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diam., even, ochrey white, mixed with allantoid sporiform cor- 
puscles. 
On the ground. Queensland. (Fig. 123.) 
Genus 30. FAVILLEA. Fr. Fungi Natal p. 32. 
Peridium clavate, simple, without special cortex, membranaceous 
above and fugitive, very copious ; spores agglomerated and inter- 
mixed with very thin flocci; capillitium rare, rising from the 
base of the peridium, which is produced into the contiguous solid 
stem. 
1325. Favillea argillacea. Fr. Fun. Natal 32. Sacc. Syll. 
vii., 487. 
Same characters as the genus. 
On the ground. New Holland. 
Genus 31. POLYSACCUM. DcCand. 
Peridium simple, rigid, dehiscing irregularly, filled with 
numerous small cavities, with rigid walls (peridiola), and contain- 
ing the spores. 
1326. Polysaccum piscocarpium. Fries Syst. Myc. hi., 54. 
Sacc. Syll. vii., 494. Including F. olivaceum. Fries Syst. 
Myc. iii., 54. 
Peridium subglobose, passing downwards into a short stem-like 
base, smooth, reddish brown, tinged olive. Peridiola large, 
irregular, angular, 4-5 x 2-3 m.m., yellow ; spores spherical, warted, 
coffee-colour, 9-13 y diam. 
On the ground in sandy places. W. Australia. Queensland. 
New Zealand. King George’s Sound. 
var. acaule. DC. FI. Fr. vi., 103. 
Without distinct stem. Queensland. 
1327. Folysaccum microcarpum. Cke. § Mass. Grev. xvi., 
28. Sacc. Syll. vii., 1633. 
Peridium subglobose, coarsely tuberculate, ochraceous brown, 
stout, with a short stem-like base, bright citrine. Peridiola 
small, angular, about 2 m.m., septa very thin and fragile. Spores 
spherical, minutely warted, ochraceous, with a tinge of olive, 6-7 y 
diam. 
On the ground. Victoria. Queensland. 
1328. Folysaccum crasslpes. D. Cand. FI. Fr. vi., 103. 
Sacc. Syll. vii., 491. 
Peridium varying from spherical to clavate or subcylindrical, at 
first pale ochraceous, becoming darker, 2-4 in. diam. ; stem-like 
base stout, often lacunose (4-6 in. long, 1-2 in. thick). Peri- 
diola minute, oblong or polyhedral, about 2 m.m., golden yellow, 
then ferruginous. Spores spherical, warted, coffee-colour, 9-12 y 
diam. 
Immersed in sand. Victoria. W. Australia. 
