486 J. B. CLELAND AND E. CHEEL. 



Compared with specimens kindly forwarded by Lloyd, we 

 have typical examples of P. sanguineus, growing on fallen 

 logs, from Laurieton, Tuggerah (spores 4*4 to 5*5 x 2'2/*) r 

 Terrigal and Berry (spores slightly curved, 5*2 to 6 x 2{j). 

 Most of the specimens from the immediate neighbourhood 

 of Sydney approach more to the P. sanguineus type than 

 to P. cinnabarinus, but specimens collected at Wellington, 

 Bumberry and Forbes, in the dry west of this state, and at 

 Adelaide, are definitely P. cinnabarinus. We have also got 

 P. cinnabarinus at Kew (May) which is close to Laurieton 

 where we got P. sanguineus. 



The following specimens of P. sanguineus are in the 

 National Herbarium, Sydney: — Atherton, Q. (E. Betche, 

 September, 1901); Eumundi, Q. (J. Staer, September, 1912); 

 North Queensland (Rev. W. W. Watts, July, 1913); Lord 

 Howe Island (Rev. W. W. Watts, July, 1911); Russell Island, 

 Solomon Group (W. W. Froggatt); Nam Island, Ocean 

 Island Group (F. W. Steel, June, 1908); Funafuti (Mr.Finckh, 

 1898); New Hebrides (W. T. Quaife, May, 1903 and W. W. 

 Froggatt, July, 1913); Wahroonga (Staer, July, 1910), a 

 specimen sent to Lloyd, more thick and obese than usual. 

 Cooke (No. 746) records it for all the States. 



These two species may be found almost at any time of 

 the year after sufficient rain on fallen logs. 



31. Polystictus cinnabarinus Jacquin. 

 This is the thicker vermilion species usually found in the 

 cooler parts of Australia. As it is without a stem, it does 

 not strictly belong here, but is so placed by Lloyd on 

 account of its affinity with P. sanguineus. Amongst over 

 fifty collections in the National Herbarium, Sydney, the 

 following localities are represented: — Sydney district, 

 Kahibah near Newcastle, Smoky Cape, Upper Hastings, 

 Bulli district, Hill Top,Nepean, Richmond, Blue Mountains, 

 Bathurst, Cobar, Nyngan, Brewarrina, Inverell, Hillgrove, 



