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SrnGarPorE. On living branches and roots of Hevea brasiliensis, 
Muell. ae .» H. N. Ridley 
TROPICAL AFRICA. Gold Coast, Aburi on living branches 
of Bese ‘raion Muell.-Arg., A. E. Eva 
This fungus appears to be a true parasite ¢ on io. rubber trees. 
A curious Ee unexplained point is, that specimens were received at 
Kew for determination, almost at the same date, from Singapore and 
from the Gold Coast. It is just possible that ‘the fungus has been 
conveyed along with the seed, as it is difficult to realise that the same 
species of fungus can have "adapted itself to dynes trees in two 
distant countries, and within so short a period of tim 
Mr HN. Ridley, F.R.S., has noted the occarichite of this 
fungus as a parasite on Para rubber cultivated in Perak ( Agric. 
Bull. Straits and Federated at States, July, 1909). 
Hendersonia microspora, Mas 
Perithecia dense gregaria, saps plagulas majusculas formantia, 
erumpentia, globulosa, atra, ostiolo minutissimo vix papilla 
contextu indistincto donata. S Paes elliptico-cylindraceae utrinque 
obtusatae, 3-5-septatae, saline 6-7 x 3°5 p, sterigmatibus 
subconoideis suffultae. 
West Inpies. Trinidad; on — or fading leaves of 
Oncidium luridum, Lindl., J. H. Har 
Perithecia crowded and Seaar ‘large patches on the leaf. 
Allied  Hendersonia magnoliae, Sacc. 
HyPHOMYCETACEAE. 
Gloeosporium citri, Massee. 
Maculae amphigenae, numerosissimae, minutae, primo fuscae dein 
albido-arescentes, tremo frustulatim deciduae ac folium per- 
foratum relinquentes. Acervuli subcutanei, lenticulares, vix perspicui, 
40-50 yu -diametro. Sporulae cylindraceae, utrinque rotundato- 
clavatae, hyalinae, 14-17 x 5-6 um, in cirrhos salmonicolores pro- 
trudentes. 
West Inpries. Trinidad; on fallen orange leaves, J. H. Hart. 
This fungus occurred in abundance on orange leaves sent to Kew 
for the purpose of investigating a parasite attacking scale insects 
present on the leaves. All known species of Glocosporium are 
parasites, and it is probable that in the present instance the Gloeo- 
sporium attacked the living leaves and brought about their early 
all. 
Septocylindrium suspectum, Massce 
Sporodochia amphigena, densiuscule sparsa, albida, aetate grisea, 
applanata, hyphae repentes, laxe ramosim intricatae, hic inde ramulos 
simplices erectos emittentes. Conidia cylindracea, 3-5-septata, breve 
catenulata, hyalina vel dilutissime roseo tincta, 35-45 x 5-6 u 
West Inpies. Trinidad; on oe dead = of = rage 
hoppers ” attached to leaves, twigs, 
is ungus is found in profusion on a the bodies of dead “ Frog- 
hoppers,” and it is supposed that it occurs as a parasite, and might 
be utilised as a means of reducing the numbers of these destructive 
insects. Such a supposition, however, can only be confirmed or 
refuted by inoculation experiments c¢ conducted in those localities 
where host and supposed parasite occur in quantity. 
