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SARCOSOMA NOVO-GUINEENSIS Ramsbottom, sp. nov. 
Ascomatibus gelatinosis, brunneis, discis pallidioribus, turbinatis, 8 cm. altis, 
5 em. latis, extus strigoso-hirsutis ; setis simplicibus, septatis, castaneis, 450-1200 pe 
x 10-17 .; ascis eylindraceo-clavatis, obtusis, ad 400 « x 17-18 p, partibus sporiferis 
ce. 250 », octosporis, paraphysatis ; paraphysibus subclavatis, fuscidulis, 4-6 p crassis ; 
sporis monostichis, ellipsoideis, 1-2 guttulatis, 25-40 p x 11-15 yp, hyalino-fuscidulis. 
Ad terram. 
Hab. Manokoeari, common in forest and sec. jungle. Jan. 6198. 
This magnificent species is closely allied to Bulgaria celebica P. Henn. 
(Monsunia, i. 30 (1899)) = Sarcosoma celebicum Sace. & Syd. (Sace. Syll. 
xvi. (1902)), but differs in its larger size and in the somewhat greater 
dimensions of all its parts. Hennings, who did not at that time separate 
Sareosoma from Bulgaria, writes concerning his species :—‘ Kine sehr 
grosse, stattliche Art, die aussen sowie am Rande mit-dichten schwarzem 
Haarfilz bekleidet, von allen bisher bekannten Arten ganz verschieden ist 
jedoch mit B. platydiscus (Casp.) [Sarcosoma platydiscum Casp.] gewisse 
Aehnlickheit besitzt.””. The interior of S. novo-guineensis is whitish, and in 
formalin appears translucent. The spores are almost colourless. 
BASIDIOMYCETES. 
AURICULARIACES. 
HiRNEOLA POLYTRICHA (Mont.) Sace. Syll. vi. 766 (1888). 
Humboldt Bay, ridge behind “ campong,”’ dead wood in forest, 500’. 
Jan. 6269. 
Distrib. Widespread in tropics. 
Eaten by Chinese. 
POLYPORACESR. 
Porta Gipps1z Ramsbottom, sp. nov. 
Cremicolor, 2-8 cm. longa, effuso-crustacea, usque ad 3-4 mm. crassa, subiculo 
tenuissimo ; tubulis obliquis, 2-5 mm. longis; poris irregularibus demum laceratis 
(4d marginem regularibus) ¢. 1 mm. diam. ; sporis ellipticis 6-8 px 4-5 p; basidiis 
c, 25-80 p x 6-7 pu. 
Ad lignum putridum. 
Manokoeari, sec. jungle, edge of “ korang” forest, 200’. Jan. 6153. 
Potyrorus (LEntTus) arcuLartus Fr. Syst. Mye. i. 342 (1821). 
Humboldt Bay, ridge behind “campong,” dead wood in forest, 500’. 
Jan. 6255, 
Lnsirib, Practically world-wide, 
