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the outer white layer is spHt, the stem shows piukisli spots 

 and streaks. 



The ring is at about one-fifth the height from the top. ft 

 is movable, with a sheathing collar about 5 mm. deep, joined 

 below to a free rigid horizontal portion about 5 mm. wide, 

 which passes into a looser, ample, dependent curtain. It is 

 scaly beneath. 



The spores are white, oval, thick- walled, 12-17 x 8-10 yt*. 



In the Peradeniya hst, " edible " appears against this 

 species in Trimen's handwriting. There appears, however, to 

 be some doubt on this point : the natives say they do not 

 eat it. 



Berkeley's description of the stalk as " flocculoso punctato " 

 is based on an attempt by the artist to depict the splittings in 

 the outer layer of the stalk. Saccardo says the stalk is black- 

 ish at the apex, but this is a mistranslation. 



The species is fairly common (and conspicuous) on the 

 lawns at Peradeniya, but, according to the lists, it was not 

 collected by Gardner. However, as in many other cases, 

 when this species is caught half-expanded by the dry weather, 

 the pileus splits into shaggy scales, and I have no doubt that 

 the Lepiota procera, Scop., of Gardner's collection was really 

 L. dolichaula. 



Lepiota altissima, Mass., from India appears to differ only 

 in the size of the spores (8 x 5) : it might be worth while also 

 to inquire whether the large Amanitas and Lepiotas collected 

 by Hooker at Darjeeling and elsewhere in India are not the 

 same species. 



2.— Lepiota oncopoda, B. & Br. 



Pileus at first cylindric, top obtuse, finally almost plane, 

 broadly umbonate, up to 12 cm. in diameter, white, covered 

 with white superficial conical warts, which are large in the 

 centre and diminish to mere scales towards the margin, densely 

 mealy between the warts : flesh thick, but soft : margin 

 appendiculate , striate when old or when the warts, &c., are 

 brushed off. 



Stalk, up to 12 cm. long, gouty below, the swollen part 

 occupying one-third to one-half the whole length, up to 2 cm., in 



