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NATAL FUNGI. 
Uromyces Thwaitesii. Berk. 4 Br., in Ceylon Fungi , No. 824. 
On Sida. No. 406. 
Cercospora leonitidis. Cke. sp. nov. 
Hypophylla. Maculis fuscis. Hyphis brevibus, tenuibus, hya- 
linis, sparsis, simplicibus. Sporis cylindraceis, superne attenuatis, 
hyalinis, 3-septatis (*04- , 05 X *003 mm.). 
On leaves of Leonitis ovata. No. 5. 
Dermata rufa. Cke. sp. nov. 
Sparsa, erumpens, fusco-rufa, carnoso-coriacea. Cupulis in sti- 
pitem brevem productis, disco excavato, rufo (*12-‘3 mm.) ; extus 
farinaceo, aureo-fusco ; carne concolori. Ascis clavatis. Sporidiis 
fusiformibus, rectis vel curvulis (*035-’04 x ‘005--006 mm.) ; quad- 
rinucleatis, hyalinis. Parapbysibus filiformibus. 
On bark. No. 400. 
When moistened for examination, a golden-brown stain was 
communicated to the paper on which the cups were placed. There 
is no intimation whether there is any coloured juice in the fresh 
specimens. 
Hypocrea lycogalae. Kalch. & Cke., in Herb. Kalch. 
Rufo-brunnea, intus alba, orbicularis, vel irregulariter lobata, 
depressa. Peritheciis vix visibilis, minimis. Sporidiis articulis 
globosis, hyalinis •0035--004 mm. 
On rotten wood, &c. No. 399. 
This is the lobed form, whereas the typical Cape form resembles 
a small Lycogala. In other respects they appear to be identical. 
Xylaria hypoxylon. Fr.Sys.31yc.ii ., 327. 
Conidia only. 
On stumps. No. 342. 
No. 324 is a sterile Xylaria indeterminable. 
Xylaria rhopaloides. 3Iont. Berk. Cuban Fungi, No. 790. 
Conidia only. 
On stumps. No. 346. 
Poronia punctata. Fr. Sys. 3fyc.ii., 330. 
On dung. No. 404. 
Dothidea repens. {Corda). Berk. Hook. Journ ., 1854, 231. 
On leaves. No. 228. 
Dothidea perisporioides. Berk. 8f C. N. Amer. Fungi, No. 880. 
On leaves. No. 115. 
Meliola polytricha. Kalch. $ Cke., in Herb. Kale Jib. 
Hypophylla, vel amphigena, atra, maculaeformis. Mycelio effuso, 
radiato, conidiifero. Conceptaculis globosis ; appendiculis erectis, 
simplicibus, acutis, plerumque flexuosis. Sporangiis ovatis. Spo- 
ridiis cylindricis, obtusis, 4-septatis, constrictis, atrobrunneis. 
Conidiis clavatis, 3-5 septatis (*05 X *008 mm ), in hyphis erectis 
flexuosis gerentibus. 
On leaves. No. 222. 
Conceptacles about one-fifth of a millemetre in diameter. The 
conidia greatly resemble some species of Helminthosporium. 
