BY L. RODWAY, C.M.G. 109 



Tn the spring, associated with the stroma and often 

 forming minute pustules which biu'st irregularly through 

 the epidermis, a sphseropsidial form makes its appearance. 

 The spores are narrow spindle-shaped, 33 x 5-6 //., slightly 

 curved, 3-4 septate, the central cells pale greenish, the 

 terminal cells hyaline ; at each, end are two diverging 

 bristles, though in old material only one is usually to bo 

 made out. This is probably identical with H ijal nceran 

 dilophosjiDra, Cooke, recorded as occurring on leaves of 

 Leptnt^pertn u m ncnpa rhi m . 



Chimney-pot Hill, Hobai-t; Gordon. 



Hyiiienoya^tir fti/vus, n.s. — Irregularly globose from 

 1-4 cm. diameter, black. Peridium very thin; sterile base 

 small to obsolete. Gleba yellow, fleshy. Canals numeroiis 

 contorted. Spores oblong, verv obtuse, brown, smooth 

 6-8 X 3 M. 



Differing from //. (ilhcIJita in the small spores and from 

 H. hvi:<porus in the spores oblong instead of subglobose. 



Near Strahan. 



Hyftcranf/iuiii jiinnihiin, n.a. — Numerous, ca?spitose, 

 globose, pale, 2-3 mm. diameter. Peridium thin horny. 

 Gleba gelatinous pale, transparent. Canals relatively 

 large, not crowded, little convoluted. Spores smooth, 

 hyaline, fusiform 12 x 4 ^. 



Differing from //. fiffinf, rnr. fcuuixpord, by small size, 

 caespitose habit, pale gleba and broader canals. 



Wedge Bay. In ?andy heath. 



H iixteranijium hurhurinniini, n.* — Globose about 1-2 

 cm. diameter. Peridium rather thick fleshy, horny when 

 dry. Gleba brownish green gelatinous. Canals very num- 

 erous, convoluted, walls thin. Si'.ores smooth oblong, 

 obtuse. 5 X 3 yu. 



Differe from //. itffine by paler gleba, more numerous 

 canals with thinner walls and smaller more obtuse spores. 

 Gathered at Launceston by Mr. F E. Burbury. i'ho 

 spores are very similar to those of H yinenaq aster fii/rus. 

 but are paler and the gelatinous gleba is very distinct. 



Hf/xteranffitiin inffatiiiii, ii.s. — Globose, reddish-brown, 

 about 1 cm. diameter. Peridium fleshy, becoming horny 

 when dry, not thick. Gleba blue-black, very gelatinous. 

 Canals not crowded nor much convoluted. Spores narrow 

 oblong, 12 X 4 /u., but enclosed in an inflated coat, which is 

 attenuated at the base, exceeding the spore above, but de- 

 pressed in a pit at the apex. 



With a darker gleba than in 11. affine it has very 

 different spores. 



Mt. Wellincton. 



