512 J. B, CLELAND AND E. CHEEL. 



tralia there seems to be an intermediate plant close to F. 

 robustus. This probably refers to a specimen recorded by 

 him (Letter 53, 1914) from J. Simmonds, Australia, as F. 

 robustus var. setulosus. He has determined as F. setulosus 

 specimens from Miss M. Flockton, probably from Port 

 Jackson district. * 



103. Fomes conchatus Persoon. 



4 Pileus usually thin, conchoid, with a sulcate, brown 

 surface. Context light brown. Pores minute, concolorous. 

 Setae numerous, slender, with bases slightly thickened, pro- 

 jecting 20 -28 mic. Spores hyaline, globose, 4^-5 mic* 

 Lloyd. 



Recorded by Cooke (No. 680) for Queensland and Victoria. 



We have specimens, found growing on a Oasuarina stump 

 at Milson Island, Hawkesbury River, in March 1915, which 

 Lloyd has identified as this species, adding 4 agrees in all 

 characters, though thicker than the usual European col- 

 lections'; some specimens from this source have a blackish, 

 rimose crust like that of F. rimosus. Another collection, 

 evidently the same species, found growing through the 

 bark of a Peppermint Gum (Eucalyptus piperita) in a more 

 or less Poria fashion with illdeveloped pilei, at Neutral 

 Bay, Sydney, in August, September and other months, 

 Lloyd states is 'close to Fomes conchatus of Europe, that 

 is, similar in context colour and microscopic details. The 

 coloured setae you will find in a section point to tbis species. 

 Polyporus gilvus has the same setae but the context colour 

 is not the same'; spores hyaline, 4*3 to 5 x 2 to 2*5/*. 

 Other'specimens are from Milson Island (September, spores 

 5*5 x 2*5/*); Terrigal (June, 1914); Berry, on fallen trunk 

 (October, spores 5 X 3*5/*); locality not noted (spores 4*5 

 to 5 x 3*2 to 3*5/*); on dead Oasuarina (The Oaks, June, 

 1914). 



