280 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 



Figs. 8 & 9. Irregularly shaped resting spores. 



Fig. 10. Germination of the resting spores with early formation of secondary 

 sporangia. At a, the stalk is inserted laterally. 

 ,, 11. Part of a section of the leaf-sheath of palmyra showing the hyphai in 

 the tissues and emerging from the stomata. Note at a, a hypha 

 imbedded in the cuticle, but whether entering or emerging could 

 not be determined. At 6, three epidermal cells with hyphse within 

 them ; elsewhere the hyphse occur only between the cells, into which 

 they send haustoria. x 600. 



