No. 92. 
June, 1891. 
dr^rillp. 
A QUARTERLY RECORD OE CEYPTOGAMIC BOTANY 
AND ITS LITEEATUEE. 
AUSTRALIAN FUNGI. 
By M. C. Cooke. 
{Continued from p. 62 .) 
Agaxicus (Leptonia) melanurus, CJce. Mast. 
Pileus campanulate, subumbonate, then expanded, shining black, 
cracking radiately (2 c.m. broad). Stem cylindrical (5-6 c.m. long, 
2 m.m. thick), swollen abruptly at the rooting base, greyish, with 
black strise. Gills reaching the stem, lanceolate, pallid, then 
pinkish, margin blackish with a line of large dark cystidia, with 
one to three blunt teeth at the apex. Spores subglobose (7x5 p ). 
On the ground. Oakleigb, Victoria. 
Agaxicus (Pholiota) disxuptus, Cke. <$• Mass. 
Pileus convex, fleshy, creamy white, at first smooth, then 
cracked deeply into large areolas, especially about the fleshy disc 
(8-10 c.m. broad), margin incurved. Stem elongated, cylindrical, 
expanding into the pileus, sometimes slightly swollen at the base 
(10 c.m. long, 10-15 m.m. thick), same colour as the pileus, hollow, 
striate, cracking, and subsquamulose, with a strong cord- like 
mycelium. Ring narrow, pendulous. Gills adnate, rather ventri- 
cose, broad, not crowded, dull pinkish white, then umber. Spores 
elliptical, tawny brown, 14 x 9 p. 
On the ground. Victoria. {Mrs. Martin , 613.) 
Allied to A g. pudicus. 
Agaxicus (Flammula) veluticeps, CJce. fy Mass. 
Pileus convex, then flattened, depressed in the centre, densely 
and shortly velvety, bay-brown (3-4 c.m. broad), margin involute. 
Stem expanded upwards into the pileus, stuffed, rather short 
(3 c.m. long), smooth, of the same colour as the pileus (5 m.m. 
thick). Gills rather distant, attenuated behind, and deeply decur- 
rent, orange brown, then umber. Spores orange brown, minutely 
apiculate at the base (12x5 p). 
Amongst grass on the hillsides. Omeo, Victoria. ( Baron F. v. 
Mueller , H.) 
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