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Sydney, in the early autumn. The largest of these was 
roughly spherical, 6x5 in., and weighed 6 lb. 12 oz. The 
outer-surface was of a reddish- -clay colour, irregularly fur- 
rowed and finely reticulated. On section there was an outer 
hard reddish crust, 4 in. thick in places. Inside this the 
sclerotium consisted ‘of a greyish mycelial mass arise 
irregular whitish strands in places. Attempts were made 
get the sporophores to develop, but a whitish mould- like 
growth alone appeared 
84. Sclerotia like worm-castings Specimens of these are 
in the Botanical Department at the University of Adelaide 
from W. H. Jackson, Robe, South Australia, September, 
1912, and A. Trezize, Robe; ' and others in the South Aus- 
thick, 2x1 and are irregularly ringed an se 
very closely resembling earthwo asts. nstrictions 
etimes eeply in, so as to n adjacent portions 
attached by a quite narrow n substance is hard, 
S. H 
McMillan, Chemist. Mount Gambier, September, 1912. 
dismnelpr; somewhat flattened | spheroid in 
translucent quartz. i 
n the South Australian Museum, in the section 
tralia. Presented by Mr. E. J. Warman” (Mus., No. 185). 
This sclerotium appears different from any 2 irs others we 
have seen, but is considerably decayed. It a somewhat 
pear-shaped light mycelial mass, splitting and * irregularly 
iius ate, apparently composed of mycelium and redd! ish 
san 
oe WITH FALSE SCLEROTIA. 
porus tumulosus, Cooke: Grevillea, xvii., P- 55 
qo); Eros Austr. Fungi, No. 586; Baker: Proc. Linn. 
ales, xxii., p. 238 (1897) ; Cheel : ibid, xxxvi, 
: p iT a ie: Lloyd : Synopsis Sect. Ovinus of srt 
and S f Stipitate Polyporoids, pP- 
Lade ion (19 12). meme ra) tipi a oly po 
The pter: description i is given in Cooke's Handbook: 
"Pileus fleshy (3-4 in. cde i firm, convex, clad wih 
darker innate scales, margin at first incurved; flesh W white; 
