3G6 FETCH : 



Arcyria punicea, Ters. 



Arcyria punicea, Fr., in B. & Br., Fungi of Ceylon, No. 770 

 (see p. 318). 



Abundant. In one gathering from Peradeniya the stalks 

 are 1-5 mm. high, O'l mm. diameter in the middle; the 

 sporangia are dull red ; O'S to 1-75 mm. high, cylindric ; the 

 cup is small, plaited, and smooth ; the cogs on the capilli- 

 tium are reduced almost to spines in some cases, and the 

 threads in the cup are smooth ; the capillitium is united to 

 the cup ; spores 6 ^ diameter ; the sporangia are scattered, 

 and their long thin stalks give them an appearance quite 

 different from that of normal punicea. In a gathering from 

 Hakgala the sporangia are ochraceous. A group of Arcyria 

 was found at Hakgala developing from lemon-yellow 

 Plasmodium ; these were brought into the laboratory, but 

 unfortunately were eaten by cockroaches ; what remains of 

 them appears to be Arcyria punicea, but under the circum- 

 stances it is impossible to decide whether Arcyria ptmicea may 

 have yellow plasmodium or whether we are dealing with a 

 new species. 



Peradeniya. Hakgala, Pattipola, Talawakelle, Yatiyan- 

 tota, Urumuwela, Badulla, &c. 



Arcyria insignis, Kalchbr. and Cooke. 



Abundant on decaying branches of various shrubs in an 



abandoned garden at Peradeniya in 1905. Fairly frequent 



elsewhere at Peradeniya. Sporangia pale rose, clustered, 



usually in small groups ; total height about 1 mm. ; stalk and 



cup together about 0-3 mm. high ; cup membranous, plaited, 



and spinulose ; capilhtium attached to the cup. a delicate 



network of almost colourless tlireads marked witli faint 



transverse bars and short spines ; spores 7 to 9 M. In a 



gathering from Pattipola the sporangia are scarlet and 2 mm. 



long, though the stalk and cup are only about 0-3 mm. high; in 



some the capillitium is free from the cup, but in others there 



are a few attachments ; the thickenings are somewhat distant, 



prominent, acutely ridged half -rings ; in these points it differs 



from typical A. insignis. 



Peradeniya, Pattipola, Gampola. 



