TYLOSTOMA BOX1AXUM (Plate 76). Peridium reddish 

 brown, covered with little granular, tubercular warts which in old speci- 

 mens fall away leaving the peridium scarred. Mouth small, round, 

 tubular, slightly projecting. Stem long with a deeply colored cortex 

 disposed to tear into scales. Capillitium hyaline, rarely septate, nodes 

 slightly swollen. Spores 5 mic., granular. 



This species was described from Tonkin, China, by Patouillard, 

 but seems to be of wide distribution. Berkeley had previously referred 

 the same plant from Cuba (Wright Xo. 500) to Tylostoma exaspera- 

 tum. and 1 have seen what I take to be the same plant from India in 

 the herbarium at Kew. 



TYLOSTOMA MUSSOORIEXSE (Plate 76). Peridium red- 

 dish brown with very small, granular warts. Mouth small, round, 

 tubular, slightly projecting. Stem very slender, dark colored, with 

 small scales. Capillitium hyaline, rarely septate, nodes not swollen. 

 Spores 5 mic.. aculeate. 



This plant was described by Dr. Hennings from specimens sent 

 from India by Wm. (iollan. It is close to previous species, but has 

 much more slender stem and much rougher spores. 



SPECIMENS IN OUR COLLFXTIOX. 

 India, part of the type given me by Dr. Hennings. 



Group 3. 



TYLOSTOMA SOUAMOSUM (Plate 77). Peridium dark red- 

 dish brown. Cortex dark, rough (but not truly granulose as in the 

 previous section), sometimes separating entirely from the peridium. 

 Mouth small, tubular, round, same color as remainder of peridium or 

 sometimes lighter color ( never darker color as the mouth of T. mam- 

 mosum). Stipe long, dark colored, with large scales (which are usually 

 caducous). Capillitium hyaline, with many septa and swollen at the 

 nodes. Spores 5-6 mic.. aculeate or strongly granular. 



This species is not a rare plant in the "Midi" of France, but seems more 

 common in Germany. It is strongly characterized by its scaly stem, and deep 

 color, and there are no grounds to consider it a form of Tylostoma mammosum, 

 as frequently found in books. Micheli gave a crude figure of it on which Per- 

 soon based the name Tylostoma squamosum. Quelet has given a good figure 

 of it and called it a new species, Tylostoma Barlae, but like all other "new 

 species" of (iastromycetes of Quelet, the work was well done but the species 

 is not new. 



SPECIMENS IN OUR COLLECTION'. 



France, E. Boudier. L'Abbe Hue. 

 Belgium, Madame Rousseau. 

 Austria, Rev. G. Bresadola. 

 Hiitif/ary, Dr. L. Hollos. 



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