716 Transactions of the Society. 



58. L. Sinclairi, Berk., in Herb. — Globose, produced into a short 

 thick rooting base; peridium smooth, almost polished, cortex rufous, 

 broken into adnate patches by growth and showing pale ochre between, 

 base reticulato-plicate, upper portion evanescent, forming a large aper- 

 ture with torn edge. Capillitium separating from the copious slightly- 

 cellular sterile base, threads branched; spores bright olive, smooth, 

 broadly obovate, frequently furnished with a short pedicel, 5x4//,. 



On the ground. New Zealand. 



59. L. Gardneri, Berk., Ceylon Fungi, No. 716, Journ. Linn. Soc, 

 xiv. 79. — Peridium subhemispherical, fulvous, minutely floccose or mealy, 

 plicate below and passing into the stout obconic stem. Capillitium per- 

 sistent, threads rarely branched, flaccid, flexuous or contorted, sterile base 

 compact; spores pale ochraceous, subglobose, slightly produced at the 

 point attached to the persistent pedicel, smooth, longest diameter 5 fi 

 diam. 



Peridium 3-5 in. diam. Some of the specimens in Berkeley's 

 herbarium have a stout long root. 



In shady woods. Ceylon, Venezuela, South Africa. 



Species belonging to Group A, hut owing to absence of type specimens 

 and information as to surface of spores, could not he arranged 

 under the sections. 



I. Spores purple, lilac, or various shades of brown or umber. 



60. L. laxum, Bon. Bot. Ztg.,, 1857, 614. — Peridium capitate con- 

 stricted into a soft often lacunose stem-like base, cortex woolly, breaking 

 away in woolly warts ; spores becoming dusky purple. 



Europe. 



61. L. rusticum, Bon. Bot. Ztg., 1857, 614.— Peridium large, 

 capitate, contracted into a stout stem-hke base, at first yellowish grey, 

 bristling with spines, then greyish umber and areolate, at length 

 alutaceous, cracked. Spores dusky. 



In pine woods. Europe. 



62. L. clavatum (Fr.), Bon. Bot. Ztg., 1857.— Clavate or elongato- 

 pyriform, peridium papyraceous, tough, brownish, dehiscing by a large 

 irregular opening. Capillitium compact, with the spores brown, sterile 

 stem-like base ample. 



Bovista clavata, Fr. Syst. Myc, iii. 23. 



On the ground. Iceland. 4 in. high by 2 in. wide above. 



63. L. pistilli forme, Bon. Bot. Ztg., 1857, 613.— Peridium pistilli- 

 form, capitate, yellow-brown, stem long, elastic, bright brown inside. 

 Capillitium and subpedicellate spores brown. 



Europe. 



64. L. alveolatum, Lev. Ann. Sci. Nat., 1846, p. 163.— Peridium 

 subglobose, membranaceous, passing into a short obconic stem-like base, 

 covered with small angular micaceous warts, broken up in an areolato- 

 sinuous manner. Capillitium and spores fulvous. 



From 4-5 cm. diam. On the ground. Neilgherries, India. 



65. L. aculeatum (Ptostk.), Bon. Bot. Ztg., 1857.— Spherico- 

 depressed, obtuse, plicate below, densely covered with long spinose warts, 



