49 DECADES OF FUNGI. 
l'importance des collections leur sera acquise dans l'ordre de 
leur souscription, et cette derniére leur sera remboursée en 
tout ou en partie, en cas de réussite incomplète du voyage. 
Les souscriptions, en mandats sur Paris, et les lettres, 
doivent étre envoyées à M. Reuter, rue de Coutance, No. 136, 
à Genève. La souscription sera fermée au ler janvier, 1845. — 
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Decapes or FUNGI; » the Rev. M. J. BERKELEY, MA. E | 
F.L.S. P 
Dec. “reais AUSTRALIAN es 
(Tass, I. IL) 
The subjects of the present decades were sento Sir W.J. 
Hooker, by Mr. Drummond from the Swan River. It wil | 
be observed that a large proportion are either entirely new 
species, or common European forms; the few remaining 
species are, with scarce an exception, not tropical forms. 
The collection is very rich in species belonging to the Lyco- 
perdaceous and Podazxineous group and we have reason to 
believe that new discoveries will be made in these families. | 
The list of Agarics would be much larger had not the notes - 
belonging to many species been lost, and the specimens 
themselves much corroded by insects. It is certainly the 
finest collection which has yet been received from Australia, 
and we have good reason to. believe from Mr. Drummond’ 
anxiety to be useful, that we shall be able at some future. 
time to give a far more complete list, 
*Agaricus excoriatus, Fr. Drumm. n. 108. 
The Swan River specimens are decidedly bulbous at the 
base, and the gills when fresh, have a slight sulphur tinge- 
21. A. (Lepiota) rhizobolus, n. sp.; pileo convexo carnoso- 
nitido: albo centro presertim squamis- verrucæformibus 
ornato ; velo marginali: stipite glabro brevi bulboso radicem - 
profond exserente ; lamellis latiusoulis liberis, Drums 
n. 106. = 
