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are No. 2140, Pattipola, October, 1908 (det. Lloyd) ; 

 No. 2140a, Hakgala, September, 1908 ; No. 2485, Pera- 

 deniya, August, 1907 ; No. 2983, Peradeniya, July, 1909 ; 

 No. 5574, Warriapolla, January, 1918. 



This species grows on rotten wood, which is permeated by 

 leather fine cords of white mycelium. Bluish-purple when 

 fresh, becoming paier towards the base, sometimes almost 

 black above, covered with minute scattered black warts 

 or short spines, especially in the upper part ; when dry 

 often marked with close -set pits and appearing reticulated. 

 Globose, sessile, up to 2 cm. diameter, usually clustered. 

 Mass of capilhtium and spores pale purple-brown ; capil- 

 litium hyaUne, irregular, scanty ; spores globose, with 

 scattered warts, 3-4 [k diameter. No sterile base. 



Lycoperdon phlebophorum B. & Br. Described by Berkeley 

 and Broome in Fungi of Ceylon, No. 719, from Thwaites 

 194 in part. It was said to be " extus venoso-reticulatum." 

 Berkeley and Brooine stated that the spores were not yet 

 perfect. 



The type in Herb. Kew consists of two specimens, only 

 one of which has a reticulated wall. They appear to be 

 young specimens of L. Gautieroides, and this opinion is 

 shared by Lloyd (in litt.). Massee stated (Mon. Genus 

 Lycoperdon) that there were mmute mealy warts between 

 the reticulations, and that the spores were broadly eUipti- 

 cal, 5 X 3-4 {J,, both of which points would fit in with L. 

 Gautieroides. 



Lycoperdon cepseforme Bull. No. 2321, Peradeniya, April, 

 1907, on bare soil in flower beds ; det. Lloyd. " Very close 

 to the European plant, but differs in its larger mouth and 

 general aspect and habits. The essential points (cortex, 

 capiUitium, and spores) are the same " (Lloyd). 



Lycoperdon echinatum P. var. echinellum B. & Br. Berkeley 

 and Broome described this variety in Fungi of Ceylon, 

 No. 721, citing Thwaites 194. In Fungi of Ceylon, No. 722, 

 they described Lycoperdon ecJiinulatum B. & Br., without 

 any Thwaites's number. Massee (Mon. Genus Lycoperdon) 

 did not refer to Berkeley and Broome's variety under L. 



