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alba. Stipite 3-3 *5 cm. alt., 1-1*4 cm. diam., deorsum 
subincrassato, aureo, fibrillis rubrobrunneis innatis reticulato, 
solido, basi subtomentoso, excentrico, intus aureo vel aureo- 
bruniieo. Lamellis flavis, ætate paUescentibus, sicco viridi- 
scentibus, decurrentibus, in stipite anastomosantibus, confertis, 
latis, arcuatis, acie subirregulari. Spores albis, globosis vel 
late ovalibus, 4*5-6 (j. diam. 
Hygrophorus rufus n. sp. 
Pileus up to 3 cm. diameter, almost plane, répand, undulat- 
ing, deep red-brown, mottled with yellowish-brown, minutely 
scurfy, especially in the centre. Stalk up to 3*5 cm. high, 
4 mm. diameter, flexuose, paler than the pileus, slightly 
fibrillose. Gills moderately distant, colour of the pileus or 
shghtly paler (terracotta), adnato -decurrent, rather narrow, 
attenuated outwards. Spores white, broadly oval, 5-6 X 4 
On the ground among grass, Peradeniya ; specimen and 
painting, No. 4220 in Herb. Peradeniya. 
Pileo ad 3 cm. diam., fere piano, repando, undulato, 
saturo rubro-brunneo, flavo-brunneo maculato, minute fur- 
furaceo. Stipite ad 3*5 cm. alt., 4 mm. diam., flexuoso, 
pileo palhdiore, parum fibriUoso. Lamellis subremotis, pileo 
unicoloribus vel pallidioribus, adnato -decurrentibus, suban- 
gustis, exteriore attenuatis. Sporis albis, late ovalibus, 5-6 
X 4 (x. 
Cantharellus pellucidus n. sp. 
Whole fungus white, translucent. Pileus up to 4 mm. 
diameter, almost plane, centre umbilicate, or broadly infundi- 
buliform, membranous, faintly rugose, sulcate to the centre, 
margin crenate or fimbriate. Stalk up to 7 mm. high, 
attenuated upwards, 1 mm. diameter at the base, minutely 
tomentose. Gills about six in number, distant, narrow, rather 
thick, adnate, or shghtly decurrent, scarcely evident when 
dry. Spores white, oval, inequilateral, 8-10 X 4-5 pi. 
On the bark of hving trees, Peradeniya, October, 1908 ; 
No. 2896 in Herb. Peradeniya. 
Albus, pellucidus. Pileo ad 4 mm. diam., fere piano, 
umbilicato, vel late infundibufiformi, membranaceo, leniter 
rugoso, sulcato, margine crenato vel fimbriato. Stipite ad 
