CEYLON FUNGI. 
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splitting from the stalk, interstices strongly veined, arcuate, or 
slightly ventricose ; edge fibrillose, sometimes coloured, hear- 
ing minute conical fascicles of hyphæ. Spores *white, broadly 
oval, 9-12 X 7-8 [A. 
In bamboo clumps, Peradeniya, November, 1914 ; No. 4242 
in Herb. Peradeniya ; stains the fingers red when handled. 
Pileo primo conico-campanulato, margine incurvo, dein 
expanse, piano vel repando, undulato, ad 7 cm. diam., 
primo nigro, minute tomentoso, dein centre nigro vel nigro- 
brunneo, alibi sordide brunneo, nigro-brunneo maculate, 
minute nigris particulis sparse ; carne alba, centro crassa. 
Stipite albo, setate griseo, interdum valde longitudinaliter 
striato, furfuraceo, solide, ad 9 cm. alt., 1 cm. diam. 
Lamellis albis, latis, remotiusculis, decurrentibus vel adnato- 
decurrentibus, interstitiis valde venosis, arcuatis vel subven- 
tricosis, acie fibrilloso. Sporis albis, late ovalibus, 9-12 x 
7-8 
Collybia multicolor n. sp. 
Pileus 2-2*5 cm. diameter, plane, centre slightly umbonate 
or depressed, tough, centre dark green, clothed with a dense 
pile of short green hairs, shining when viewed obliquely, 
reddish -purple towards the margin. Flesh purplish. Stalk 
curved, 2*5 cm. long, 3 mm. diameter in the middle, almost 
equal, or inflated above and below, cartilaginous, rusty or 
orange-red, becoming more vividly orange-red at the apex, 
minutely and densely t ornent ose, stuffed, yellow internally. 
Gills dull yellow, ventricose, sinuate behind, adnato -decurrent, 
united by veins. Spores white, narrow oval, 5-6 X 3 [Ji. 
On dead wood, Hakgala ; No. 3053 in Herb. Peradeniya. 
Pileo 2-2*5 cm. diam., piano, leniter umbonato vel 
depresso, lento, centro fusco-viridi, tomento erecto brevi 
viridi vestito, marginem versus rubro-purpureo, carne pur- 
pureo. Stipite curvato, 2*5 cm. long ; medio 3 mm. diam., 
fere æquali, vel sursum et deorsum inflato, cartilagineo, 
ferrugineo vel aurantiaco, apice saturatiori, minute dense 
tomentoso, farcto, intus flavo. Lamellis fiavis, ventricosis, 
sinuatis, adnato -decurrentibus. Sporis albis, angusto -ovalibus ' 
-6 X 3 [i. 
