CEYLON FUNGI. 
169 
1854, G. H. K. ï. ; and two sheets, ex Herb. Currey, Peziza 
hirta, Ceylon 2, and P. hirta, Ceylon, 273. This species is 
very common on rotten wood, especially in up-country 
districts ; from the length of its hairs it should probably be 
referred to P. hadioberhis. 
Immediately succeeding P. hirta, Berkeley and Broome 
described P. verruculosa B. & Br. It was ‘‘ Ascis linearibus ; 
sporidiis uniseriatis globosis fortiter verruculosis, paraphysibus 
linearibus intus globulis repletis ; cætera P. hirtæP They 
gave a figure of the ascus and spores. 
There is no specimen of P. verruculosa in Herb. Kew, and 
hence the species is not ipentioned in Massee’s Revision of 
Berkeley’s types. During the last ten years numerous Ceylon 
gatherings of P. hirta have been examined in the hope of 
discovering P. verruculosa, but without any success. Odd 
spherical spores occur in the asci of P. hirta, and it was thought 
possible that Berkeley and Broome might have met with a 
specimen in which spherical spores predominated, though we 
did not find any such. On a recent visit to England, however, 
it was found that the type of P. verruculosa is in Herb. British 
Museum, ex Herb. Broome. It consists of part of one speci- 
men. But it does not in the least resemble P. hirta. It is a 
much larger species, and has no marginal hairs whatsoever. 
It proves to be Barleina albocærulea Penz. & Sacc., which 
often occurs in quantity at Peradeniya. 
This same species apparently provided the Peziza sarmen- 
torum var. geophila of Berkeley and Broome’s list. Massee 
referred these latter specimens to Barlæa lobata, in the cover 
of which they will be found at Kew. If the colour given for 
B. lobata in the published descriptions is correct, the Ceylon 
species is immediately distinguishable. The spores of 
P. sarmentorum var. geophila are slightly larger than those 
of the type of P. verruculosa, but otherwise the two do not 
appear to differ. This species will now stand as Barleina 
verruculosa (B. & Br.) — B. albocærulea Penz. & Sacc. 
123. — Cudoniella Javanica P. Henn. 
This species is not uncommon at Hakgala. In Hennings’ 
description the stalk is said to be 3-5 cm. long. From 
