WELWITSCH AND MR. F. CURREY'S FUNGI AKCiOLEKSES. 281) 



UtiofvLSCo; sporis fuscis, minutis, 0*0001 unc. vix superantibus, globoids, echinulil 



minutissimis obsitis. 



Hab. Sporadice ad terrain humosam inter folia putrida in silvis primitivia <lc Quisucula propr Han >, 

 distr. Golungo alto, Feb. 1855. No. 117. 



Ta». 19. figs. 7 & 8, plants, of the natural size. 



Obs. The spores are so minute that, without careful observation and a high power of 

 the microscope, they might be supposed to be smooth. 



L. golijngense, Welw. & Curr. Peridlo globoso vel obovato, tomento delicato fasii- 



giato amicto, e mycelio denso concolori nasccnte ; capillUio ? ; sports ? 



Hab. Ad basin truncorum putrescentium in silvis editissimis montis dicti Cungolungulu, Golungo alto, 

 Feb. 1855. No. 118. 



Tab. 20. fig. 13, plants, of the natural size. 



Obs. These specimens are unripe, exhibiting neither capillitium nor spores. 



L. radio attjm, Welw. & Curr. Subturbinatum, radicatum, 3-i unc. altura, 2-4 unc. latum ; 



peridio papyraceo, fragili, plumbeo-ferrugineo, hie illic in Tetuatate rabpvrpuras- 

 cente; capillUio obscure lilacino; sporis concoloribus, globosis, echinatis, 0*0002 

 unc. latis. 



Hab. Rarissirae, in pascuis graminoso-dumetosis prope Penedo, distr. Loanda, Martin 1864 No. 116. 

 Tab. 20. figs. 8 & 9, old plants, of the natural size. 



L. ASPEKEtiMTJM, Welw. & Curr. Subglobosum, 1 unc. circit er altum ; perhlio 



papyraceo, statu juniore spinis asperrimis demum caducis ob>ito 



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subrubiginoso ; sporis capillitio concoloribus, globosis, 0-0003 :» unc. diametm, mmu- 

 tissime echinatis. 



Hab. In dumetosis arenosis ad marginem dc Lagoa de Giraul, distr. Mossamcdes, locis subealsi*. Julio 



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859. No. 142. 



Tab. 20. fig. 14, plants, of the natural size. 



Obs. The spines of the spores arc so minute that they are seen with difficulty even 



under a high power. 



No. 144 seems to be the same species, but exhibits no spines on the pondium. 1 1, 

 peridium, however, is larger, and the spores reaeh 0-0002 inch. The habitat is:-«In 



arenosis graminosis prope Maiombo, distr. Mossamedes, Oct. 18a9." 



No. 1 1 4 is shown in Tab. 20. figs. 3 & 4. 



L. c^spitostjm, Welw. & Curr. Subglobosum, Hi «•■ al " im - HI ■« **»»> **" 



catum, vivum niveum, siccitate 8;n ido-all.idum, ppvraccum, pr.mo Terrucosnm, 



demum subnudum ; capillUio argillaeeo-lilacino, sub lentc llavido ; spur, «gd- 



laceo-lilaeinis, globosis, Iambus, 0-0001-00002 unc. diamcti 



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