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specimen was preserved has become dark grey and clouded, 

 as does a solution of silver nitrate when exposed to light. 



Xerotus. 



147. Xerotus fuliginosus, Lloyd: Letter 60, Note 338. — 

 This species has been identified for us by C. G. Lloyd, who 

 in his letter states that it is probably also X. tener, of B. and 

 Br. ; X. Berterii, of Mont. ; X. lateritius, of B. and C. ; X. 

 papyraceus-, of Berk.; and X. Drummondii, of Berk., men- 

 tioned in Cooke's Handb. of Austr. Fungi. The pileus is 

 thin, fan-shaped, up to \ inch from side to side and \ to 

 \ inch from before backwards, rugosely folded, reddish-tan 

 when moist. The gills are distant, dark purplish-brown when 

 moist. The stem is lateral, very short, dark brown, and 

 finely villous. Young plants are bright rufous with 

 hymenium a deep reddish-brown. Shed spores 10*4 to 

 12x7 \i. On fallen twigs and sticks in brush forests, etc. 

 Helensburgh (A. A. Hamilton), October, 1913; Bulli Pass, 

 May, 1914, and November, 1917 ; Blue Mountains, Novem- 

 ber, 1914 (spores 8'5 x 4'2 jm) ; National Park, July, 1916 ; 

 Mosman, December, 1916. 



Lenzites. 



148. Lenzites abietuui, Fr. : Epicr., p. 407; Cooke: 

 Tllustrs., pi. 1146a; Massee: Brit. Fung. Flora, ii., p. 306; 

 Cooke: Handb. Austr. Fungi, No. 529 (Q'land, S. Austr.). — 

 The gills of one of our specimens, identified by Lloyd, when 

 moist were pale brown and pruinose with spores, slightly 

 toothed and folded ; the spores were colourless, elongated, 

 8'5 to 10'5 x 5 jix (slightly larger than the measurements, 

 7 to 8x4 ii, given by Massee for European specimens), no' 

 cystidia ; extending longitudinally many inches ; on a fallen 

 log near Hill Top, N.S. Wales, October, 1913. We also 

 have the following: — Narromine, May, 1914; on fallen log, 

 Milson Island, Hawkesbury River (sometimes effused, some- 

 times reflexed ; pileus dark brown, growing edge yellow-brown 

 to pallid; gills chocolate-brown; spores 8*5 to 10'4 x 4 jul), 

 February, 1915, identified by Lloyd (No. 325). This 

 species(?), on fallen Gallitfis log, Pilliga Scrub, November, 

 1916, identified by Lloyd (No. 328), who says, "Compared 

 to the European plant, it is much thinner, more rigid, and 

 has distinct pubescent zones, not seen on the European plant; 

 it should have a name." 



149. Lenzites iingulaformis, Berk. Lloyd : Mycol. Notes, 

 No. 56, October, 1918, page 811. — Lloyd has published the 

 above note on our specimens, which were obtained at Malan- 

 ganee, near Casino, in August, 1917. He thinks that this 



