O'CONNOR, CHAS. A., Mauritius: 



Phallus gracilis (the slender form of Phallus aurantiacus. Mr. O'Con- 

 nor sends dried specimens and a drawing from which there is no trouble in 

 identifying his plants. The pileus is acute (not truncated), otherwise the 

 same as the Hawaiian plant), Scleroderma tenerum (Exactly the same plant 

 that we have so common in the United States), Scleroderma tenerum (mixed 

 with another species (?), Lycoperdon Wrightii (We have already recorded 

 this plant in North and South America, Africa and Java. Its occurrence in 

 Mauritius adds to our knowledge of its distribution), Lycoperdon pusillum 

 (The largest specimens of this little species we have seen. Some were an 

 inch in diameter, but as they have no sterile base we must call them 

 pusillum, not cepaeforme, which at first sight they appear to be), Calvatia 

 (undescribed) close to rubro-flava as to color of ripe gleba (we can not say 

 as to the unripe) spores rough, and shape and habits entirely different. 



PATTERSON, W. H., St. Vincent: 



Lycoperdon pusillum, Lycoperdon Wrightii (Another station for 

 Lycoperdon Wrightii which gives promise of encircling the world). 



FETCH, T., Ceylon: 



Almost nothing is known of the Gastrornycetes that occur in Ceyloh. 

 but Mr. Fetch has on several occasions sent me nice collections, and I hope 

 in time, through his kindness, to get enough material so that a connected 

 account of the Ceylonese forms can fce given. In the last package are a 

 number of new forms, but not, i'n my opinion, new species, though I do not 

 question, that each one of them would figure as a new species if sent to 

 those who are hunting this kind of game. 



Matula poroniaeformis (A curious genus allied to the Nidulariaceae. 

 Through an error the genus was mentioned in Letter 13 under the name 

 Michenera. While that letter was written at Barbizon away from text 

 books and the plant listed under the name under which I received it, 1 

 should have known better, for I am acquainted with the genus Michenera 

 and knew that it belonged to the Thelephoraceae and had no relation to 

 Matula, though Berkeley confused it under two generic names, Michenera 

 and Artocreas, both errors). i 



Cyathus striatus (form). Differs from the European plant in having 

 larger, narrower, more scabrous cups and much smaller spores 7 x 12. The 

 spores of the type form are 8-10 x 18-20, hence for those who base new species 

 largely on spore measurements it is a marked species. I can see nothing in 

 it, however, but a form of striatus. 



Geaster coronatus (form). A most curious form that could well 

 be made a new species, and certainly entitled to a name as a form ot 

 coronatus. The inner peridium has at its base a ring somewhat like the 

 ring on Geaster Bryantii, which never occurs on the European plant. 



Lycoperdon cepaeforme. Very close to the European plant, but 

 differs in its larger mouth and general aspect and habits. The essential 

 points cortex, capillitium and spores are the same. 



Bovistella scabra (Myc. Notes, page 248, plate 70). A single 

 specimen which is the same as the Australian species, excepting that I note 

 the spores are slightly rough, and in the type they are smooth. 



