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sion, with a fine grey tomentum. On expanding, the pileus 

 become very thin, and revolute. Spores dark purple, nearly 

 black, in tlie mass, 8-5-1 0-5 x 5-2/i, oval. 'J'he sclerotium was 

 kept moist in a saucer, and at once showed several, small, fluffv 

 projections. One of these gradually elongated, being covered 

 with a whitish tomentum. Eventually, this rapidly eh ngated, 

 and bore a smaller and whiter pileus than the one found develop- 

 ing naturally. 



CoPRiNi'S RADiATUS Fries. --A small, ephemeral species, found 

 growing on dung, at Sydney, in March, may lie referable to this 

 species. It was at first conical, white, and covered with snowy 

 particles, later becoming convex. The spores were nearly 

 spherical, with the ends a little pointed, 7/x in diameter or 7 x bfx. 

 Other specimens collected on dung at Mosman, Sydney, in July, 

 are certainly this species. Their description is as follows : 

 about Y^ inch in diameter, at first cylindrical, with a greyish 

 bloom, finally plane and gi'eyish, except for the pale fawn, de- 

 pressed centre, showing pale fawn-coloured, scurfy granules, 

 ribbed. Gills about 23, moderately distant. Stem about 1 inch 

 high, white, base thickened, a little downy. Spores subspherical 

 to triangular, 5 5-7/i. Specimens also from Hill Top, growing 

 on cow-dung, spores 8 x 5/x; and Terrigal, on dung, June, spores 

 7 X 4-3/x, l/x, irregular. 



CoPKiNus STEitcoRARius Fries. — We have collected specimens 

 on dung at Ryde, in May (spores 10-5-15o x 7-10/x). Specimens 

 obtained at Manly, in July, showed a conical cap, ^ inch high 

 and ^ inch broad, covered with a white, micaceous meal, with a 

 slight grey tinge. Gills dark grey, ascending, adnate. Stem 

 2 inches high, white, somewhat floccose, hollow, base a little 

 swollen. Spores 12-13-8 x 8'5-10-5/x, often obese. Hill Top, 

 January, 1913, spores 14 x 5-10/x. Hyde Park, on manuied soil, 

 January, spores 10-13 x 7-9fx. 



CoPRiNUS EPHEMKKUS Fries. — Recorded by Cooke for Queens- 

 land. We have found it in Sydney, on horse-dung, in March 

 (pileus minutely furfuraceous when young, sporesl5-5-17 x 10-4/x); 

 also at Penshurst, in February, 1911; spores 10-16 x S-lO/x. 



