225 
0°5 mm. diametro. Teleutosporae late ellipsoideae, subinde ‘sub- 
globosae, medio subconstricto-l-septatae, episporio tenui apice 
incrassatulo, pallide melleae, 50 x 35u, pedicello longiusculo hyalino 
vel pallidissime fuscescente suffultae. 
ATAL. Tabam lope, 1520 m., on leaves of Osyridoearpus 
natalensis, DC. Wood, 10,527. 
This fungus occurred on the leaves of the specimen bearing 
Aecidium osyridocarpi, Mass., but there is no evidence to show 
that the two are forms of the life-cycle of one species. 
The spores of the Puccinia germinate in situ, the n umerous 
germ-tubes giving a hoary and jets pulverulent appearance 
the acervuli or sori. The secondary spores are broadly 
elliptical and measure 12-14 x Qu. 
Aecidium osyridocarpi, Massee. (Figs. 11-14. 
Pseudoperidia densissime gregaria, late ramulis foliisque distortis 
ac contorto-gyrosis insidentia, erumpentia, cylindracea, ore lacero- 
fimbriato albido, contextu  cellulis. elongato-hexagonis crasse 
tunicatis. Sporae globosae vel e mutua pressione angulosae 
episporio tenui minutissime verruculoso hyalino protoplasmate 
eee bi eat 18-20 diam. 
NATAL mhlope, 1520 m., on branches and leaves. of 
SD iptilactapes ci dolla, DC. Wood, 10,527. 
Pseudoperidia densely crowded, causing much contortion of the 
shoots and leaves attacked, and in this respect closely resembling 
Aecidium duces Kalchbr., met with on Acacia horrida, Willd., 
at. the Cap ; 
SPHAERIACEAE, 
Balansia sessilis, Massee. (Figs. 8-10.) 
Stromata sessilia, globulosa, subtus plus minus angustata, dara, 
extus atra ac minutissime punctulata, intus albida, 1°5-2°5 m 
diam. Perithecia in stromatis capitulis peripherica, donsissiene 
constipata, oblongo-ovata. Asei cylindracei, tunica ad apicem 
rotundata valde incrassata, 200-220 x 10-12u, basi leniter attenuati, 
aparaphysati. Spores filiformes, paene longitudine ascorum, 
hyalinae, multiguttulatae dein multiseptatae 
Mauay Penrinsuta. Johor: ery Pahat, on the inflorescence 
of a species of Ichnanthus. Ridley, | 
Most closely allied to Balansia pal 3 Fe Cooke and Massee ; 
differing in the absence of a concave Ephelis, or conidial condition, 
in the sessile stromata, and in the longer asci and spores. The 
inflorescence is evidently attacked by the fungus while yet enclosed 
in the sheath, as the branches of the normally much branched and ~ 
widely spreading inflorescence, are all-bound together by a general 
stroma, and the inflorescence emerges as a simple spike. All 
species are parasitic on grasses. The genus has a wide peogmpene 
eS ——— from S. America, through Africa, to 
om 
Saiaacis asperata, Mow (Figs. | 
Stromata stipitata, hemisphaerica ad ene infra ig ti 
asperata, extus atra, 1 mm. diam. Stipes cylindrieus, hi 
carnosulus, duriusculus, extus ater, sub lente minuteque squamu- 
losus, circa 2, mm. longus. Perithecia. in , stromatis oo 
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