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diameter just l)elow the arms. The arms were five in number, 

 and the gaps between them, below the gleba-bearing portion, 

 were somewhat oval, 6 to 7 millimetres in length and 4 

 millimetres wide. The sporiferous part was 1-7 cm. high, 

 and 1 '6 cm. in diameter at the base ; it was thus only slightly- 

 wider tlum the stalk, and it tapered regularly to the apex 

 without any outward swelling. The apex was pointed, not 

 rounded, but the arms were united. 



The second .specimen was 12-5 cms. high. The stalk was 



1 1 mms. diameter at tlie volva, and 8 mms. diameter just below 

 the liead. It had only four arms, and the gajis between these 

 were alternately long and short, 1 cm. and 6 mms. respectively, 

 with a breadth of about 3 mms. The arms were united at the 

 apex. The gleba-bearing part of the head was wider than the 

 stalk. 1 -4 cm. diameter and 1-8 cm. higli. 



Tiie tliird specimen was 11 cms. liigh, with an equal stalk 



12 mms. diameter. It had five arms, united at the apex, and 

 the gaps between them, below the gleba-bearing part, were 

 smaller tlian usual. 



I liave left this species under Fischer's name for convenience 

 of reference. Lloyd (Synopsis of the Known Phalloids, p. 35) 

 considers that it should bear its original name, Lysuriis 

 Gardneri, and tliat the definition of tlie genus Lysurns 

 should be altered to include species witli arms " very slightly " 

 united. He very rightly objects that, in the previous com- 

 munication on this subject, I have altered the definition of 

 the genus Colus so as to excluda the original species, Coins 

 hiriidinoHWi. There was no intention of doing tliis ; it was 

 an uii])ai-donal)lc l)]uiKler due to too great an abbreviation of 

 the definition of ])revious authors. 1 must, liowever, object to 

 the statement that " Mr. I'etch finds the tips of the arms 

 united l)y a delicate membrane." The arms unite at tlie 

 apex, but the junction is no more a membrane than tlie anus 

 themKelves. The structure of the aims is simply continued 

 over the apex. When tiio apex is rounded the arms may be 

 united by a cross bar, but this, like tlie arms, is hollow. The 

 junction is certainly narrow, but it is not iiu'mbranous. 

 The use of tlie word nu'iiibrane is tlie more misleading, since 

 ill ('o/«/f (ianhicri. and most other Ceylon phalloids, the gleba 



