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Genus 26. SCLERODERMA. Pers. Syn. p. 150. 
Peridium firm, corticate, dehiscing irregularly; flocci adhering 
everywhere to the peridium, and forming minute cells, in which 
are produced the glomerules of spores, without peridiola; rooting, 
but without a distinct stem. 
1310. Scleroderma geaster. Fr. Syst. Myc. in., 460. Sacc. 
Syll. vii., 459. 
Sessile, subglobose, growing pale, peridium dehiscing at the 
apex in stellate lacinisc, gleba dingy blue, then purplish; spores 
becoming brownish, coarsely warted, 14-15 p diam. 
On the ground. W. Australia. S. Australia. Victoria. 
N.S.Wales. Queensland. 8. W. Australia. Tasmania. 
1311. Scleroderma bovista. Fr. Syst. Myc. in., 40. Sacc. 
Syll. vii., 446. 
Peridium obovoid or sphaeroid, substipitate, or possibly with a 
rooting base, verrucose, turning yellow, vertex areulate, tessellate, 
or cracked, then irregularly dehiscent ; cortex evanescent ; gleba 
dingy coloured ; flocci yellow ; spores sphteroid, rough, olive, 14- 
15 p diam. 
On sandy ground. Victoria. N.S.Wales. Queensland. 
1312. Scleroderma vulgare. Fr. Syst. Myc. hi., 46. Sacc. 
Syll. vii., 445. 
Subsessile, deformed, peridium corky, hard, citrine, then rufcs- 
cent, growing pale with age, indefinitely and irregularly dehiscent, 
externally often areolate or squamose, or at first verrucose ; gleba 
at first whitish, soon dark blue or black, marbled with the white 
flocci ; spores globose, verrucose, smoky rufous, 12 pdiam. 
On the ground. W. Australia. Victoria. N.S. Wales. Queens- 
land. 8. W. Australia. Tasmania. 
1313. Scleroderma verrucosum. Bull. Champ, t. 24. Sacc. 
Syll. vii., 447. 
Peridium rounded, at first hard, rigid, then fragile, dehiscing 
determinately at the apex, covered with an adnate persistent 
cortex, smooth, rather verrucose, areolate, or even, dingy 
yellowish, produced downwards into a short stipitiform base, or 
sometimes sessile ; gleba dark purple, flocci lax, greyish tawny ; 
spores brownish, then pale purplish, globose, rough, 12 p diam. 
On the ground. Queensland. 
1314. Scleroderma pandanaceum. Miill. Linn. Journ. xvi., 
171. bacc. Syll. vn.,454. 
Globose, sessile, yellow, even at the base, tessellate above 
(about 1| in. across); flocci dingy yellow; spores globose, 10 pc 
diam. 
On the ground. Queensland. 
1315. Scleroderma aurea. Massee Grev. xvm., 26. 
Peridium globose, thick, smooth, or minutely verruculose, 
yellowish-olive, with the flesh bright yellow, tapering below into a 
