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columns were about one and a quarter inches high, alveolar 

 on their inner surface, rugosely alveolate externally, hollow, 

 orange coloured above, becoming cream coloured towards 

 the base. Volva flbrously rooting in the rotten trunk on 

 which the specimens were found. Smell slightly foetid. 

 Spores rod-shaped with rounded ends, 3*5 x l*5/x. 



Clathrus pusillus Berk. (13), Oheel (26, p. 839 and 28, p. 

 396). Syn. Clathrella pusilla Fischer (52, p. 284, f. 132c.) 



This is a bright ruby-red coloured fungus and is popularly 

 known as the "Ruby Lace Fungus." It was originally 

 collected at Swan River, W.A., and recorded by Berkeley 

 (I.e.) who published a figure which has been reproduced by 

 Lloyd (69, f. 24). It has also been recorded for Wide Bay, 

 Queensland, by Cooke (37, No. 1192) as well as for Swan- 

 brook near Inverell, N.S.W. by Oheel (I.e.). From Gilger- 

 ring near York, W.A., we have received further specimens 

 collected by Miss Bradley which were communicated by 

 Mr. O. W. Sargent in August, 1909, and a solitary specimen 

 was collected at Milson Island, Hawkesbury River, by J. 

 B. Oleland and B. Oheel in July, 1912. The spores of the 

 last mentioned specimen are colourless, elongated, 5*3x2^ 



Clathrus cibarius Fischer (Lace-ball Fungus). 



This species was originally discovered at Waitake, New 

 Zealand, and described by Tulasne (116) under the name 

 Ileodictyon cibarium. Tulasne proposed to separate the 

 genus Ileodictyon from Clathrus on account of the meshes 

 of the receptacle or net- work being larger, and the branches 

 or arms of the net having a single hollow tube, whilst those 

 of Clathrus proper are cellular or pluri- tubular. The species 

 appears to be very common in New Zealand, and has also 

 been found in Chile and South Africa. Some fine photo- 

 graphs of the New Zealand plants are published by Lloyd 

 (70, p. 60, fig. 78, and 83, p. 447, fig. 267 and 69, p. 20, fig. 



