Distribution.-Otaki Forks, Upper Otaki River, Wellington, N.Z. (300 m., J. G. Myers, E. H. Atkinson, 8/7/22. Type), Forest Reserve, Whakatikei, Paekakariki, Wellington, N.Z. (45 m., J. G. Myers, J. C. Neill, 16/6/23). Collections in the herbarium of the writer, Nos. 922, 1094.

Peridium azure, sage-green or sea-green, sometimes mottled with pallid spots, conical, apex sharply acuminate, base strongly excavated, truncate, or more frequently margin decurrent, up to 8 cm. high, and 4 cm. wide, at first pruinose, becoming glabrous, polished and slightly viscid; drying dull green or olivaceous. Stipe bright yellow, stout, up to 5 cm. long, and 12 nnm. wide, tapering from base to apex, smooth, shining, hollow; columella slightly thickened at the apex. Gleba ferruginous, cellular, cells 2-4 mm. long, laterally compressed, dissepiments thin. Spores smooth, pallid ferruginous, ovate or elliptical, one end rounded, the other pointed, frequently shortly pedicellate, 14-18 x 6-8 µ, epispore thin.

Habitat.-Solitary on the ground in grassy places in the forest.

Peridio caeruleo, griseo-viride vel viride, conico, spice acuto, ad 8 cm. alto, 4 cm. lato, primum pruinoso demum glabro, leve. Stipite aurantio, ad 5 cm. longo, 12 mm. crasso, leve, glabro, excavato. Gleba brunnea, celiulosa. Sporis levibus, pallido-brunneis, ovatis vel ellipticis, 14-18 x 6-8 µ.
Hab.. Solitarii ad terram in locis gramineis.

The large conical peridium, stout yellow stipe and large smooth spores characterise this species. It closely resembles the following species [Secotium columella], but is separated on account of the shape and large size of the peridium It is a magnificent species, the azure peridium and yellow stipe being very conspicuous. The base of the peridium does not as a rule separate from the stipe, but remains closely pressed to it. This is one of the largest species known, and should be readily determined on this account.

Otaki Forks, Upper Otaki River, Wellington, N.Z. 300 m. J. G. Myers, E. H. Atkinson.