COLUS HIRUDINOSUS IN AUSTRA- 

 LIA. We have received from Dr. J. Barton 

 Cleland a very fine drawing of Colus hirudinosus, 

 which was made by Phyllis Flockton-Clarke 

 (Fig. 1053). The drawing is so characteristic 

 that there can be no question of the occurrence 

 of Colus hirudinosus in Australia. Its authen- 

 tic occurrence there is of great interest in the 

 distribution of phalloids, for heretofore it has 

 only been known from the Mediterranean 

 regions. Dr. Cleland informs us that it is a 

 very rare phalloid in Australia and only known 

 to him from two localities, Milson Island, 

 Hawkesbury River, and Byron Bay, both 

 located in New South Wales, but about 300 

 miles apart. The history of Colus hirudinosus 

 in Europe is rather interesting. It was first 

 found on the Island of Corsica, growing in 

 manured places and on manure, but it was 

 later found by Rev. Torrend, in Portugal, 

 growing in the sand and in unmanured places. 

 It is not known from other sections than the 

 Mediterranean regions and from New South 

 Wales. 



We should like very much to see a photo- 

 graph of this Australian plant, for the drawing 

 is not exactly the European plant. 



Fig. 1053. 



Colus hirudinosus. 



THE GENUS PYRENOPOLYPORUS 



Fig. 1054. 



Pyrenopolyporus Hunte 



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