514 J. B. CLELAND AND E. CHEEL. 



B — Context Dark Brown. 

 105. Fomes igniarius Linn. 



'Pileus ungulate (often resupinate or subresupinate), with 

 a hard, black, usually rimose crust. Context dark brown 

 (argus brown), hard, woody. Pores minute, with concolor- 

 ous tissue, and brown mouths. Pore layers 1-2 mic. (?mm) 

 thick. Hyphae deeply coloured. Subhymenial layer 

 hyaline, cellular. Setae rare, with swollen bases, project- 

 ing 12 - 16 mic. Spores globose, hyaline, 5-6 mic, smooth.' 



Recorded by Cooke (No. 687) for all the States. We have 

 not as yet encountered the species, and think it probable 

 that the plants so determined were F. robustus or F. 

 rimosus. Lloyd has examined a doubtful specimen from 

 Australia. 



106. Fomes Robinsoni^e Murrill. 



Syn. Fomes squarrosus Wilson. Lloyd now considers F. 

 squarrosus to be F. Robinsonice. 



1 Pileus ungulate, with a black, rough, rimose crust. 

 Context hard, dark brown (antique brown). Pores minute, 

 round, with concolorous mouths. Pore layers indistinct. 

 Setae few, slender. Spores hyaline, globose, 4 mic' — Lloyd. 



Recorded by Lloyd from Victoria. 



A small specimen, about 3 ins. broad, obtained at The 

 Oaks in June, 1914, is referred to this species, probably, 

 by Lloyd, who says its microscopic characters are the same, 

 but the context and texture appear a little different. In 

 our specimen, the spores were oval, colourless, 4*5 to 5*2 

 or 7 x 3*4 to 4*2/*; setae thick walled, acuminate, brown, 

 34 x 7/x, 27 x 8'5/x. 



We have the following in addition: — On Angophora 

 lanceolata, Sydney; at base of Eucalyptus, near Eulah 

 Creek, Narrabri, November, 1916. 



