36 ON VARIATION OF COLOUR IN THE FLOWERS OF WARRATAH. 
-0006 in. in length and are not truly colourless. This species has now 
been found in Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Vana and Devon- 
shire (and is recorded by Abbot from Bedfordshir 
Polyporus intybaceus, Fr. This species comes up in abundance 
every year on old Oaks near Teignmouth, Devon, often attaining an im- 
mense size. 
Hydnum tomentosum, L. (Tab. LXXVI.). The drawing on Plate 
LXXVI. was taken from a plant gathered in the Ascot fir-woods. It 
was first found a year or two ago by the Rev. G. H. Sawyer; it is of 
rare occurrence, and does not appear to have been noticed elsewhere 
than at Ascot in this country; it grows amongst decaying fir-needles 
and is sweet-scented ; spores very minute, white, and papillated. 
Hydnum coralloides, Scop. This has occurred two years in succes- 
sion at the top of a very old Ash-tree, on the lawn in front of Bohun 
Lodge, East Barnet; both in form and colour it resembles a Cauli- 
flower. I was allowed to gather this year's plant for my series of 
drawings of the Hymenomycetes. I had part of it cut into thin 
slices and cooked for supper, as it is said to be edible. 
Clavaria Ardenia, Sow., was found in December, 1866, by Miss 
Lott, under Laureis, in the grounds of Barton Hall, South Devon. 
The Clavarias were very large and parasitic on dead Fir leaves. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 
LATE LXXV.—Fig. 1, 2, and 3, Boletus rubinus, n. sp. i 4, spores 
x > diam. Fig. 5, 6, Agaricus (Flammula) carbonarius, Fr. Fig. 7, spores 
x 700 diam. Fig. 8, spore further enlarged. Fig. 9, spores of Boletus para- 
siticus, Bull, x 700 diam 
Prate LXXVI. (to be issued in the March number of this Journal).—Fig. 
1, 2, 4, Hydnum tomentosum, L. Fig. 8, spores x 700 diam. Fig. 5, section. 
ON VARIATION OF COLOUR IN THE FLOWERS OF 
THE ARRATAH (TELOPEA SPECIOSISSIM A), AND 
SEVERAL OTHER INDIGENOUS PLANTS OF NEW 
SOUTH WALES. 
By Georce Bennert, M.D., F.L.S. 
By the kindness of Colonel Lock, of H.M. 50th Regiment, I received, 
in September, 1867, a delicate and beautiful variety of the Warratah, or 
