Stromatibus epiphyllis, folii totam 

 superficiem obtegeutibus ; peritlieciis rotundatis, confertis, extus 

 fuligineo-nigris, usque ad 240 /x diam. ; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, 

 90-120 X 20 /x ; sporis fuscis, ellipticis, utrinque obtusiusculis, 

 1-septatis, 22 x 8 /x. Ad Asclepiadis folia, Nakuro, Ruwenzori, 

 6000 pad., Elliot, 55. 



