118 J. B, CLELAND AND E. CHEEL. 



The specimens recorded by Lloyd (I.e.) were collected in 

 the Sydney district by the Rev. W. W. Watts. We have 

 also specimens of this species collected at Como in February 

 and Dubbo in August, 1908 ; Penshurst in May 1907 and 

 February, 1911 ; Milson Island, Hawkesbury River, on cow- 

 dung (spores smooth, 4*2 to 5/x, pedicels 14/x); N.S.W. (spores 

 usually spherical, 5*5/s sometimes oval, 8'9 x 7/*). According 

 to Lloyd there are specimens of this species at Kew, col- 

 lected by Mueller at Haidinger Range in 1861. 



The plant was originally described from Chile (Bovista 

 aspera, Ann. Sci. Nat. 3-5-102). Lloyd further states that 

 comparison of the specimens received from W. W. Watts 

 with the types from Chile in the Museum at Paris shews 

 some slight differences. The cortex of the Australian plant 

 is not so strongly developed. The colour of the gleba is 

 olive, while in the type it is brown. The pedicels of the 

 spores of the Australian plant are longer. 



(18.) B. scabra, Lloyd, Mycol. Notes No. 21, p. 248 (1906) 

 and Letter No. 31 (1911). 



Specimens of this species were collected at Penshurst 

 (spores 5/s pedicels 4-7/*), by one of us (E.G.), in March 

 1909, and were kindly identified by Lloyd as this species,, 

 who states that the plant has the general size, appearance 

 and structure of B. australiana, and differs only in its 

 cortex. It has also been recorded for Casterton, Victoria,, 

 and Norwood, South Australia, by Lloyd in Letter No. & 

 (1905), and from other parts of Australia without specifying 

 the particular State (but probably Victoria) in Letters No- 

 13 (1906) and No. 17. 



(19.) B. australiana, Lloyd, Lycoperdacese, p. 28, (1905),. 

 Mycol. Notes, No. 21, p. 247 (1906), Plate 33, f. 1-5) 

 and Letters No. 23, p. 3 (1908), and No. 38, p. 4 (1911). 



The specimens recorded by Lloyd (I.e.) from Australia 

 were collected by Mr. A. G. Hamilton, and Miss M. Flock- 



