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fusiform or elliptical, 1-septate, constricted at tbe septum, hya- 

 lin 13-16 fj. long, 4—5 fj. broad ; paraphyses absent. 



Picnidia scattered, immersed, globose or hemispli£erical, mem- 

 branaceus, dark brown, ostiolum papillate, 50-80 /ut in diame- 

 ter ; stylospores elliptical, oblong or cylindlical, 5—6 /a long, 2, 

 5—3 fjt, broad, hyalin ; conidiopbores very sbort or obsolete. 



Hab. On the Leaves of Zingiber tnioga Rose. Prov. Shimo- 

 tsuke : (Tochigi Agricultural School, Oct. 10. 1909). 



titih fungus attacks the leaves of Zingiber mioga, forming 

 large irregular j^ellowish brown spots, and produces great da- 

 mage to the plantation. 



Mycosphserella Macleyae Shirai et Hara no v. sp. 



Perithecia scatterd, immersed, globose or hemisphserical, 

 papillate on the summit, membranaceus, dark brown, 60-110 fJ. 

 m diameter ; asci cylindrical or oblong, stipitate, 8-spored, 35- 

 45 fj. long 8-10 n broad ; spores arranged in 2-rows, rarely 

 obliquely 1-seriate, fusiform, elliptical, or ovate, 1-septate, hyalin 

 10-13 /^ long, 2-3 /^. broad ; paraphyses absent. 



Hab. On the leaves of Macleya cordata Br. Prov. Musashi : 

 Komaba, near Tokyo. (K. Hara !• Oct. 3. 1909). 



Sphaerulina Aucubae Shirai et Hara nov. sp. 



Perithecia scattered, immersed, globose or hemisphserical, 

 membranaceus, papillate on the top, dark brown, 120-150 />« high, 

 120-160 [J. broad ; asci clavate, cylindrical or fusiform, and 

 rounded at the end, 40-80 jj. long, 10—13 (jl broad ; spores 

 arranged in 2-rows or obliquely 1-seriate, fusiform, elliptical or 

 oblong, 2-3 septate, not constricted, 20-27 p. long, 6-8 fi broad, 

 hyalin ; paraphyses absent. 



Hab. On the Leves of Aucuba japonica Thunb. Prov, 

 Mino : Gifu (K. Hara ! Sept. 12. 1908). The dark brown, 

 roundish spots, formed on the upper surface of the leaves sink 

 slightly from the general surface and develop a number of 

 perithecia as black dots. 



