The Lirheu.'^ of Victoria. 103 



Hab. on decaying decorticated eucalyptus, Croydon, Kew, 

 Warrnarabool, Wan-agnl, Black Spur, Lakes Entrance, -Mt. 

 William, Tallarook, Mt. Macedon, Beech worth ; frequent. 



Allied to C. jxirietinuiii. Somewhat variable. Cjejitiiwiii 

 reported by me (Trans. Lin. Soc. 1890), is now judged by 

 me to be a not clearly marked form of C. Victories. 



o. C. /MtrruJam, Wilson. 



Thallus white or whitish, sub-determinate. Apothecia all 

 black, 4 mm. high, stipe slender ('OS mm. thick). Capituliwn 

 lenticular, -KJ nnu. broad. Spores dilutely nigrescent, 

 ellipsoid, simple, OOo to -OOO x OOlo to •0()2o mm., paries 

 thin, black. 



Hab. on decorticate eucalyptus, Maffra, Mt. ]\Iaced(3n, 

 Beech worth. 



The thallus looks like a thin coat of whitewash, on which 

 the densely Ijlack apothecia, though ver}^ minute, ai'e clearly 

 visible. The outline of the spores is remarkable for its 

 blackness, being in this respect like G. Vldovke. 



(J. C. coiitortum, Wilson. 



Thallus whitish, very thin. Apothecia all black, 1 mm. 

 high, stipe •! mm. thick, contorted. Capitulum hemispherico 

 lenticular. Spores dilutely nigrescent, fusiformi ellipsoid, 

 simple, -004 x OOl-t to 002 mm. 



Hab. on decorticate deca\'ing eucalyptus. Lakes Entrance. 



Allied to G. Victoria', which it resembles in its apothecia, 

 but the capitula are smaller, the spores also are smaller 

 and narrower, and dilferent in colour. 



7. G. (jracillimuTii, Wilson. 



Thallus indicated by a whitish s})ot. Apothecia all black, 

 small ("8 mm. high) ; stipe very slender (06 mm. thick) ; 

 capitulum minute (1 mm. broad) ; tui-binato lenticulaj-. 

 Spores more or less dilutely nigrescent, ellipsoid or fusiforn)i 

 ellipsoid, uniseptate, 'OOS to OOl x -001 to' -002 mm., with n 

 locule in each cell. 



Hab, on decaying decorticated Ader a/r(ji/rophyllas, Mt. 

 Macedon, 



The apothecia are extremely minute, being visible only 

 under a powerful lens. 



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