South African Perisporiaceae. 
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Meliola sp. (Fig. 3). 
On Excoecaria caffra, Buccleucli ; forms very conspicuous olive green 
spots, but is usually very heavily parasitised, and seldom forms peritliecia. 
It does not agree with the description of any other species in the group with 
4- septate spores and simple mycelial setae. 
Meliola Excoecariae n, sp. 
Amphigena, maculas rotundatas v. irregulares, 5-10 /x diani. formans ; 
hyphis fuscis, undulatis, 6-8 /x crassis ; ramis plerumque alternis ; hypho- 
podiis capitatis alternis, stipitatis, 23-35 x 10-16 /x, cellula basali 7-10 /x 
long., cellula superiore varie lobata, plerumque obtuse tri-lobulata v. tri- 
angulata ; hyphopodiis mucronatis oppositis v. sparsis, ampullaceis v. 
piriforniibus, 15-20 x 6-7 /x ; setis mycelicis parcis, 300-500 /x opacis, basi 
6-7 /X crassis, hand attenuatis sed apice abrupte acuminatis ; peritheciis 
atris, globosis, carbonaceis, 145-1 70 /x diam, (maturis ?) asci evanidis, 
sporidiis 4-septatis cylindraceis, utrinque rotundatis, vix constrictis, 35-40 
X 13-17 /X. 
In foliis Excoecariae caffrae Buccleucli, 17/7/18, leg. Doidge (11566), 
Buccleuch, 23/3/16, leg. Doidge (9705). 
Meliola fur cillata Doidge. 
This species was described (' Trans. Roy. Soc. S.A.,' vol. v, pt. 6) as 
occurring on the leaves of Maesa rufescens ; later collections have been made, 
all on leaves of Schmidelia monopliylla, and a careful re-examination of the 
original material shows that this was incorrectly determined, and that all 
collections of this fungus are on the same host. Meliola farcillata has been 
collected on Schmidelia monophylla at Amanzimtoti (Type M. H. 1573), 
Winterskloof, Claridge, 31/5/15 (8993) and at Buccleuch (11577). 
Meliola gatiglifera. Kalch. 
On leaves of Curtisea faginea, Zwartkop (11601). This fungus forms 
very conspicuous black spots on the leaves of Curtisea faginea and occurs 
very commonly on this plant in Natal, the Transvaal and the Cape 
Province. 
Meliola sp. (Fig. 4). 
On Celastrus cordatus ? is a very showy species with 3-septate spores ; 
the colonies show fairly distinct concentric zones. This species is remark- 
able for the very numerous larviform appendages on the peritliecia ; appa- 
rently almost all the superficial cells develop into appendages. The group 
with 3-septate spores, which is a comparatively small one, is very well 
represented in South Africa. 
Meliola gloriosa n. sp. 
Hypophylla, ferruginea, maculas orbiculares 5-10 /x diam. formans ; 
