and Brisbane by Bailey. The veil in the Australian plant is white, 

 as far as known, but forms with pink veils occur in other countries 

 and probably also in Australia. 



SYNONYMS. In recent works the plant is often called Dictyophora phal- 

 loidea, a name that was invented by Desvaux about the beginning of the last 

 century. In the Handbook it is also called Dictyophora tahitensis and Dicty- 

 ophora speciosa, names that are merely synonyms and not based on any points 

 of difference. The latter had its origin in a grotesque and impossible figure 

 that was published by Klotzsch. 



PHALLUS MERULINUS (Fig. 2). Pileus narrow, thimble- 

 shaped, with elongated reticulations. Veil, long, white, cylindrical, 

 with large hexagonal meshes, not spreading. Stipe white. 



This plant is known only from Australia, a single collection by 

 Bailey from Brisbane. 1 At best it is only a form of the preceding 

 and moreover, a doubtful form. It appears to me that Cooke has 

 given a very good illustration of the Australian form from the dried 

 specimen, but we would be better satisfied if we had a photograph. 



PHALLUS MULTICOLOR (Fig. 3). Pileus narrowly bell- 

 shaped, reticulate, orange red color. Veil long with large meshes, 

 bright lemon-yellow. Stipe bright, lemon-yelloiv. Volva pink. My- 

 celium purple. 



The type specimen of this plant is in the British Museum. It 

 was collected at Brisbane by Bailey, and the color description is 

 from notes by him taken from the fresh plant. It differs from Phallus 

 indusiatus chiefly in being a colored plant. Penzig finds the same 

 species abundantly in Java and gives a good photograph which we 

 reproduce. The color notes of the Javanese plant differ (but not 

 materially) from those given for the Australian plant. The pileus is 

 described as a dark yellow, the veil as bright orange. Penzig photo- 

 graphed, as will be noticed (fig. 3), a double plant. It is an anomaly; 

 such as is not infrequent among the phalloids. 



PHALLUS CALLICHROUS. This species is originally from 

 Brazil and has not been figured. It is evidently very close to multi- 

 color, but differs in having a white stipe and veil and an orange pileus. 

 Similarly colored plants are also known from Java and Africa. 

 Whether or not it will be practicable to maintain species on the color 

 of the parts, only time will develop. There is at Kew a specimen 



1 The name was originally vaguely applied to a plant of Java, of which the type is destroyed! 

 and nothing is known. The few indications that exist point to the original being a common plant of! 

 Java which is now known as Phallus irpicinus. I think there was little reason at first to so determinei 

 this Australian plant, as excellent work has been done in recent years with the Javanese phalloids, i 

 and this form is not known in Java. It appears to me that as its meaning has been lost in connection: 



for the Australian plant. Professor McGinty writes me that this is strictly "against the rules," and! 

 he proposes for the Australian plant the name " Phallus Rochesterensis, McGinty," in remembrance of 



he propose 

 the village 



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