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Boletus luridus. Semi-globular, reddish color, edge uneven, 
hymenium does not touch stipe, pores when cut are green and rather 
shallow, stipe thickens towards centre, tapering to each end. I send 
herewith several specimens of Boletus too numerous to describe in 
this paper. 
Mylitta Australis. These fungi are very common in Gippsland, 
but they are difficult to be obtained, as they only grow underground, 
and leave, as far as I know, no distinguishing mark to show their 
whereabouts. I say as far as I know, but as Mr. Howitt assures 
me that they are eaten in large quantities by Aboriginals, they may 
have some way of finding them. Owing to the kindness of Mr. 
Biggs, of Rosedale, and other gentlemen. I have been enabled to 
compare those found in flat country, on the sides of hills around 
Walhalla, and those found on the tableland of Moondara. So far, 
except with regard to size, I have found no difference. A rough 
outside pericarp, without the slightest trace of roots, encloses a mass 
of matter something like boiled sago. ‘This mags, according to 
Professor Berkeley, is the real hymenium, and certain specialised 
cells turn into or produce the asei which contain the spores. The way 
in which these spores are disseminated is as yet unknown, in fact, 
the whole system of reproduction is at present shrouded in mystery, 
leaving a wide field of observation open to the aspiring fungologist. 
During my experiments with the Mylitta a curious thing occurred. 
The weather happened to be very close and damp when I left half a 
one on the mantelpiece, next morning I remarked a whitish-looking 
substance oozing threugh in two places, one portion from what [ 
then imagined to be the stem, and the other from the cut side of the 
fungus. At first I thought it a kind of mould, and turned 
down the cut side so as to get rid of one lot at all events, but when 
I again visited it, the new growth had made wonderful progress, the 
lower one had actually raised the whole specimen nearly half an inch 
from the shelf, and the other had developed a regular stem pileus, 
etc. I then endeavoured to encourage the growth of both, but alas, 
the large one on the cut side had its shape entirely changed, as may 
be seen in both drawing and specimen forwarded. There is no 
doubt of both specimens being veritable Polypore’, but I cannot 
determine their species until I submit them to Prof. Cook for 
inspection. 
A COLLECTOR’S TRIP TO NORTH QUEENSLAND. 
By A. W. Coss. 
(Read before the Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria, 11th Nov., 1885) 
Brine anxious to see the birds of the tropics in their natural state, 
and also to collect a few of them, my brother, F'. G. Coles, and 
