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83. L. ausirale, Berk. Fl. Tasm., ii. 266. — Sessile, globoso-depressed, 

 densely covered with small pointed warts, which are smaller and granular 

 towards the base, eventually disappearing and leaving the surface smooth 

 and shining, dehiscing by a small raised mouth, root long, tapering. 

 Capillitium very dense, persistent, threads very variable in thickness, 

 branched, axils rather acute, scanty sterile base cellular ; spores umber, 

 globose, smooth, generally furnished with a long pedicel, 5 {x diam. 



1 in. or more in diameter. On the ground. Melbourne, Tasmania. 



84. L. rubellum, B, & C, Cuban Fungi, No. 507, Journ. Linn. 

 Soc, X. 345. — Sessile, obovate or subglobose, rufous, rough with minute 

 spinose warts, becoming smooth, dehiscing by a small apical opening, 

 often with white fibrous mycelium. Capillitium dense, threads gene- 

 rally thicker than diameter of spores, much branched, axils rounded, 

 sterile base scanty, compact ; spores umber, globose, smooth, 5 //- diam. 



From 1/2-2/3 in. diam. On rotten wood. Cuba. 



85. L. Brasiliense, Fr. Syst. Myc, iii. 40. — Globose, sometimes 

 with a short stem, brownish when dry, peridium membranaceous, flaccid, 

 persistent, with minute adnate warts, mouth small, obtuse, root white, 

 branching. Threads of capillitium equal, about same thickness as 

 diameter of spores, rarely branching, lax, sterile base almost obsolete ; 

 spores brown, globose, smooth, 3-4 /x diam. 



From 1/2-2/3 in. across. Caespitose, on trunks. Brazil, Pegu. 



^Q. L. Wrightii, B. & C, Grev., ii. p. 50. — Sessile, globose, papy- 

 raceous, at first covered with minute spinose warts, becoming smooth, 

 dehiscing by a minute silky orifice. Threads of capillitium firm, sparsely 

 branched, axils acute, often contorted towards the lips, sterile base 

 obsolete ; spores umber, globose, smooth, 4 fx diam. — L. separans Peck, 

 N.Y. Nat. Hist. Mus. Bot. Report (26th). 



f in. diam. In Berkeley's description the spores are said to be clay- 

 coloured. Connecticut, New Jersey. 



ly. Spores globose, smooth, brownish olive, olive, or various shades 



of yellow. 



87. L. stellatum, Cke. & Mass., Grev., March 1887. — Sessile, sub- 

 globose ; peridium thin, flaccid, at first covered with stout stellate spinose 

 warts, which break away in patches, leaving a smooth surface, mouth 

 minute, torn. Threads of capillitium firm, rarely branched, equal in 

 thickness to diameter of spores, continuous with the scanty floccose 

 sterile base ; spores dirty olive, smooth, globose, 5 //- diam. Plate XII. 

 figs. 10-12. 



About 1^ in. across. On the ground, in clusters of two or three. 

 Israelite Bay, S.W. Australia. 



88. L. suhstellatuon, B. & C, in Herb. Berk. — Globose, sessile, 

 whitish, covered with delicate flocculose spines, becoming smaller down- 

 wards. Threads of capillitium collapsing, simple, sterile base obsolete, 

 spores ochraceous, globose, smooth, 3 fx diam. 



From 1/4-1/2 in. across. On rotten wood. Cuba. 



89. L. cruc atum, Eostk., in Sturm, t. 8. — Subpyriform or sub- 

 globose, bristling with stout spinose warts which are often split up at 



