STEREUM ELEGANS, FROM 

 MRS. A. V. KIRKWOOD, AUS- 

 TRALIA (Fig. 843). We have re- 

 ceived from Mrs. Kirkwood, Australia, 

 a fine specimen of this species (Fig. 

 843), with a long tap root. The spe- 

 cies is frequent in warm countries, 

 particularly in Australia. We have 

 about 20 collections, but no other has 

 this long root feature. W T e do not 

 know that it is a constant character. 

 Some collections appear to have had 

 the root broken off, but others do not 

 appear to have had it. 



Fig. 843. 



Fig. 844. 



IRPEX VELLEREUS, FROM P. 

 VAN DER BIJL, AFRICA (Fig. 

 844). Young condition with the hy- 

 menium in radiate ridges, hence a 

 Radulum in this state. We gave in My- 

 cological Notes No. 42, a photograph 

 of the developed plant. Notwith- 

 standing the very different appearance 

 of the hymenium, the context, surface, 

 and all other features are exactly the 

 same, and we can not question that it 

 is a younger development of the same 

 plant. 



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