Graff: Philippine Fungi 
263 
This paper is a report of personal investigation of an attack 
of the Bud Rot disease in the cocoanut region of Laguna and 
Tayabas Provinces. Whether it is the West Indian bacterial 
disease or the Pythium disease, reported by Butler as being the 
cause of the trouble in India, was not ascertained. 
Robinson, C. B. Sugar-cane Smut. Philip. Agrl. Rev. i : 295— 
297. 
The investigation of an attack of Ustilago sacchari, on sugar- 
cane in the Province of Laguna in Luzon, is reported in this ar- 
ticle and suggestions given for the prevention of the trouble in 
the Islands. 
Hennings, P. Fungi Philippinenses. Hedwigia 47 : 250-265. 
Of the 1 12 species published in this paper, sixty-two or more 
than half are described as new species. The greater number of 
these were collected by E. D. IMerrill with a less number by Fox- 
worthy, Whitford and Mrs. Clemens. As to locality, the islands 
of Luzon, Mindoro, Panay, Samar and Mindanao are repre- 
sented. The specimens are distributed among the following 
groups : Five belonging to the Ustilagineae, twenty-one to the 
Uredineae, sixty-two to the Ascomyceteae and twenty-four to 
the Deuteromyceteae. One new genus is described, Merrillo- 
peltis with M. calami as the type. The new' species described 
include : 
Cintractia merrillii, C. cyperi-polystachyi, Pnccinia merrillii, Coleosporium 
merrillii, Uredo anthraxonis-ciliaris, U. castaneae, U. knoxiae, U. abri, 
Aecidium plucheae, A. blumeae, A. uvariae-rufae, Dimerosporium mindana- 
ense, Calonectria copelandii, Hypocrella schizostachyi, Phyllachora fici-mitia- 
liassae, P. canarii, P. ardisiae, P. macarangae, P. pongamiae, P. luzonensis, P. 
parkiae, Auersivaldia merrillii, A. derridis, Scirrhia luzonensis, Roumegueria 
ichnanthi, Rosellinia cocoes, R. bambusae, Apiospora luzonensis, Physalo- 
spora ramosii, Ophiobolus nipae, O. livistonae, Gibberidea nipae, Julella luzon- 
ensis, Bndoxyla mangiferae, Diatrype mindanaensis, Hypoxylon hibisci, H. 
nucigenum, H. apoense, Xylaria copelandii, X. bataanensis, Asterina derridis, 
Lembosia dipterocarpi, Parmularia hymenolepidis, Hysterium hoyae, Trybli- 
diella mindanaensis, Merrillopeltis calami, Rhytisma viburni, R. lagersiromiae, 
Leptopeziza mindanaensis, Phyllosticta acoridii, Placosphaeria merrillii, P. 
tiglii, Sphaeropsis pandani, Coniothyrium coffeae, C. gmelinae, C. oroxyli, 
Diplodia gmelinae, D. hibisci, D. fructus-pandani, Brachysporium pini-instt- 
laris, Cercospora tiglii, Sporocybe pliilippinensis. 
