Lycoperdon Gunnii, and we prefer to refer to this plant rather than 

 to call it a " new species." However we get from Prof. McAlpine's 

 collections an idea of the plant in its different stages that can not be 

 gained from the Kew collection. The old specimens, if sent sepa- 

 rately, would hardly be referred to the same species as the plant 

 changes markedly in appearance when ripe. 



Plant globose, 3-4 cm. in diameter, devoid of sterile base. Perid- 

 ium flaccid, opening by a definite mouth. Cortex a flocculent, woven 

 coat which when old dries up and breaks into areas which persist 

 on the dark, reddish-brown peridium. Gleba olive when young, be- 

 coming dark brown when old. Capillitium of long, intertwined, 

 branching threads. While it is not easy to float out separate threads 

 entire, as it is in the previous species, it is possible that they are of 

 the same general nature, only longer and intertwined. Spores glo- 

 bose, 5-6 mic., smooth, with slender, persistent pedicels. 



This is a much larger species than the previous, but when old 

 bears a clear, general resemblance to it except in size. 



SPECIMENS IN OUR COLLECTION. 

 Australia, Prof. D. McAlpine, F. M. Reader. 



BOVISTELLA AUSTRALIANA (Plates 33 and 70): An ad- 

 ditional abundant collection has been received from J. T. Paul. It 

 appears to be a frequent plant in Australia. 



BOVISTELLA SCABRA (Plate 70): Plant with a well devel- 

 oped sterile base of large cells. Cortex of short, scabrous, connivent 

 spines. Gleba olive umber. Capillitium of Lycoperdon type of long, 

 branched, intertwined, attached threads. Spores globose, 4-5 mic., 

 smooth, with slender pedicels. This plant has the general size, ap- 

 pearance and structure of Bovistella australiana, and differs only in its 

 cortex. 



SPECIMENS IN OUR COLLECTION. 

 Australia, J. G. O. Tapper, F. M. Reader, J. T. Paul. 



BOVISTELLA ROSEA : We give this name provisionally, to a specimen 

 received from J. T. Paul which differs from all species known to me in the color 

 of the gleba which is pale rose color. In other respects it corresponds to Bovis- 

 tella australiana. Not much stress can be placed on gleba color of a single spec- 

 imen, but no known species of Bovistella has gleba of a color tending to red- 

 dish or purple. We have also labeled a collection from Mr. Paul " Bovistella au- 

 straliana?" This collection differs from any we have ever seen in the decided 

 yellow color of the gleba. 



THE GENUS LYCOPERDON: Twenty-eight additional col- 

 lections of this genus have been received, and they confirm the state- 

 ment in our pamphlet that the common forms in Australia are Ly- 

 coperdon pratense and forms of Lycoperdon polymorphurn. Of the 

 former we have received three collections ; of the latter twenty-four. 

 1 he forms of polymorphum run mostly to those with a subglobose 



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