Geaster LYCOPERDACE^E 469 



a. Myriostomatce. 



2049. G. eoliformis Pers. (from a fancied resemblance in the endo- 



peridium to a colander, colum) a b c. 

 Ex. 7- to 10-segmented, unequal, pale umber. End. subglobose, 



scabrous, supported on numerous pedicels, pale slate. Col. 



usually obsolete or occurring as continuations of the pedicels. 



Gl. umber. 

 Sandy banks. Oct. Diam. of expanded Ex. 5^ in. 



b. Monostomatce. 



2050. G. Bryantii Berk, (after Charles Bryant) a b c. 



Ex. 8- to 12-segmented, becoming involute, pale umber to warm 



brown. End. subglobose or obpyriform, with a distinct groove 



between End. and Ped., dark purple-slate to warm umber, 



more or less whitish-farinose. Per. elongate, conical, sulcate. 



Col. hemispherical. Gl. dark brown. 



Amongst leaves, under hedges, sandy places, on wood, dry marly banks, on 

 the ground. July-Feb. Diam. of expanded Ex. 3! in. Var. minor Mass., 

 under one inch when expanded. 



2051. G. Sehmidelii Vitt. (after Casimir Schmidel) a c. 



Ex. 5- to 8-segmented, revolute, white to ivory. End. subglobose, 

 lead-colour to pale salmon. Per. prominent, plicate, apex 

 fimbriate, whitish. Col. large. 



On the ground in open places. Diam. of expanded Ex. 2 in. 



2051a. G. umbilieatus Fr., var. Smithii W. G. Sm., G. Smithii C. G. 



Lloyd (after Worthington George Smith) a. 

 Ex. 7- to 8-segmented, unequal, sublanceolate, pale umber-ochre, 

 shaded darker, limbs slightly vinous-sienna, externally pale 

 umber. End. sessile, globose, or depressed-globose, colour as 

 Ex. with a tinge of olive. Per. conical plicato-striate in a cir- 

 cular depressed marginate umbilicus. Gl. deep vinous-umber. 



Nov. Diam. of expanded Ex. if in. Per. not like 2061, but more like 2058 

 or 2057. 



2052. G. Berkeleyi Mass. (after the Rev. M. J. Berkeley) a. 



Ex. 7- to 9-segmented, unequal, vinous-brown when dry, externally 

 buff and umber. End. broadly ovate, shortly and stoutly 

 pedicellate, coarsely farinose, pale brown. Per. prominent, 

 conical, coarsely sulcate inside and out, surrounded by a 

 smooth slightly depressed silky zone. Col. short, hemi- 

 spherical. Gl. umber. 



On the ground, amongst fir-leaves. Oct. Diam. of expanded Ex. 3I in. 

 According to Massee this species was confused by Berkeley with 2051 and 

 2055 — see the dried examples in the Kew herbarium. 



2053. G. limbatus Fr. (from the fringed or silky, fimbriato-ciliate 



peristome ; limbatus, bordered, as with another colour) a b c. 

 Ex. multifid, unequal, vinous, scurfy and umber beneath. End. 

 subpyriform to subglobose, shortly pedicellate, blackish-brown 



