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BATTARREA, Pers. 
(Named in honour of Antonia Battarra, who published a work upon 
ungi in 759.) 
Peridium composed of two siete volviform, dehiscing in 
lobes, distinct from the ascending receptacle, which is  stipitate 
pileate, pulverulent above, membrane of the interior peridium when 
token “aca fibtarthnaas peridium rooting.—Cooke’s Austr. 
angi, 2 
a. phalloides, Dicks., Pers, Syn, 189, t. 31 f. 1; Sace. Syll. vii. 
9; Cke. Austr. Fungi, 225. (So name ed from. its ‘resemblance to 
us; stem eyli 
straight, fleshy, Shiri with niece at first shore afterwards quickly 
> peridium campanulate, aitioob even below, 
above covered with a thick, pow rdery, brown stratum whi ch is a portion 
of roti) done volva, like a calyptra. Spores brown (6 », minutely 
‘i re : Gladfield, Aes J. Gwyther. Other Australian habitat: Murchison River, 
Albacutya, The foreign habitats. are England sad yeriaun; other: Buropess 
countries, and North Am 
MORCHELLA, Dill. 
(From the German morchel. 
nngt between waxy and fleshy, clavately pileate, confluent with 
ny “enn hollow stem : plicately or reticulately lacunose above, 
e hymenium effused. over the whole surface. Sporidia 
_ Sntinuous, hyaline, —Cooke’s Austr. Fungi, 249. 
M. deliciosa, Fries., Cke. Myco. f, 320; Sace. Syll. vii 
j delicious Morel. Capitulum subeylindrical (23 to 3 cm. on) 
: = livid yellowish, base adn ate; ribs longitudinal, firm, connected 
hormsverse fol em even; asci cylindrical. Sporidia badly 
ety folds ; st 
thts 20 x 10-11 yp. 
ab.: Amongst rotten bark f gum-tree geen Gully, Glad- 
fda, ©, © Goes vven bark near stem of g ; th in-many parts 
' of Barone, Tn ‘ha, eel jo species of esculent fungus is met wi 
3 HELOTIUM, Fries. 
dilat Cups etl rather thick ; disc flattened, at first punctiform, sa 
or ed, a Ways open, sessile or shortly stipitate ; spore continuo 
oe mgt false —Cooke's Austr. Fungi, 268 
smal] estre . and Broome, Linn. Trans. Cups. Py t8cr 
(Sim Dene, Sicancstorie lurid, externall smoot th and e 
ert be ag Asci elongated ; sporidia elliptic, — appendl- 
. TAY) ys 
Fungi, a 
marks :—“ By some error, apparently see species was 
described as externally villous, and hen Fn ae - 
n° Dasyseypha, and as such was secede tn = soe 
| a b « 
On On ie earth, Taylor's Range, Bail.; at Gladficld, C, J, Gwyther, 
