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SUBGENUS III. RUSSULARIA. 



107. Lactarins (Russularia) subtomentosux, B. and Rav. : 

 Ann. Nat. Hist., Oct., 1869; Cooke: Handb. Austr. Fungi, 

 No. 391 (Vict., N.S. Wales). — Specimens which we refer to 

 this species have been obtained at the Hawkesbury River 

 and at Lisarow, both in May. Their description is as 

 follows: — Pileus 4^ inches in diameter, convex to irregularly 

 infundibuliform (funnel-shaped), brownish-umber, villous 

 looking, rigid. Gills pale cream, distant, many short, deep, 

 decurrent. Milk abundant, white, mild. Stem up to 

 2 inches long, usually rather eccentric, double in one speci- 

 men, matt, pale brownish to brown, becoming hollow. Spores 

 spherical, warted, 7 to 9 /a. Under trees. 



108. Lactarius (Russularia) serifluus, Fr. : Epicr., p. 

 345; Cooke: Illustrs., 1012; Massee : Brit. Fung. Flora, iii., 

 p. 32. — Our specimens may be described as follows: — Pileus 

 when small convex and slightly umbonate, later expanded 

 with centre depressed and sometimes infundibuliform, rich 

 reddish-tan to dark velvety reddish-brown. Gills adnate, 

 some forked near the stem or near the edge, some very short 

 ones interposed near the edge between long ones, very pale 

 brown to salmon or tawny-white. Stem central or eccentric 

 from distortion, reddish-brown like the cap, whitish at the 

 base, finally hollow. Slightly caespitose under trees. Spores 

 very rough, spherical to oval, 6'5 to 7, 8 x 6'5 fx. Neutral 

 Bay, Sydney, May, June, November; Lane Cove River, 

 June; Bulli Pass, November. 



Russula. 



109. Russula adugta, Fr. : Epicr., p. 350: Cooke: 

 Illustrs., pi. 1051; Massee: Brit. Fung. Flora, iii., p. 52. — 

 We have collected this species on three occasions. The follow- 

 ing is the description of specimens from the Blue Mountains 

 obtained in May, 1914: — Pileus convex, deeply depressed, 

 pallid becoming tinged darker brown, not viscid, rigid, edge 

 turned in. Flesh becoming dark grey. Gills crowded, fading 

 off towards the stem, pure white becoming dark greyish-black. 

 Stem 1 inch high, | inch thick, white becoming sooty, finely 

 pruinose. Taste mild. Spores warty, slightly oval, 8*5 x 8 /a 

 (in the other collections, the spores are spherical to irregular, 

 7 to 9 (x). In specimens collected at Lane Cove River, 

 Sydney, in May, fine woolly scales were noted on the cap. 



110. Ruxsula Flocktonae, n. sp. — Pileus up to 4 inches 

 in diameter, irregularly convex, then depressed, pale pinkish- 

 fawn, pale yellowish-brown, dull reddish-orange or brilliant 

 velvety buff -orange. Gills adnate, moderately to widely 

 separate, occasionally bifurcating, interspersed with short 



