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Oalvatia. 



(32.) C. Hlacina, Lloyd, Lycoperdacese (1905) 35, pi. 35, f. 1, 

 and Letters No. 8 (1905), No. 23 (1908) and No. 31 

 (1911). Syn. Lycoperdon lilacinum. Berk, in Cooke's 

 Handb.; Bovista lilacina, Mont, et Berk, in Hooker's 

 London Journ. Bot. (1845) 64. 

 We have examined a fine series of specimens of tbis- 

 species in the National Herbarium, and in our own collec- 

 tions. The plants are very variable and comprise the 

 following: — Pear-shaped with a short stalk, 1\ in. high r 

 H in. in diameter, capillitium threads purplish 3'5/^ in 

 diameter, spores purplish, warty, 5'2/x in diameter, smaller 

 ones of 3*5/* size being smoother, Hawkesbury River, April;: 

 young specimens, similar to the preceding, capillitium 

 threads brown, 3'4/* in diameter, spores smooth, 5*2/^ to 6'8/s 

 Lisarow, April; Sydney district, several collections (Feb. r 

 May to July, Aug., Nov.); State Nursery, Campbelltown 

 (A. Grant, March, 1904); Penshurst (E. 0., August, 1906, 

 and May, 1907, spores 4/*); Mortdale (E.G., March, 1909); 

 Brownsville near Dapto (E.G. April, 1912); Tuggerah (Mrs. 

 F. Moore, 1916); Lucindale, S.A. (J. B. O., August, 1898). 

 According to Berkeley and Broome (Ceylon Fungi, Jonm. 

 Linn. Soc. Bot., xiv, p. 78, 1873), this species is sold at 

 Rangoon in the bazaars when young as an esculent. 



(33.) C. Gardneri, Berk. 



One of us (J.B.C.), has collected a specimen (the locality 

 has unfortunately not been noted and it is probably not a 

 New South Wales specimen, but from South Australia or 

 perhaps Flinders Island in Bass Straits) which C. G. Lloyd 

 has identified as C. Gardner L He says it is the first speci- 

 men he has had from Australia, though he has it from 

 Japan, India, etc., and that it originally came from Ceylon. 

 "Your specimen is more turbinate than other collections 

 but with same gleba, spores, etc., I think same species." 



