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Wales). — Further specimens have been collected at Neutral 

 Bay, Sydney, in May, 1916; Botanic Gardens, Sydney, April, 

 1915; and Penshurst, Sydney, January and July, 1910. On 

 dung, National Park (S.A.), April, 1917 (spores 14 to 17 x 8*5 

 to 10-4 /a). 



77. Panaeolus campanulatus, (L.) Fries. : Hym. Eur., 

 p. 311; Cooke: Illustrs., pi. 629; Massee: Brit. Fun?. Flora, 

 i., p. 336; Cooke: Handb. Austr. Fungi, No. 328 (Vict.); 

 Cleland and Cheel : Journ. Roy. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1914, p. 440 

 (N.S. Wales). — As indicated in our previous notes, we refer 

 our common dung Panaeolus that exhibits a shining cap to 

 this species (probably). We are not sure if, at present, we 

 are not confusing two species under this heading. The fol- 

 lowing is a composite description of our collections : — When 

 very small pileus cylindrical and closed by the veil, later 

 conical or sugar-loaf, then convex and up to 1 inch broad and 

 \ inch high, sometimes somewhat gibbous, when moist pale 

 brownish with a darker edge or pale pinky-fawn or velvety- 

 grey with a fine whitish edge, when dry shining and smooth 

 and smoky- white or brownish. Gills adnate, ascending, 

 narrow, crowded, dark grey. Stem 3 inches high, dirty rufous 

 or brownish, powdery white above, somewhat striate. Spores 

 black or dark neutral tint [Dauthenay, pi. 346 (2)], ventricose 

 with the ends drawn in, 10'4 to 16 (occasionally) x 7 to 10*8 /x. 



On dung or manured soil. Sydney district, including 

 Manly, February to July, November; Milson Island, Hawkes- 

 bury River, May, July; Hill Top, May, July; Orange, 

 October; The Oaks, June (edges of gills pale) ; Murwillumbah, 

 April (spores rotund, 10*5 x 7 to 7*5 /a, cap not shining when 

 dry); Terrigal, June; Tuggerah, October; Bumberry, Sep- 

 tember, 1916 (spores 13*8 x 8'5 /a, pileus not shining when dry, 

 edge markedly turned in when young, edges of gills whitish, 

 stem slightly hollow) — all in New South Wales. Adelaide, 

 September, 1913 (pileus silky pale brown breaking into 

 brownish scaly patches with silky greyish-white between or 

 with cobweb-like brownish speckling). 



78. Panaeolus sub-bait eat us, Berk, and Br. : Ann. Nat. 

 Hist,, n. 923; Cooke: Illustrs., pi. 631b; Massee: Brit. Fung. 

 Flora, i., p. 337. — The following we refer to this species: — 

 Pileus 1 inch broad, h inch high, broadly conico-convex, then 

 convex, obscurely umbonate, mealy, when moist mouse 

 greyish-brown and slightly striate at the edge, when drying a 

 dirty pale brownish-white or stone-white with a dark ring 

 near to but within the edge that fades as drying becomes 

 complete. Gills adnate to adnexed, moderately close, ascend- 

 ing, ventricose, narrow, many short, dark grey or pinkish- 

 brown, edges paler. Stem up to 3 inches high, hollow or 



