114 NOTES AMD ADDITIONS TO THE FUNGUS FLORA, 



Humaria hovina, Sacc. Concave to plane wavy,, 

 soft-fleshy, umber, with a dull greenish tint, smooth 

 5-10 mm. Spores oblong smooth 19-22 x 9-11 ij.. 



On cowduiig, together with Lachnea stercorea, 

 Ascobolos furfuraceus, etc. 



DasyscyjjJia eucalypti, Berk., is much more variable 

 than indicated in Cooke's Handbook. It grows on all 

 sorts of dead twigs and leaves, sometimes attains 4 mm. 

 diameter, the disk is livid when fresh, deep orange 

 when dry. Spores 16-24 x 4.5-8 ju. 



Orbilia crystalina, n.s. Globose, waxy, gre- 

 garious, orange, 1-2 mm. diameter, surface crystalline, 

 with large, jDrominent, pellucid cells. Hymenium at 

 first covered with a crystalline membrane; as thfr 

 hymenium expands the membrane bursts in the middle, 

 and remains as a toothed margin ; hymenium expands 

 till it is broad, flat, to convex. Asci cylindric-clavate 

 9 iJ- diameter. Paraphyses few, filiform, yellow,. 

 2.3 jj.. Spores ixniseriate, hyaline, smooth, elliptic 

 with acute ends, 18 x 7 ^. The broad spores readily 

 distinguish it. 



Cascade estate, Hobart. 



Spragueola inucida, n.s Ascophore sessile, subgio- 

 bose, vaguely nodulose, about 5 mm. diameter, subter- 

 ranean, growing on buried wood, white. Hymenium. 

 covering the entire surface. Asci cylindric. Spores 8,. 

 globose, coarsely echinulate, 18 ^. diameter, uniseri- 

 ate, paraphyses greatly exceeding the asci, filiform at- 

 tenuate at apex, immersed in dense jelly. At maturity 

 the jelly increases to 1-2 cm., carrying paraphyses 

 and asci with it. 



Underground. Mt. Nelson Range. 



The genus is founded upon one rare American 

 species — -"only two specimens are known; these are in 

 ''the Kew Herbarium" (Massee). Our plant difl^ers from 

 the type in having globose instead of elliptical spores- 

 and the development of jelly is unique. The sessile 

 habit of the genus is not common amongst Geoglossece, 

 but the reduction of hypothecium and total absence of 

 oxcipulum indicates its relation. The round spores 

 suggest NeoJecta, but habit and copious paraphyses are 

 against it. 



Cenangium fui-furaceum, Be Not. Ccespitose and 

 erumpent from a common base, everywhere black. As- 

 cophores about 5 mm. high and broad, cupshaped but 

 much distorted from mutual pressure, tough, externally 



