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KEY ТО SPECIES OF Cyatuus. 
Peridia internally st ; 1. C. novae-zelandiae. 
Peridia internally paar! and even. 
Spores over 20 mmm. long 5. C. stercoreus. 
Spores under 20 mmm. long 
eridiola 2-3-5 mm. diam 4. C. Olla. 
Peridiola 2-2-5 mm. dia 
idia cythiform ; margins 2. C. Colensoi. 
Peridia campanulate ; ad Min 3. C. Hookeri. 
l. Cyathus novae-zelandiae Tulasne. 
Tul, Ann. Sci. Nat., ser. iii, vol. 1, p. 66, 1844. 
Peridia infundibuliform, 12-14 mm. high, 5-7 mm. wide at the mouth, 
tapering gradually to the base where suddenly converging to a short stipe 
about 2mm. long and 1mm. thick; exterior dark brown, covered with 
vdd tomentum, interior кчы striate for about half the 
depth of the peridium, black, dull; mouth erect or slightly expanded, 
revolute, striate, margin entire, even. Peridiola lenticular, 2-3-3 mm 
diam., black; tunica aes white. Spores elliptical, somewhat pointed 
at both ends, 11-13 х 5-6 m 
Habitat.—Growing eur on rotting bark. 
Distribution. —Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, N.Z.; rare. 
Type specimens collected by Raoul. 
This endemic species has же collected but once. It may readily be 
distinguished from any other species occurring in New Zealand Pr the 
presence of longitudinal striae on the upper portion of the peridium 
2. Cyathus Colensoi Berkeley. (Plate 4, fig. 2.) 
Berk., Fl. N.Z., vol. 2, p. 192, 1855. 
eridia ол. up to Tuba. high, 6 mm. wide at the mouth, 
exterior from pallid-grey to bay-brown, finely tomentose, even, interior 
lead-coloured, smooth, somewhat shining; mouth erect, in old dete 
slightly recurved, margin entire, even. Peridiola lenticular, 2m 
in, white. Spores variable in shape a size, "elliptical 
when 10-12 x 8-10 mmm., ог subglobose when 9-12 mmm. diam 
Habitat.—Growing crowded or caespitose on dead ocd on the ground. 
Distribution.—Australia ; Dannevirke, N.Z.: rare. W. Colenso, eee 
virke (type), on ground in a garden. 
his species somewhat resembles C. Olla, but may be distinguished by 
the smaller differently den ti ое smaller — and more t nes 
PLATE 3. 
Fie. 1.—Nidula rite (Peck) W Natural size. Epiphragm is present on the 
central plant. ый: оп ш left; note the thick wall of the peridium. 
Fre. 2.—a. eo bt Nidula ние; x 10 diam. 6. Peridiola of Nidula emodensia 
Lloyd; x 10 dia 
Fie. 3.—Nidula эн за (Berk.) med Natural size. Plants are growing on rotting 
log of pus Sp. Note the caespitose habit. 
Fie. 4.—Section of young peridium of Le Olla Pers., x 2-5 diam., showing the 
peridiola embedded in the 
Fie. 5 5—Peridiola of Cyathus Olla Pers. x 10 diam. Point of attachment of the funiculus 
he right. 
Ета. 6. Ont Olla Pers Natural size. Immature plants in the centre, section of 
idium on ‘the r ight. 
ie d 4 photographed by the writer ; all others by E. Bruce Levy.) 
