FUNGI COLLECTED AT TUE CATE OF GOOD HOPE. ITJJ 



AN ENUMERATION OF THE FUNGI COLLECTED AT THE 

 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE DURING THE STAY OF THE 

 ENGLISH TRANSIT OF VENUS EXPEDITION IN 1874. 



Br THE Rbt. M. J. Berkelbt, M.A., F.L.S. 



At the recommendation of Dr. Hooker, P.U.S., collections were 

 made of some of the lower Cryptogamic plants in the immediate neigh- 

 bourhood of Cape Towfl during the detention at the Cape of the 

 English Transit of Venus Expedition to Kerguelen Island. The 

 gatherings of Fungi were obtained between the last week in July and 

 the first week in September inclusive. The collection comprises the 

 following species : — 



Genus Agartcus, L. 



1. A. {Amanita) miiscaritis, L. 



Hab. — Under Pine trees on the Cape Flats, between Rondebosch 

 and Claremont. July 31. Frequent; Eaton. 



2. A. (Omjyhalia) patjeophtllus, 7t.sp. 



Pileo convexo, centro depresso, sulcato, albo (in spiritu methylato 

 cum glycerino, postea griseo) ; stipite curvato, glaberrimo, e basi in- 

 crassata orienti ; lamellis paucis, postice rotundato-liberis. 



Hab. — On the bark of a Cf/cas in the Botanic Gardens, Cape 

 Town. July 29. Solitary ; Eaton. 



Pilens 1 line across ; stem 1 line high, ^ line thick ; gills about 8 

 in number. Closely resembles A. stellatus, Sow., but in that species 

 the gills are decurrent. 



3. A. {Clitooyhe) laccatus, Scop. 



Hab, — On burnt earth (in a burnt clearing), Groote Schuur, Ronde- 

 bosch. August 28. Common ; Eaton. 



Spores globose, granulated. There is also a brown-tinted form , 

 apparently a variety of the same species. The spores are alike in 

 both forms. 



4. A. {Pkoliota) spectahilis, Fr. 



Hab. — Foot of Table Mountain, near the town ; Eaton. 



5. A. {Flammula) flavidus, Schseff., var. 



HAb. — On stumps, at the base of Table Mountain ; Eaton. 



For the present this must be considered a form of A. flavidus (from 

 which it differs in its very pale spores), since without notes as to its 

 mild or austere flavour it is not safe to distinguish it as a new 

 species. 



6. A. {Galera) Eatoni, n.sp. 



Pileo campanuiato, Ifevi ; stipite glaberrimo, basi fortiter strigoso ; 

 lamellis postice attenuato-adnexis. 



Hab. — On dead bark at the base of Table Mountain ; Eaton. 



Pileus 2 lines across ; stem 1 inch high, not ^ line thick. Differs 

 from all allied species in its strongly strigose base. 



7. A. {Naucoria) semiorbicularis, Bull. 



HaB. — Near the gaol and the harbour, Cape Town. August 28. 

 Scarce ; Eaton. 



7a. A. {PsalUota) campestris, L. 



Hab — Vineyards at Wynberg. Not in the collection ; Eaton. 



