106 BOTANICAL NOTES, 



Very distinct from any other Tasmanian Plagiochila. 



Fossombro7ila dentata, St., f. rohusta. — Robust, super- 

 iicial, mostly dark red to almost black, 2-4 cm. long. 

 Leaves crowded, imbricate broadly oblong, armed with 

 few distant subulate marginal teeth, 5 mm. long; cells 

 60-90 X 40 /u., but very irregular in size, trigones concave. 

 Sterile. 



Very much larger than the typical F. dentata, but 

 agreeing oitherwise in all details. 



On wet Heaths, Cradle Mt^ 



We are slowly adding to our list of Fungi, and many 

 hundreds of forms, mostly minute species, have yet to be 

 described. The following may be of unusual interest to 

 students : — 



Marasmius equicrinis, Miie/I. — The stipe and mycelial 

 strands are black, shining like horsehair and often many 

 feet in length. Pileus pale, minute. 



Found occasionally in wet scrub. 



Strohilomyces pallescens, C . et M. — Pileus: pale tawny, 

 mostly 10 cm. diameter, coarsely warted. Hymenial tubes 

 yellow, long. Turning deep blue when broken. 



East Coast from Freycinet Peninsula to "V/edge Bay. 



Polysaccu'in microcarprim, C. et M . — Peridium globose 

 continuous with a broad stem, usually aboiut 6 cm. long, 

 yellowish brown. Peridiola dark brown, small, angular, 

 about 2 mm. diameter. Spores spherical, minutely wart- 

 ed, 6-7 Pi. diameter. 



Found occasionally in sandy soil. 



Hysteriiim yahnkinuni, n.x. — Black, linear erumpent, 

 seldom exceeding 1 mm. in length, opening by a^ narrow 

 slit. Asci clavate 8-spored. Spores fusifonrn to linear 

 o6 X 4-5/t., 6-9 septate, smiooth, dark brown at maturity. 



On dead leaves of Gnlinui psittacorum. flobart. 



Aulograplium proteacium, ii.s. — Black, oblong, erum. 

 pent, €in a discoloured patch about 0.5 mm. long, opening 

 by a. naiTow slit. Asci broadly obovate, 8-spored. Spores 

 h^'aline, uniseptate, oblong to obovate, the upper section 

 usually the larger, smooth, 14 x 6^. 



On leaves of Cenarrhenes nit Ida. Trowatta. 



Aulogrophuin eucalypti, C. et M. — Narrow linear, 

 often bra.nched, gregarious on discoloured spots, black 0.5- 

 1 mm. long. Asci clavate 8-spored. Spores oblong, 1-3 

 septate, hyaline, smooth 14 x 6 ^u. 



Common on fading loaves of Eucalyptus obliqua and 

 allies. Also recorded from Victoria 



