BY J. H. MAIDEN AND R. T. BAKER. 
517 
FlLICBS. 
POLYPODIUM ASPIDIOIDES, Bail. 
This species is first recorded and described by F. M. Bailey in 
the Synopsis of Queensland Flora, p. 714, where he speaks of it 
as "a beautiful fern which has for a long time been confused with 
Lastrea acuminata, T. Moore, the Aspidium acuminatum, Hort. 
Ang., and from which it only differs in the entire absence of 
indusium and in the longer and more aculeate marginal teeth." 
We are led to confirm these observations to the extent of 
stating that we have examined a very large number of fronds of 
this interesting fern in all stages of growth, and have failed to 
detect on them a trace of indusium. The sori are usually flesh- 
coloured, or at least quite different in colour from those of 
Aspidium aculeatum, nor is it ever found proliferous like that 
species. It has been found at Tintenbar (W.B.), near Ballina, 
Richmond River, and so is an addition to the plants of this 
colony. 
Fungi. 
Coprinus comatus, Fries. 
This well-known European edible fungus has been recently 
found abundantly at Annandale, near Sydney. Cooke in his 
"Australian Fungi" records it for Victoria only. It is a good 
ketchup fungus. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 
Plate xli. 
Piptocalyx Moorei, Oliv. 
Fig. 1.— Bud. 
Fig. 2. — Expanded flower. 
Fig. 3. — Part of raceme with early fruit. 
Fig. 4. — Individual fruit. 
Fig. 5. — Transverse and longitudinal sections of fruit. 
Fig. 6.— Seed. 
