114 J. B. CLELAND AND E. CHEEL. 



finely rough under oil-immersion lens, 5 2 to 7/*). We have 

 also specimens from East Hills (E. 0., September, 1908) and 

 Richmond (J. Staer, May, 1910), which are globose and 

 stemless, smooth and pallid or whitish, which probably are 

 identical with P. album (Cooke and Massee, Grev. xx, p. 30 

 and Oooke, Handb. Aust. Fungi, p. 245), specimens of which 

 we have not seen. 



Scleroderma. 



Lloyd recognises six species of this genus, transferring 

 one of Cooke's eight species, S. umbrina, to Polysaccum as 

 being really P. pisocarpium. 



(9.) S. geaster, Fries. 



Lloyd has identified as an unopened specimen of this 

 species, a plant found at the base of an old tree-trunk on 

 burnt ground at Narrabeen io April, 1915, spores 7 to 8*5as 

 shaggy. We have also specimens from Goulburn collected 

 by one of us (E.G.) in April, 1908, and from the Centennial 

 Park, Sydney, collected by A. A. Hamilton in May, 1910, 

 which seem to belong to this species. 



(10.) S. flavidum, Ellis. Lloyd, Letters Nos. 5, 7, 19 and 

 38; Lycoperdaeese of Australia, New Zealand etc.(1905), 

 p. 14, pi. 30, figs. 4, 5, and 6 ; Cheel, Rep. Bot. Gard., 

 Sydney, 1909 (1910), 10, and 1910 (1911), 12. 



This is very common in this State as well as in Victoria 

 and South Australia. We have a very fine series of speci- 

 mens in all stages of development from the following 

 localities : — Sydney district, numerous collections (April to 

 July); Sydney (J. B. C, spores 7*5 to 10*4 in some collec- 

 tions and 10*5 to 15/* in others); Jenolan Caves (J. H. 

 Maiden, June, 1899); Blackheath and Mount Victoria (J. H. 

 Maiden, April, 1906); Waterfall (A. A. Hamilton, May, 

 1908); Kingwell, near Wyong (lie v. W. W. Watts, April, 

 1909); Hawkesbury River (J. B. C, May, 1910, and July, 



