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marked with patches of the rhubarb-coloured mycelium; 
margin alone free, obscurely zoned, rather thin and acute, 
bay marked with linear wrinkles. Hymenium. extremely 
concave, bay; pores minute, stratose, forming indeed the 
whole mass of the pileus, rhubarb-coloured within. The 
growth of this species is extremely slow, a very thin layer 
only being deposited annually, which barely reaches the 
margin. 
This species was not gathered by Mr. Drummond himself, 
but brought to him by a native on account of its curious 
form, which is like that of some large Gryphea or Productus. 
The specimen, indeed, resembles much in form the upper fig. 
tab. 321 of Productus personatus in Sowerby’s Mineral Con- 
chology. It is allied to Pol. igniarius. 
P. cinnabarrinus. Fr.— Drumm. n. 148. 23/5100 
* P. Feei, Fr. Pol. lilacino-gilvus, Berk. — Drumm. n. 
147. 
This species, like many others, varies extremely as regards 
the surface of the pileus, which in some specimens is nearly 
smooth, in others, clothed with a spongy coat. I therefore 
refer the Australian plant to P. Feei, of which I have a speci- 
men from M. Fée's herbarium. 
42. P. (Apus) venustus, n. sp.; pileo reflexo coriaceo 
zonato albido; zonis obscurioribus ; antice fasciculato-tomen- 
toso hispidulo, postice subcalvescente, margine subfusco; 
hymenio purpureo; poris mediis variis, dissepimentis tenui- 
bus laciniatis.— Drumm. n. 135. yee b 
On dead wood of some Conifera or allied family, probably 
. Forming elongated patches, consisting of numerous, often 
imbricated individuals, attached laterally and effused behind, 
With the margin broadly reflected or entirely resupinate ; 
pileus thin, coriaceous, dirty white, with a few dark zones 
gradually becoming smooth behind, in front clothed with 
fasciculate down slightly hispid; extreme margin brown. 
Hymenium of a beautiful purple when fresh, purple- row 4 
when dry ; pores about 1-30th of an inch in diam.; disse- 
purple-brown 
