103 



Cooke: Handb. Austr. Fungi, No. 370 (Q'land).— We have 

 specimens collected at Port Hacking, near Sydney, in August, 

 1915, that very closely resemble Cooke's illustration of P. 

 crassus, which has been recorded for Queensland. The gills, 

 however, seem more "crowded" than "rather distant." The 

 spores were elongated, of the same shape as in P. paradoxus, 

 microscopically greenish-yellow, and 11 to 14 x 4'2 to 5 /x in 

 size (as against 15 to 18 x 7 to 8 jut given by Massee). 



23. Paxillus, sp. — These specimens, collected by one of 

 us (J. B. C.) at Mount Lofty, South Australia, in May, 

 1900, resemble the preceding, save that the stem is stouter 

 and they have dried darker. The plants were often very 

 large, with the caps orange-brown to yellow-brown when 

 fresh, the decurrent gills brownish, and the stems solid and 

 whitish. The spores were elongated, "mummy-shaped," like 

 those of P. paradoxus, greenish-yellow microscopically, and 

 12 to 15'5 x 5 /a in size. 



24. Paxillus involutus, Fries.: Epier., p. 317; Cooke: 

 Illustrs,, pi. 875; Massee: Brit. Fung. Flora, ii., p. 9. — The 

 following resembles a dried specimen of this species from 

 England kindly sent to us by Miss Wakefield, save that the 

 gills have dried a darker brown. The spores also agree. 

 Pileus 3 inches in diameter, slightly convex with the centre 

 slightly depressed, dark brown, matt. Gills dark earthy- 

 brown, moderately close, decurrent. Stem § inch high, stout, 

 brownish with fine punctate spots, solid. Flesh turning a 

 little brownish. Spores yellow-brown, not "mummy-shaped," 

 8 to 9 x 5 /a (English specimens, 7'5 to 10'5 x 5 /a). 



Under a tree, National Park, South Australia, April, 

 1917. 



Hebeloma. 



25. Hebeloma crustulini forme, Bulliard; Cooke: Illustrs., 

 pi. 507; Massee: Brit. Fung. Flora, ii., p. 176.— The follow- 

 ing species, evidently introduced, agrees best with the descrip- 

 tion of H. crustidiniforme : — Pileus up to 3 inches across, 

 irregular, convex then nearly plane, often shiny, biscuit 

 colour or sometimes mouse-brown in the centre, paler towards 

 the periphery, the brown in the centre sometimes appearing 

 as if seen through a fine whitish film. Gills sinuately adnexed, 

 moderately close, pallid fleshy-brown becoming browner, edge 

 finely serrate. Stem up to 2 J inches high, usually stout, 

 sometimes slender, white, somewhat nbrillose, mealy above, 

 stuffed. Spores microscopically dull brown, oblique, one end 

 finely pointed, apparently finely rough ([?]from drying), 

 11 to 12 x 6 to 7 /a. 



Caespitose in large clumps under English oak, chestnut, 

 and other introduced trees, National Park (S.A.), April, 1917. 



