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Cystopus Ipomœæ-panduratæ (Schw.). 
On Argyreia popuUfolia Chois., Gangaruwa, June, 1910 ; 
Kandy, June, 1910. 
Cystopus Bliti (Biv.) De Bary. 
On Achyranthes aspera L., Jaffna, November, 1916. 
Plasmopara viticola. 
On Vitis vinifera L., Bandarawela, January, 1915. 
Pyrenomycetæ. 
Perisporiaceæ. 
Penicilliopsis clavariæformis Solms. 
On fruits of Diospyros emhryopteris Pers., Peradeniya, 
December, 1913. 
Pénicillium Petchii Sartory and Bainier, Ann. Myc., XI., p. 272. 
On scrap rubber, in the laboratory, Peradeniya, May, 1912. 
The locahty is erroneously stated to be South America in the 
original description. 
8phæriaceæ. 
Fraechiæa depressa n. sp. 
Perithecia scattered or in small groups, developing within 
the bark and splitting off the outer layers, subglobose, de- 
pressed, circular or oval in plan, or angled by mutual pressure, 
up to 0*8 mm. diameter, united, or surrounded, by a basal 
weft of brown hyphæ, black, minutely rugose, ostiolum not 
evident ; wall cellular, up to 0 * 1 mm. thick, collapsing when 
dry. Asci clavate, with a thin pedicel, strongly inflated 
upwards, 70-90 X 10 polysporous ; no paraphyses. Spores 
hyaline, curved, cylindric, or slightly tapering to the obtuse 
ends, 8-12 X 2 
On dead branches of Hevea hrasiliensiSi Hapugastenne, 
September, 1909 ; No. 2922 in Herb. Peradeniya. 
Peritheciis sparsis vel congregatis, immersis dein subliberis, 
subglobosis, depressis, sicco collapsis, ad 0*8 Inm. diam., 
nigris, minute rugosis, basi hyphis brunneis cinctis, 
ostiolo inconspicuo, pariete crasso. Ascis clavatis, stipite 
