NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN FUNGI. 523 



We have examined a fine series of specimens in the 

 National Herbarium, Sydney and in our private collections 

 from the following localities, which are referable to this 

 species : — Pittwater, (A. Maclellan, September, 1907); 

 Nepean River, between Mulgoa and Norton's Basin (W. 

 Oraigie, October, 1908); Botany, (L. Abrahams, November, 

 1909); Wamberal, (E. Olieel, April, 1911); Government 

 Domain on Eucalyptus pilularis and jE. resinifera (W. 

 Briggs, March, 1912 and E. Oheel, June, 1915); Botanic 

 Gardens, on E. tereticornis (E. Oheel, April, 1916); Milson 

 Island, Hawkesbury River (J.B.O., June, 1912) on E. corym- 

 bosa; Tenterfield (J.B.O., August, 1917) on E. cinerea 

 F.v.M. var. nova-anglica, Maiden. We have also seen 

 specimens on Eucalypts in the Mount Lofty Range, South 

 Australia (pore mouths bright yellow). The spores of our 

 specimens measured 10 x 8*5/* in one, and 8 to 9 x 6 to 7/* r 

 elliptical and very pale yellow in the shed mass in another. 



The flat sheets of sterile mycelium found in felled tree 

 trunks have been referred to as Xylostroma gigantea by 

 one of us (E.O., loc. cit.). The following specimens of this 

 nature are in the National Collection, Sydney: — From 

 Stringybark (Eucalyptus eugenioides), Walcha; from E. 

 Caleyi, Inverell District; from 'Red Gum,' Wilgo and 

 Oobargo; from 'White Gum,' Oross Roads near Sutton 

 Forest; from Parkes. 



Section 77. Context and pores white or pale, flesh fragile, 

 crumbly. 



121. Polyporus immaculatus Berk. 

 Syn. P. verecundus Berk, and Ourt., Oooke, Handb. of 

 Aust. Fungi, No. 629 (Lloyd). 



Cooke records this species from Fiji. Lloyd states it 

 occurs in Australia (p. 303). 



122. Polyporus cretaceus Berk. 

 Recorded by Lloyd for Tasmania. 



