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THE LARGER FUXGI 
its development), covered externally with numerous coarse, overlapping scales 
\vhicli are more numerous and coarse apically, ochraceous or bay-brown, weather- 
ing away ultimately and exposing the cream-coloured, fluted exterior, hollow or 
stuffed witli silky fibres. Gleba pulverulent, with a capillitium of tw’o types, 
single hyaline threads predominantly vertically arranged, and elaters which are 
fusiform or cylindrical bodies with annular or spiral thickenings on the inner 
wall. Spores globose or subglobose, often a])iculate, 5 to 7 g, commonly 5 to 
5.5 g, finely and sparsely punctate. — Cunningham. South Austi'alia — Grounds of 
Adelaide Ilospital, Grange, Tapley’s Hill Road, Kormanville, Monarto South, 
Murray Bridge, Nankeri, Pimiaroo, Naidia, Halidon, Alawoona, Brinkworth, 
[Photo, by G. G. McLennan. 
Figure 66 . — Baftiirniea Gterenii (Liboscli.) (No. 482). Much reduced in size. 
showing the expanded plant with the cup-shaped volva which 
is hurled in the glround, and at the irpper end the ruptured 
exoperidium, with the loose upper portion separating and 
exposing the mass of brown spores on the expanded disc. 
Adelaide Hospital Grounds. 
Xonning, Tuniby Bay, Minnie Downs (Diamantina). New South "Wales. "Western 
Australia. Europe. Asia. North and South America. January, April to 
August, October, December. (Figures (Hi and (17.) 
LYCOPEEDACEAE. 
Peridium of two to four layers, dehiscing by an apical stoma (or by several), 
by weathering of the apex, or irregular rupture. Capillitium copious, attached 
or free, simple or branched. Basidia bearing 4 spores on long sterigmata. — ■ 
Cunningham. 
LYCOPERDEAE. 
Peridium of tw'o layers, dehiscing by an apical stoma, by weathering of the 
apex (Calvatia) , or by irregular Assuring {Mycenastrum) . Spores globose, 
typicalh' echinulate, rarely smooth. — Cunningham. 
