94 



Scattered on fallen trunks. Mount Wilson, June, 1915 

 (Miss Clarke, Watercolour No. 85); Leura, June, 1916; 

 Lisarow, August, 1916 — all in New South Wales. 



7. Pholiota marginata, Batsch. : Elench. Fung., f. 207; 

 Cooke: Illustrs., pi. 372; Sacc: Syll., v., 3130; Cooke: 

 Handb. Austr. Fungi, No. 229. Previous Australian record, 

 Victoria. — We refer the following to this species: — Pileus 1 

 inch in diameter, convex, slightly distorted, smooth, pale tanny- 

 white to> tan, sometimes a pale centre and darker periphery. 

 Gills adnate, moderately crowded, cinnamon. Stem 1J inch 

 high, moderately slender, attenuated upwards, with a central 

 brownish ring, sometimes brownish above the ring and whitish 

 below, sometimes brownish or pallid brown or brown with 

 white streaks throughout, hollow. Caespitose amongst or on 

 old wood and sawdust. Spores 6 to 7 x 4*5 to 5 jm. 



Milson Island, Hawkesbury River, July, 1912 (Miss 

 Clarke, Watercolour No. 8). 



8. Pholiota pumila, Fries.: Mon., i., p. 321; Fries.: 

 Icones, ii., p. 5, pi. 105; Cooke: Illustrs., pi. 503a; Sacc: 

 Syll., v., 3135; Cooke: Handb. Austr. Fungi, No. 231. 

 Previous Australian records, New South Wales, Victoria. — 

 We describe our specimens thus: — Pileus up to -| inch in 

 diameter, broadly conical or convex, then nearly plane, trace 

 of an umbo or apex somewhat pointed, faintly striate near 

 the edge, dark reddish-brown to yellow-brown and waxy 

 looking when moist, finely granular with a lens, hygrophanous, 

 opaque and pallid brown when dry. Gills adnate, with a 

 trace of decurrence, moderately close to rather distant, pallid 

 brown to reddish-brown. Stem 1 inch high, pallid brown to 

 dark brown, somewhat silvery-mealy, solid or slightly hollow. 

 Ring superior to rather distant, filmy, later disappearing. 

 Spores oblique, one end acute, yellow-brown, 7 to 8 x 4 to 

 4*5 p. 



Amongst moss. The Spit, Sydney, July, 1916 (Herb., 

 J. B. C, Form. Sp., No. 216); Mosman, Sydney, August, 

 1914 (several acuminate cystidia, 34 x 8 /x) ; Neutral Bay, 

 April, 1918. 



Colour tints noted : — Pileus when moist near brown-pink, 

 No. 297, Ton 3; gills near Ton 2. 



CORTINARIUS. 



9. Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) variicolor, var. nemor- 

 ensis, Fries. : Hymen. Eur., p. 339; Cooke: Illustrs., pi. 863: 

 Massee: Brit. Fung. Flora, ii., p. 99. — Specimens which we 

 think may be this variety we describe as follows: — Pileus 

 If inch across, convex, very irregular, dark brown with per- 

 haps a tinge of purple, viscid. Gills moderately close, dingy 



