718 Transactions of the Society. 



71. L. candidum (Kostk.), Bon. Bot. Ztg., 1857. — White. Spherico- 

 depressed, obtuse, above very fragile and breaking away, leaving a very 

 wide irregular opening. Capillitium evanescent, with the spores yellow, 

 sterile base well developed, continued into a stout twisted tapering root. 

 — Langermannia Candida, Eostk., in Sturm, t. 11. 



About 1^ in. wide by 3/4 in. high. Europe. 



72. L. Isetum, Berk. Hook. Journ., 1843, p. 419. — Peridium sub- 

 globose or lenticular, contracted into a stout stem-like cellular base, at 

 first covered with pyramidal warts, subcoriaceous, becoming rimoso- 

 areolate and breaking away above, leaving a cup-like opening. Spores 

 at first yellow, becoming smoky yellow. 



Peridium about 1^ in. high, If in. broad, pale; stem 3/4 in. high, 

 1 in. thick, reddish brown, furfuraceous. On the ground. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 



B. Sterile hasal stratum, rudimentary or obsolete. 

 1. Spores globose, rough, purple, lilac, or various shades of brown. 



73. L. tephrospermum, B. & C, Cuban Fungi, No. 509, Journ. 

 Linn. See, x. 345. — Sessile, globose, peridium thick, leathery, whitish, 

 with minute tomentose warts ; root consisting of a dense mass of white 

 fibres. Capillitium umber, threads firm, rarely branching, wider than 

 diameter of spores at thickest part, tapering, sterile stratum obsolete ; 

 spores dark brown, globose, minutely warted, 3-4 /a. 



From 1/2-1 in. in diameter. On the ground. Cuba. 



74. L. velutinum, B. & C, Herb. Berk. — Subglobose or broadly 

 obovate, sessile, peridium thick, persistent, bright brown, velvety ; root 

 of numerous dark fibres. Capillitium dense, threads about equal in 

 thickness to diameter of spores, sterile base obsolete ; spores ochre with 

 a tinge of Hlac, globose, very minutely warted, 4 //. diam. 



About 1 in. across. On the ground. Venezuela. 



75. L. delicatum. Berk. Hook, Journ., vi. 172 (1854). — Globose, 

 membranaceous, thickly covered with minute granules, dehiscing by a 

 small irregular mouth. Threads of capillitium varying in thickness, 

 often contorted, tapering, frequently branched, axils acute, sterile base 

 small ; spores brownish purple, globose, echinulate, often with a long 

 pedicle, 8 fx diam. 



From 1-2 in. across. On the ground. Khasia Mountains, N.W. 

 Himalayas. 



76. L. epixylon, B. & C, Cuban Fungi, No. 508, &c., Journ. 

 Linn. Soc, x. 345. — Sessile, hemispherical, rufous densely covered with 

 minute adnate granules. Threads of capillitium flexuous, branched, 

 very delicate, sterile portion obsolete ; spores umber, globose, strongly 

 echinulate, 6 yu, diam. 



Peridium 1/2-1 in. diam. On rotten wood. Cuba. 



II. Spores globose, rough, broivnish olive, olive, or various shades of 



yellow. 



77. L. fuligineum, B. &: C, Cuban Fungi, No. 506, Journ. Linn. 

 Soc, X. 345. — Peridium subglobose or obovate, fuliginous, becoming 



