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Australian species until the identification of Australian 

 specimens is more certain. As regards Fomes pullatus 

 (Cooke No. 670), recorded from Victoria and Queensland, 

 Lloyd says: — "This is a manuscript name that Berkely 

 gave to an old specimen from Hong Kong, but afterwards 

 concluded that it was rudis of Australia and did not publish 

 it. Cooke afterwards dug it up and published it. I do not 

 think the old specimen is rudis, but it was too poor to 

 publish." In view of this, the Australian records are best 

 referred to A, rudis. 



We have specimens of A. rudis from several sources, 

 which may be briefly described as follows: — 



Lane Cove, Sydney (A. A. Hamilton), August 1901, at 

 base of a dead tree. Pileus convex, up to 3 ins. in diameter r 

 dark brown, in old specimens blackish, radiately plicato- 

 rugose and slightly so concentrically, tendency to umbili- 

 cation with central umbo. Stems central to excentric, 

 comparatively slender, irregular, up to 3 ins. long, finely 

 velutinate, dirty cinnamon becoming black. Pores dark 

 brown, becoming blackish. Context pale cinnamon. Spores 

 11 to 12x8*5 to 10'3/s thick walled, brown, nearly smooth. 



Penshurst, Sydney (B. Cheel), May 1910, at base of an 

 old stump. Pileus irregular, convex, less rugose than the 

 preceding, dark brown, matt. Stems irregular, up to 4|- 

 ins. Pores pallid. Context same tint as the preceding. 

 Spores 11 x 8*5/*, smooth, brown. 



Linnean Society's Garden, Sydney (J. J. Fletcher), Nov. 

 1907. Pileus dark brown, 6 ins. in diameter, knobbily 

 rugulose, slightly umbilicate. Hymenium flat, pores dark 

 brown (old). Stem 4J ins., irregular, moderately stout. 

 Spores 10*5 to 11 x 9/*. 



Terrigal, N.S.W. (J. B. Cleland), June 1914. Description 

 when fresh: — Pileus dark brown, rugose, plane (convex 



