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Meliola rigida Doidge. 
On Xymalos monospora, Buccleuch (11578). 
Meliola Toclclaliae Doidge. 
On Toddalia lanceolata, Buccleuch (11564). 
Meliola varia Doidge. 
On Bhoicissus rhonihoidea Buccleuch, 20/7/18, J. Leighton (11554). 
This is a comparatively rare species, and was not plentiful on the host even 
after the exceptionally heavy rains which fell last season. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATES VII and YIII. 
[All drawings were made with the camera lucida, Zeiss objective D. and a No. 5 
ocular.] 
PLATE VII. 
FIG. 
1. Meliola at r a. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia ; (b) spores. 
2, Meliola cylindripoda. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia ; (b) hypha with 
mucronate hyphopodia ; (c) spores ; (d) tips of setae. 
8. Meliola Excoecariae. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia ; (b) hypha bear- 
ing mucronate hyphopodia ; (c) tips of setae ; (d) spores. 
4. Meliola gloriosa. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia ; (b) mucronate hypho- 
podia ; (c) spores ; (d) perithecial appendages. 
PLATE VIII. 
5. Meliola natalensis var. lo.xa. (a) Mycelium with capitate and mucronate hypho- 
podia; (b) perithecial appendages ; (c) spores. 
6. Meliola Ochnae. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia ; (b) hypha with both 
kinds of hyphopodia ; (c) tips of setae ; (d) s]3ores. 
7. Meliola petiolaris. (a) Mycelium with capitate hyphopodia ; (b) tips of setae ; (c) 
spores. 
8. Meliola Popowiae. Hyphae with (a) capitate hyphopodia and (b) mucronate 
hyphopodia; (c) tips of setae; (d) spores. 
