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Massaria australis. Cite. sp. nov. 
Sparsa, tecta, inconspicua. Peritheciis depressis. Ascis clavatis. 
Sporidiis lanceolatis, uniseptatis, constrictis, brunneis (-045-'05 
X ’012-*014 mm.). Stylosporis consortis, clavatis, 3-5 septatis, 
brunneis (*05 X *014 ram.), hyalino-stipitatis. 
On bark. Melbourne (Australia, 367). 
The stylospores are of the nature of a Coryneum. 
Sordaria curvula. Winter, var. coronata. 
On dung with Peziza (No. 299). 
Psilosphaeria mammaeformis. Pers. Syn ., p. 64. Sub Splueria, 
On wood. Maungaroa (238), Waitaki (277 and 250?). 
Psilosphaeria mammoidea. Cke. sp. nov. 
Sparsa, denudata. Peritheciis subglobosis, ad basin applanatis, 
atris, glabris, nitidis. Ascis cylindraceis. Sporidiis ellipticis, 
continuis, brunneis (-016--018 X '008 mm.). 
On rotten wood. Wellington (Mr. Travers). 
Iiasiosphaeria ovina. (Pers.) Cke. in Orevillea vii., 85. S phceria 
ovina. Pers. Syn.p. 71. 
On branches and wood. Melbourne (Australia), Waitaki (251), 
Dunedin (234). 
Sphaeria tenacis. Cke. sp. nov. 
Sparsa, punctiformis, tecta. Peritheciis subglobosis, depressis. 
Ascis cylindraceis, stipitatis. Sporidiis ellipticis, continuis (’01 X 
•005 mm ), brunneis. 
On Phormium tenax. Waitaki (391 bis,). 
Sphaeria (Caulicolae) carduicola. Cke sp. nov. 
Sparsa, tecta. Peritheciis subglobosis, elevatis, atris, demum 
epidermide perforatis. Ascis subcylindricis. Sporidiis ellipticis, 
uniseptatis, constrictis ( , 015- , 018 X ’007 mm.). 
On Carduus lanceolatus (?) Maungaroa (316). 
Sphaeria (Pleospora) Zealandica. Cke. sp nov. 
Sparsa, erumpens. Peritheciis globosis, atris, epidermide fissu- 
rato cinctis. Ascis amplis, clavatis. Sporidiis subclavatis, obtusis, 
septatis, muriformibus, fuligineis (*03-'032 X '016 mm.) 
On Phoimium tenax. Waitaki (391). 
The sporidia are not constricted, and their general form differs 
from those of S. australis. 
Sphaeria (Pleospora) herbarum. Pers. Syn., p. 79. Cke., Hdbk. 
No. 2692. 
On grasses. Tauranga. 
Sphaeria (Pleospora) australis. Cke. sp. nov. 
Sparsa, erumpens. Peritheciis globosis, atris, prominulis, 
laevibus. Ascis clavatis. Sporidiis biseriatis, sublanceolatis, 
obtusis, multiseptatis, muriformibus, olivaceo-fuscis (’03 x ’012 
mm.). 
On herb stems. Taupo (242). 
Variety with larger sporidia (-035 X ’015 mm.). Tuaranga 
(397). 
