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appearance of S. Texense., which, it may be noted, was photo- 

 graphed after the gleba had vanished. But we do not 

 photograph them in that condition, because that is obviously 

 nob the perfect form. The case is simiUir to that of Dktyophora , 

 which is usually figured with its net collapsed, or of Aseroe, 

 which is generally photographed with its arms twisted and 

 coiled at tlieir extremities. A photograph of a phalloid should 

 exhibit it in the most perfect form possible, and in order to 

 obtain this the " egg " sliould be procured and allowed to 

 expand under a bell glass, wlierever opportunity offers. If 

 it is desired to obtain a photograph of a specimen minus the 

 gleba, the latter should be washed off the fully expanded 

 specimen. If this were done with the different species of 

 Simhlum, I think tliat the apparent differences, as shown in 

 the available illustrations, would disappear. 



When a sufficiently long series of each species is available, 

 it will most probably be found that the only difference that 

 can be made lies in the colour, some being red and others 

 yellow. Whether that is sufficient to maintain them as 

 species is, in my opinion, more than doubtful. 



[Since the abov^e was written, I have received Mycological 

 Notes, No. 34, by C. G. Lloyd. In it he figures a Simhlum 

 from Mauritius which is " the exact size and shape as the 

 plant recently described as Simhlum, Texense from the United 

 States, and which was supposed to differ from the original 

 Mauritian species {Simhlum periphragmoides) by its shape and 

 size a.lone." The figure shows a specimen of periphragmoides 

 with the head collapsed. This confirms the view stated 

 above.] 



Colus Gardner! (Berk.) Ed. Fischer. 



Three more specimens of tliis species have been found since 

 1908. After the discovery of the first on May 3, 1909, the 

 locality was inspected every morning during the rains, in the 

 hope that, as with Simhlum, successive crops of specimens 

 might be obtained. Only two more appeared : the second on 

 May 5 and the third on July 18. 



The first specimen was 15 cms. high. Its volva was oval, 

 4 cms, high and 2 • 7 cms. diameter. The stalk measured I • 7 

 era, in diameter at the volva and diminished to 1-5 cm. 



