80 ON SOME FUNGI OF NEV*" SOUTH WALES AND QUEENSLAND, 



L. hrasiliensis, Fr., a, small species found on old timber in scrubs 

 Brisbane Eirer, is perhaps tins species (Bailey). 



SCLERODEEMA, PeVSOOn. 



Somewhat <^lobose, sessile or sti])itate. Peridium firm, hard 

 witli an inner bark, bursting irregularly. Spores large granulated, 

 S. hovista, Fr., common in Southern Queensland, (Bailey). 

 S. pandanaceum, Muell., Eockingham Bay (J. Dallachy). 

 8. geaster. Fr., Herbert's Creek, Journal of Linn. Soc.,Bot., Vol. 



XIII., p. 171. 

 S. strolilinum, Kalchb., Eockhampton (Thozet). 



Mtcenastru^ne, Desv. 

 Peridium thick, like slioe-leather, splitting at maturity in a 

 somewhat stellate manner. 



31. corium, Berk., a large hard puff-ball. Mount Growrie, Darling 

 Downs (Bailey). 



PoLTSACCUM, Desv. 

 A genus of hard puff-balls, within tbe outer peridium containing 

 a multitude of small peridia. 

 P. olivaceum, Fr., ridges about Brisbane (Baileyj, spores yellow^ 



Liverpool Plains, Murrurundi, Bathurst (Woods). 

 P. iiisocarpium, Fr., Brisbane Eirer (Bailey), spores brown- 

 ferruginous. 



Ceucieulum, Tidasne. 



Habit of Gyatlius. Peridium globose at first, afterwards cupped 

 and obconic, of a uniform spongy, fibrous fitted consistence. 

 Orifice closed by a flat f urfuraceous cover of same color, sporangia 

 plane attached to a nipple-like tubercle by a long cord. 

 G. vulgare, Tul., peridium dirty-yellow, finally white spores, 

 minute, ovate, Gracemere, Eockhampton (O'Shanessy). 



Mtxogastres. 

 L'suallj small fungi, form various, pulpy while young. Peridium 

 usually globose, single or double, containing a dusty mass of 

 fiocci, mixed with spores. 



