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Soc, Bot., xviii., p. 385, 1880), and for Daintree Hiver (Giwillea, 

 xi , p. 29, 1882). In addition to the above localities, Massee 

 (Journ. Linn. Soc, Bot., xxvii, p. 1 61, 1890) records it for the 

 Clarence River. See also Grant, in l^eports Botanic Gardens, 

 Sydney, (1902) 1903, p.9; and Uheel, (1909) 1910, p.lO. In the 

 National Herbarium, there are several very fine specimens, the 

 largest from Mount Cooroy, Queensland, measuring, when quite 

 fresh, 17| inches across; and another fi'oni Gosford, N.S.W., 

 measuring 13 inches across, and 11 inches high, from the pad of 

 the foot-stalk to the surface of the pileus. The foot-stalk of the 

 various specimens is variable in length, some being almost sessile, 

 whilst others have it up to 2^ inches long. The tomentuiri on 

 the foot-stalk, as well as on the upper surface of the pileus, is 

 also very variable, being sometimes thickly matted, and, in 

 other cases, very thin; the hymenium varies considerably in 

 being more or less plicate. The following is a list of the locali- 

 ties and collectors : — Manning River (J. L. Boorman; October, 

 1902); Coff's Harbour (Forest Guard; April, 1909); Ourimbah 

 (J. Staer; December, 1910); Wamberal (E. Cheel; April, 1911); 

 Lilyvale (A. A Hamilton; June, 1910). From Warburton, 

 Victoria, there are some deformed specimens, collected in April, 

 1907; and the Mount Cooroy, Queensland, specimens, mentioned 

 above, were collected by J. Staer, in March, 1910. Specimens 

 collected by one of us (J. B.C.) in June, 1916, at Lisarow, had 

 fusiform, thick-walled cystidia, 42-50 x 12-13'8/x. Otliers, ob- 

 tained at Bulli Pass in April, 1914, had shed spores, 8'5-8'8 x 

 3"0-5/x in size. In many of the last two collections, the stem is 

 nearly lateral. 



Stekeum elegans Fr. — In connection with this species, Lloyd 

 states (Synopsis of the Stipitate Stereums, p. 24, 1913) that it 

 is very common in Australia. The only specimens we have 

 seen in this State are from Gladesville (Miss Fiockton: April, 

 1911), and Mount Kenibla and Mount Jellore (E. Cheel; April, 

 1912). There are also some specimens from (;!rose Vale (Miss 

 Campbell, No.21; September, 1912) in the National Herbarium, 

 which seem to belong to this species, but unfortunately they are 

 partly destroyed by the larvse of some insects. 



