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of your plant is more ligneous than, not so brittle as, that 

 of our common American plant, but surely the same species* 

 — our specimens have acuminate, dark brown cystidia, 26 

 X 5/x and spores apparently yellow-brown and somewhat 

 irregular, 3*5 to 5 x 2 to 2*5/x; Milson Island, Hawkesbury 

 River (J.B.C., November, 1914), cystidia present; Neutral 

 Bay; Dungog (J.B.C., November, 1916). 



Specimens from the following localities are in the 

 National Herbarium, Sydney: — Smoky Cape near Trial Bay 

 (F. W. Raffills, 1905); Guy Fawkes (J. Staer, November, 

 1909); Tuggerah Lakes (April, 1915); Hornsby and Chats- 

 wood (A. A. Hamilton, August, 1913 and October, 1911); 

 Rookwood (A. Spencer, June, 1910); Penshurst (E.G., July, 

 1907); Thornleigh (J. Staer, August, 1910); Parramatta 

 (E.G., March, 1908); Neutral Bay (J.B.O., 1912); Middle 

 Harbour (A. A. Hamilton, October, 1909); Milson Island, 

 Hawkesbury River (E.G., July, 1912); Thirroul (E.G., April, 

 1910); Hill Top (E.G., April, 1914); Grose Vale (Miss 

 Campbell, Sep., 1912); Leura (A. A. Hamilton, Feb. 1911). 



143a. Polyporus gilvus var. scruposus Fries. 



Polyporus scruposus, Cooke, Handb. of Aust. Fungi, No. 

 642 ; P. isidioides (P. stenoloma), Oooke, Handb. of Aust. 

 Fungi, No. 643. 



' Perfectly smooth forms of Polyporus gilvus rarely occur, 

 but the form called Polyporus scruposus is excessively 

 rough, with little tubercles and granules. It was named 

 from the United States, but these rough forms are more 

 common and strongly marked in Africa than in the States. 

 As it grades into the type form in all degrees, it is difficult 

 to maintain even as a form.' — Lloyd. 



Recorded by Cooke for all the States except South Aus- 

 tralia. Lloyd (Letter 63, 1916) also records it for Western 

 Australia. 



