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February, 1911); Neutral Bay, Sydney (J. B. Oleland, June, 

 1913, spores 8*5 to 10*3^); Kurrajong Heights (J. B. Oleland, 

 August, 1912, spores warty, 7 to 8*5/*); Flinders Island, 

 Bass Straits (J. B. Oleland, November, 1912, in sandy soil, 

 spores finely warty, 5 to 6*5/*, perhaps var. confusum); 

 Mount Lofty, S.A. (J. B. Oleland, July, 1914, spores tuber- 

 culate, 10*4 to 12/*); Overland Corner, S.A. (J. B. Oleland, 

 November, 1913,spores very rough, 8*5/x); Western Australia 

 {Dr. F. Tidswell, June, 1909); Strelley River, N.W. of W.A. 

 (J. B. Oleland, approaching var. crassipes.) 



P. pisocarpium var. crassipes. 



Peridium tapering into a strong thick rooting base. 



Specimens of this form have already been recorded from 

 New South Wales (collected by A. G. Hamilton and J. L. 

 Boorman) by Lloyd in Letters No. 8 (1905), 17 (1907), and 

 23 (1908). In addition to the above we have a very fine 

 series of specimens as follows: — Sydney district, numerous 

 collections (Jan., April to August, Oct.. Dec); Kingwell, 

 near Gosford (Rev. W. W. Watts, May, 1909); Jellore Creek 

 (E. Cheel, April, 1912); Hill Top (E. Oheel, April, 1913); 

 Bent's Basin (J. H. Maiden, June, 1915); Lawson (D. Wiles, 

 June, 1910); Weston (V. Davis); Mount Lofty, S.A. (J.B.C., 

 May, 1910). 



P. pisocarpium var. tuberosum. 

 Globose with scarcely any stem. 



(A. G. Hamilton, Lloyd's Letter No. 17, p. 3, 1907). We 

 have a specimen from New South Wales, spores rough, 7 

 to 8*5/*). 



P. pisocarpium var. confusum. 



A form almost smooth, with very thin walls to the 

 peridioles, and small spores. 



North Shore, Sydney, April, 1914 (spores smooth or per- 

 haps slightly rough, 5*2^); New South Wales (spores very 



H— June 7, 1916. 



