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We refer the following to this species: — Pileus up to \\ inch 

 in diameter, slightly convex, slightly umbonate, somewhat 

 streaked to fibrillosely scaly, brownish with a violet tinge to 

 violet-brown. Gills moderately crowded, slightly sinuate to 

 adnexed, pallid smoky-brown, edges finely serrate. Stem 

 1J inch high, violet tinted, paler above, base slightly bulbous, 

 solid, stringy. Strong scented, when dry a strong mousey 

 smell; one specimen with a seminal smell when fresh. Spores 

 smooth, brown, 7 to 8"5 x 5*2 /x. Cystidia elongated flask- 

 shaped, rough at the apices, 50 x 12 to 17 /a. 



Hawkesbury River, under rocks, November, 1914; 

 Sydney, May, 1915. 



33. Inocybe flocculosa, Berk.: Engl. Fl., v., p. 97; 

 Cooke: Illustrs., pi. 393; Massee: Brit. Fung. Flora, ii., 

 p. 188; Cooke: Handb. Austr. Fungi, No. 236 (Vict.).— The 

 following descriptions are composite pictures of two groups 

 of specimens, which we at first thought comprised two species, 

 but on careful comparison think should both be referred to 

 I. flocculosa. They indicate the variations in individuals of 

 a species which may easily lead to an undue multiplication 

 of specific names. 



(a) Pileus up to \ inch in diameter, conico-campanulate 

 to conico-expanded, slightly umbonate, a tendency to stria- 

 tion, pale straw-brown to dull dark cinnamon -brown, apex 

 sometimes dark reddish-brown and periphery pale yellowish- 

 brown, interwoven fibres round the edge usually forming a 

 just discernible whitish line. Gills slightly sinuately adnexed 

 to just adnexed, moderately close to moderately distant, 

 cinnamon. Stem up to 1^ inch high, slender, slightly bulbous 

 at the base, slightly hollow, stringy, pale brown or the colour 

 of the cap, covered with mealy fibres which often form a white 

 base. Spores smooth, pointed, oblique, sometimes rather 

 triangular, 7 to 9 x 4*5 to 6'6 /a. Cystidia somewhat fusi- 

 form, or elongated fusiform, or elongated diamond-shaped or 

 flask-shaped, thick walled, apices rough, 42 to 70 x 8*5 /x, 

 42 to 63 x 11 to 14*5 li. 



On the ground, often under rocks, shrubs, or banks. 

 Milson Island, Hawkesbury River, May, 1915 (D. I. C, 

 Watercolour No. 52; Herb., J. B. C, Form. Sp., 116); 

 Neutral Bay, Sydney, April, 1915, and May, 1913 and 1916; 

 Lane Cove River, Sydney, May 1915; North Bridge, Sydney, 

 June, 1916. 



(b) Pileus \ inch or a little more in diameter, convex 

 then nearly plane, gibbous or with an acute umbo, fibrously 

 striate, splitting, bistre brown to dark brown. Gills moder- 

 ately close to moderately distant, adnate, reddish-brown to 

 brown. Stem f to 1 inch high, slender, solid, pallid brown 



