Lycoperdon .] 
VIII. FUNGI. 
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nular warts, plaited and laciniose at tlie base ; mouth wide. Nucleus and 
spores violet. 
Middle Island : Akaroa, Raoul. — Mr. Berkeley, who has not seen this, observes that, 
according to the description, it much resembles Bovista fragilis, Vitt. 
6. Xi. reticulatum. Berk, in FI. N. Z. ii. 190. Globose, .1 in. or more 
diameter, narrowed below into a short stem. Peridium finely reticulated, at 
length smooth and shining ; orifice small, irregular, terminal. Nucleus olive, 
at length bleached and french-grey; barren stratum confluent with the 
nucleus. 
Northern Island : on the ground, Colenso. 
7. L. microspermum, Berk, in FI. N. Z. ii. 190. Subglobose, ob- 
tuse, ■§— 1 in. diameter, reddish-brown. Peridium all flaccid, persistent, ob- 
scurely cracked, rough with minute scales, at length pale, smooth below ; 
mouth small, circular. Nucleus uniform, green; barren stratum very small. 
Spores globose, minute. 
Northern Island: on the ground, Colenso. (Himalaya, Java, etc.) 
8. L. gemmatum, Fries; — Berk, in FI. N. Z. ii. 190. Subglobose, 
sessile or narrowed at the base. Peridium membranous, persistent ; bark 
farinaceous, adnate, covered with spinulose warts; mouth umbonate. Nu- 
cleus with a sort of central columella. Spores yellow or greenish. — Berk. 
Outlines, 302. 
Northern Island : on the ground, Tehawera, Colenso. (Europe, Tasmania.) 
9. L. pyriforme, Schaffer ; — Berk, in FI. N. Z. ii. P90. Pyriform. 
Peridium membranous, persistent, umbonate; bark not separable, covered 
with minute fugacious scales. Nucleus greenish-yellow, with a conical colu- 
mella.- — Berk. Outlines, 303. 
Northern Island : on decayed wood, Colenso. (Europe, Java, etc.) 
31. SCLERODERMA, Persoon. 
More or less globose, sessile or substipitate Fungi. Peridium firm, hard, 
with an innate bark, bursting irregularly. Nucleus (capillitium) with flocci 
adhering on all sides to the peridium and forming distinct veins in the central 
mass of spores. Spores large, granulated. 
A widely diffused genus. In a young state some species are subterranean, and mistaken 
for Truffles. 
1. S. Geaster, Fries ; — FI. N. Z. ii. 190. Subglobose, unequal, as large 
as the fist, pale. Peridium bursting at top in a stellate manner. Nucleus 
dirty-blue. Sporidia brown. 
Noi-them Island : Bay of Islands, J. L. II. (Europe, N. America, Australia.) 
2. S. vulgare, Fries; — FI. N. Z. ii. 190. Irregular, nearly sessile. Peri- 
dium corky, bursting by an indefinite aperture. Nucleus bluish-black. — 
Berk. Outlines, 303. t. 1*5. f. 4. 
Northern Island : on the ground, Colenso. (Europe.) 
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