24a 



-On dung of caterpillar of swallow-tail moth,-- Buropteryx 

 satnbucarin, L., A, L. Simmons. 



A very beautiful and distinct fungus, resembling in miniature a 

 compact bundle of plantain spikes. Every part pure white 

 Approaches to Ctonostachyt Arauairia, Corda, in habit and 

 general appearance, but differs in the longer fertile spikes and in 

 the larger, spinulose conidia. The fungus appeared on the dung 

 of caterpillars bred from a moth taken in the Queen's Cottage 

 Grounds by Mr. Simmons. 



Ramularia Necator, Massee. 



£bo)*odochia superficial, late effusa, filament <>sa, nivea ; hyphae 

 steriles repentes, dense intricato-ranxosae, septatae, hyalinae, 

 l-10/i diani. hinc inde intlatulae. Boutdia assurgentia, parce raniu- 

 losa, ramulis ultimis attenuatis, conidiis elliptico-oblongis, 

 utrinqueobtusatis,:?-septatis.ad septa vix constrictis. ^:>-28 x 7-9/*. 



On the cotyledons of seedlings of Theobroma Cacao, L., in the 

 propagating pits. 



A batch of Cacao seeds from Jamaica was r e&tly sown, and 

 soon after germination the cotyledons became covered with a 

 dense mow-white mould which eventually killed the seedling. 

 The fundus is a true parasite and quite distinct from any described 

 species of Ramularia ; furthermore, the fungus does not conform 

 with the usual facies of European species belonging to this genus, 

 and it would be interesting to learn whether it has been observed 

 as a parasite on Cacao seedlings in Jamaica. 



Milowia amethystina, Masses. 



Sporodochia pulvinata, laxe gregaria, sessilia, humetecte laete 

 amethystina, 05-1 mm. diam. Sporae cylindraeeo-ellipsoideae, 

 utrinque obtusatae, 7-septatae, hyalinae, 40-50 x 7-8 p, basidiis 

 hyalinis suffuitis. 



On damp decorticated wood, Herbarium Grounds, G. Nicholson. 



The pustules are of a clear amethyst colour when moist and 

 growing, becoming pallid when drv. * Milowia xirea, Massee, the 



larger 



known 



Ma 



Sporophora capita ta, usque 1 mm. diam., straminea, glabra 

 demum sporis albido-pruinosa. Stijm subteres, compressive, 

 laevis, in capitulum diffusus, concolor, basi incrassatus, fuscus, 

 2 mm. longus, 0-1 mm. crassus. Sporae ellipsoideae, hyalinae, 

 7x3/i. 



On wounds of living stem of Philodendrm, growing in the 

 Aroid house. 



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The plants grow singly or in small clusters, The general aspect 



is that of a miniature drumstick, the head or spore-bearing portion 



layer of spores. 



frosted 



bably 



the fungus was growing in a constantly damp atmosphere, and 



removed by wind as they matured 



were held together in a damp mass by moisture. 



