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1329. Folysaccum turgiclum. Fries Syst. Myc. hi., 53. 
Sacc. Syll. vii., 489. 
Peridium subcylindrical or clavate, at first covered with an 
exceedingly fine arachnoid web, then smooth, dark umber, passing 
into a long, stout, lacunose, stem-like base (4-6 in. long), 
divided into thick rooting branches, dark umber above, yellowish 
at base. Peridiola small, 2-3 m.m., rounded. Spores spherical, 
minutely echinulate, coffee-colour, 7-8 p diam. 
In sandy soil. W. Australia. 
1330. Polysaccum tuberosum. Fr. Syst. Myc. in., 55. 
Sacc. Syll. vii,, 501. 
Peridium subglobose or deformed, with a very short stem-like 
base, even, smooth ; ocliraceous, becoming darker, often irregular 
and depressed, point of attachment basal or lateral. Peridiola 
large, angular, 3-4 m.m., yellow, becoming brown. Spores 
globose, warted, dark cinnamon, 9-12 p. ( Folysaccum conglomera- 
tum, Fr. S. Myc. hi., p. 55, is probably nothing more than a caespi- 
tose form of this species.) 
On the ground. N.S. Wales. 
1331. Polysaccum marmoratum. Linn. Journ. xni., p. 155. 
Sacc. Syll. vn., 499. 
Peridium subglobose, tapering into a more or less elongated 
stem-like base, dirty ochre, marbled with darker patches ; peridium 
1-2 in. across, stem varying from ^-1-^ in. long; peridiola small, 
angular, about 1-5-2 m.m. ; spores spherical, rough with very fine 
sinuous raised lines, brown, 7-8 p. 
On the ground. W. Australia. S. Australia. N.S. Wales. 
S.W.Australia. 
1332. Polysaccum confusum. Cooke in Grev. xvi., p. 29, 
p. 76. Sacc. Syll. vn., 1632. 
Peridium subglobose, slightly narrowed below into a short, 
thick, stem-like base, or pyriform, rugulose, olivaceous-umber, 
sprinkled with yellow pruina ; peridium about 2 in. across ; stem 
i in. long, 1 in. thick ; peridiola small, 2-3 m.m., polygonal, 
dissepiments very thin ; spores spherical, smooth, bright ochra- 
ceous brown, 5-6 p. 
On the ground. Victoria. 8.W. Australia. (Fig. 124.) 
1333. Polysaccum australe. Lev. Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. 3, v. 
9, p. 136, pi. 9, f. 3-4. Sacc. Syll. vn., 490. 
Stem rooting, subcylindrical, even, shining, blackish-brown, 
dilated into a similarly coloured subglobose tuberculato-areolated 
peridium (about 9 c.m. high) ; peridiola brown, subglobose, near 
the periphery lentiform, compact; spores fawn-coloured, spherical, 
smooth. 
On the ground. New Holland. Queensland. 
