BECKER, DR. H. ( Cape Colony: 



Panus rudis-Geaster fornicatus. A rare species throughout .he 

 world, but appearing more common in South Africa.-Geaster min.l^! 

 Stereum hirsutum-Polyporus gilvus-Polystictus versicolor-Bulgaria*- 

 leuc P haeus - undeveloped)-Hydnum cinnabarinum 



UNKNOWN DONOR, India: 



This package was forwarded to me from Paris to Kew the original 

 wrapper having been removed at Paris. I could get no clue to its source 

 except that the fungi was wrapped in a newspaper published in India. 



Daldinea concent rica Cyathus, spores 12x-Jft-Seliixn|,hyIlmn oommtllW 

 -Hirneola auricula-Judae two species of Stereum* Trametes ochrol. 

 Lentinus* an agaric Stereum,* beautiful white species (Note 13) 

 Guepinia spathulata. 



FETCH, T., Ceylon: 

 Polyporus rubidus. 



WOOD, J. MEDLEY, Natal: 



Mutinus (or a Jansia) dried phalloid. I should not be surprisfii if 

 it were Jansia elegans of Java, but can not say with certainty from a dried 

 specimen. 



NOTE 13. An unknown donor of India sends us a beautiful pure white 

 probably unnamed. ^ e find no such species at Kew. It is light and has in 

 of a Polystictus than a Stereum. The hymenium is perfectly smooth, however, and showed 

 no sign of pores. The upper surface is white, strigose. 



NOTE 14. A Fomes, probably unnamed, has been received from Miss Margaret 

 Flockton, Gladesville. N. S. Wales. It is very close to Fomes robustus of Kurope n.l 

 has the same bright rhei context. It has globose, hyaline spores. 8-9 and setae are rarely 

 found on the hymeniuui. (Bobustnj lias smaller spores, G-7 and I have never found sn.v 

 setae on the hymenium.) Miss Flockton 's plant is the Australian analogue of the European 

 species. 



NOTE 15. Polyporus salignus and Polyporus fumosus. Two specimens just received 

 from Ant. Weidmaun, Bohemia, illustrate to my mind the difference between salignu* and 

 fumosus, which I believe to be only forms of one species. Both have the. Kami- 

 surface and context, which is a slightly isabelline or adustus color. Salignus h., 

 of the same color as the context, while in fumosus they are much darker than the 

 I believe salignus is a rather common plant on willow. Fumosus is much more rar*. 

 Polyporus fumosus is a plant of very common record, but I think Polyporus adustus is 

 often mistaken for it. 



NOTE 16. A plant of great interest reaches us from Dr. II. It,-, k. r. S,,mh Africa 

 It is a bright cinnabar red. resupinate Hydnum and 1 think is clouliMt-x Myiinuin cinn 

 barinum. This species is supposed to have been named l>y Srhweimt/. fn-m the 

 States, but it must be very rare for I do not recall ever having neon it in S.-hw.-iniU' 

 herbarium or elsewhere. There is no specimen at Kew. It is supposed thsi Hy.lr.inii 

 lubrum, which Persoon records from Russia, is the same plant. Berkel. y I, as stated 

 somewhere that Hydnum cinnabarinum is the mycelium of Polytttictus san^uini-im While 

 it has that general appearance, that is an error if this collection from Dr. H.-.-k.T is cor 

 rectly named. The hymenoid spines are perfectly formed and flmbriate with, the pro- 

 jecting deep red hyphae. The spores are small, globose, hyaline, 3-4. The entire plant 

 and hyphae have the same bright cinnabar red color as that of Polyst 



NOTE 17 G Brown, of Christchurch, New Zealand, sends us what is always of 

 much interest, a tuberaceous plant, although we have never given this family any detailed 

 studv. It belongs to the genus Stephensia, but as to species we judge it has no name. 

 The Vridinm is "reddish yellow, smooth. The only species with a yellow peridinm that 

 we find named is Stephensia rrocea. which has a tomentose pendium. No specie* of the 

 genus Stephensia is given in the Handbook, from AlMteMMI 



XOTK 18. Polvporus llartiiiiiiuii. W,- are particularly clad to fet a specimen of 

 this plant from Mi's Maritar.-t Klo.-kton. (iladesville Austraha 11 i M 

 sp.vi.'s. only know,, heretofore from til.- orininal >.-n.inB- :.t K- 



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