508 ENUMERATION OF FUNGI. 
cative of the real character of the mycologic Flora, because 
Mr. Harvey has informed me, that in the neighbourhood of 
the Cape he observed nothing but what appeared to him to 
be European forms. : 
Of the Hymenomycetes, the greater part belong either to 
the genus Agaricus, or to the Lycoperdonaceous tribe. There 
are but four, or at most five Polypori, one of which is a per- 
fect Proteus. The Lycoperdons are most interesting, belong- 
ing to many genera and presenting two at least which are 
new. Batarrea, Tulostoma, and Mycenastrum, are repre- 
sented by European species. Lycoperdon, by a variable, but 
beautiful new species and by the common L. gemmatum. 
Podazon by the old species P. carcinomatis. Besides these, 
there is the curious Secotium Gueinzii, Kze, (see p. 200, Tab. 
V. of the present volume,) and two species which I have. 
been obliged to refer to two new genera. Polyplocium inqui- 
. nans, (see p. 202, Tab. VI. VII. of the present volume), is 
notin the collection, but it must be regarded as another 
characteristic of South African Mycology. It is curious that 
the genus Geaster does not appear in the collection, nor Sele- 
roderma. Bovista is replaced by Mycenastrum, which is the 
more interesting, as belonging to a species or group of 
species hitherto but little understood, though probably, now 
Desvaux has called attention to it, it may be "found to be 
more common than might be supposed from the imperfect 
notices hitherto recorded. 
I have already pointed out in this Journal the importance 
of the genus Secotium as connecting some of the hypogeous 
Fungi with Lycoperdonacee. Other points will be found 
under the respective species of which I proceed to give an 
enumeration. — 
l. Agaricus (Lepiota) Zeyheri, n,s.; pileo amplo carnoso 
molli umbonato; epidermide superne in ‘verrucas minutas 
deorsum in areolas subsquamosas diffracta; stipite ‚cavo 
levi immaculato bulboso; annulo mobili crasso membra- 
naceo-marginato persistente ; lamellis remotis e sporis aluta- 
ceis. Zeyher, N?. 92, 
