498 J. B. CLELAND AND E. CHEEL. 



adequate, and Oooke says it is synonymous with P. alveo- 

 lar ius (i.e. L. arcularius). 



This species is fairly common round Sydney and the 

 Hawkesbury River district (records from January to March 

 and August to December). The largest specimen we have 

 measures \\ ins. across. In some, the scales of the pileus 

 are very dark, as is the stem. Spores white, eloogated, 

 ends rather pointed, 7*2 to 8 x 2 to 3'4/x. Also on living 

 trunks of Eucalyptus rostrata, Moree, January, 1917; 

 Narrabri, November (spores 8 x 5/*); Mount Irwin (Darnell- 

 Smith), January, 1915; Flinders Island, Bass Straits, 

 November, 1912. 



The following collections are in. the National Herbarium, 

 Sydney : — Helensburgh (A. A. Hamilton, October, 1913); 

 Penshurst, (E. Oheel, February, 1908, January, 1911); 

 Botanic Gardens (E. Oheel, December, 1907), on trunk of 

 Ligustrum sinensis; Rand wick (R. Nichol, March, 1910); 

 Narrabeen (E. Oheel, November, 1908); Schoflelds (EL Oheel, 

 December, 1908); Oook's River (A. A. Hamilton, March, 

 1909); near Dubbo (J. B. Oleland, September, 1911); St. 

 Mary's (A. A. Hamilton, August, 1910); Kogarah (E. Oheel, 

 October, 1909); Rookwood (Miss A. Spencer, July, 1910); 

 National Park (F. Hallman, November, 1908). 



71. Polyporus (Lentus) lentus Berk. 

 Oooke (No. 588) records this for Victoria. 



Section 46. Lentus. Subgelatinous when fresh (tending 

 towards Laschia). No species recorded for Australia. 



Section 47. Lentus. Aberrant species as to shape. In- 

 fundibuliform, gibbous or very minute. No species recorded 

 for Australia. 



Of Polyporus pisiformis Kalchbrenner, Australia, 

 (Oooke, No. 596, Victoria), Lloyd says:— " 'Type ' is a little 

 incipient sessile undeveloped pad, about the size and appear- 



