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contorted hymenial cells or tubes in a pithy nberoid trama. 

 Asei narrow, cylindrical. Paraphysis numerous linear. 

 Sporidia Bpherical, Bmooth, hyaline, 20u. Very variable in 

 size and proportionate development of tubes and trama. 

 When small, &-fiii. tube often single and not very contorted, 

 with copious trama. When about lin. tubes fairly numerous, 

 trama reduced, the tuber being then of a firmer consistency. 

 In specimens about 2in. diameter the tubes are very numerous 

 and large (Jin.), and trama very slight. These three forms 

 may be persistently distinct, but the asci and sporidia not 

 differing would lead one to infer they are forms of one plant. 

 The small softer form is much sought by larvae of small 

 insects, the empty peridium is often found lying on tha 

 surface of the soil. 



In the following list I have endeavoured to be as brief as 

 possible. Of plants added since the publication of Cooke's 

 Handbook, those described by McAlpine, in or not in con- 

 junction with myself, may be found in Trans. E.S., Vict., 

 Nov. 8th, 1894, or the Bulletin Dept. Agri., New South 

 Wales, Nov., 1895, and Feb., 1896. Those by Massie often 

 with myself, in the new Bulletin, probably in 1897, but the 

 exact date of issue is not yet at my service. 



I have included in this list the Mycetozoa, though fully 

 alive to their independence. 



HYMENOMYCETES. 



Agaricinece.— ^Amanita ananaeceps, Berk. 

 „ grossa, Berk. 



Amanitopsis pulchellus, C. et]M. 



Lepiota cristata, Fr. 

 „ procera, Fr. 



Armillaria mellea, Vahl. 

 ,, ramentacea, Bull. 



Tricholonia melaleuca, Fr. 

 „ nuda, Fr. 



