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Agaricus (^Panus.) 



This fungus has the pileus formed of a leathery substance, unless 

 when very young. It abounds on the sides of hills facing south- 

 ward, growing on the shingly soil under logs. The stipe simply 

 spreads out at the top so as to form a pileus; when large, the cap 

 splits, giving it the appearance of a digitate leaf. The laniellte are 

 of different lengths, placed underneath the side, which droops over; 

 stipe solid, becoming very thick at the base. 

 Agaricus (^Collybia) xantliopus. Frees. 



I have only found these Agarics in Stony Creek, a vei-y deep, dark 

 gulley east of Baw-Baw. The hollow stipe is very tliick at base, 

 but slender towards the middle and top. They can be found in 

 April, nestling in the grass amongst fallen leaves and decayed 

 vegetation. The pileus is rounded, except towards the centre, where 

 it is slightly depressed; edge even; gills of various lengths; the 

 color of the hymenium is pure white. 

 Eussula (citrina.') 



The family of Russuhv are, generally speaking, good for food, but 

 Professor Cook is of opinion that the flesh of the citrina would 

 probably taste acrid. These fungi abound in Stony Creek among 

 the grass; stipe solid, and its substance is continued into the pileus; 

 the cap is semi-giobular, deeply depressed towards the centre; gills 

 pectinate, very probably this is the reason that the Professor 

 pronounces it semi-poisonous. 

 Agaricus (Schizophyllum) commune. Frees. 



Professor Berkely gives the following description of the peculiar 

 structure of the Schizophyllum. "■ The gills split in the direction of 

 their trama, at the same time rolling over on either side, so as to 

 present a very curious aspect. A few of the lower species are 

 strictly resupinate, with scarcely any definite arrangement of the 

 lamellar processes." I found the Sch. commune growing on 

 logs in a tributary of the River Latrobe. The fungi were rather 

 dried up, but not so much as to be useless. About a month ago I 

 found a splendid specimen quite fresh. The short stem opens out 

 into a nearly circular pileus; the testa was of a beautiful light-browu 

 color, with slight grooves running from the edge to the ex centric 

 point; the lamellae on the other side ran in the same way, and were 

 of a delicate flesh color. 

 Agaricus lampas. 



I found this species for the first time last March. The fungi were 

 growing near old eucalypt stumps about 100 feet above Stringer's 

 Creek, sometimes m clumps, but often single. Pileus covered with 

 a fine dark grey down singularly like a mouse's back, the centre 

 depressed over the head of the stipe; pileus curled over the edge; 

 hymenium very white, spread over strong lamellse, which wore much 

 separated; the gills ran from the edge well down the stipe, nearly 



