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esculent in Dr. M. C. Cooke’s “ British Edible Fungi.” After each name is 
given the locality whei*e specimens of the species have been obtained, either 
by the writer or his friends. 
Agariet^s {Amaniiopsis) vaginatus. Bull. The Sheathed Mushroom ; 
Indooropilly and Bockhampton. 
A. (Lepioia) procerus, Scop, Parasol Mushroom ; Brisbane district. 
A. {Zepiotu) excoriatus,Scha^&. The Fawn-coloured Parasol Mush- 
room. 
A. {Lepioia) naucinus,'Ev\es,. The I^^ut-tree Mushroom; in a Bris- 
bane garden. 
A. {AmlUaria) melleus, Vahl. Stump Mushroom ; Enoggera Creek. 
A, {ClitocghH) cerussatus, Fries. The White-lead Coloured Mush- 
room; Albert Park, Brisbane. 
A. (Collpbia) fusipes, Bull. The Spindle-stemmed Mushroom; 
Eight-mile Plains. 
A. (Fleurotus) osireattis, Jacq. The Oyster Mushroom. 
A. {Psallioia) campestris, Linn. Common Mushroom. 
Laciarius piperaitts, Scop. The Peppery Lactarius ; Endeavour 
Biver. This is eaten on the continent of Europe and in America, 
hut rejected in England, probably from prejudice. 
Cantharellus ciharius, Fries. The Chantarelle ; about Oxley Creek. 
This is eaten in many parts of Europe, but seems not to be a 
general favourite. 
Farms ioritlosits Fries. Islands of Moreton Bay. This species is 
eaten upon the continent of Europe, but is only fit for food when 
very young. 
Boletus lufeus,YviQ^. The Yellow about Brisbane. 
B- elegans, Fries. The Bright Yellow Bolehts ; Oxley Creek. 
B, grannlatiis, L’nn. The Granular Bofetus ; Eight-mile Plains. 
Boletus badiu^, Fries. The Bay Boletus ; about Brisbane. 
B. eduUs, Bull. Tlic edible Boletus ; about Brisbane. 
J5. fere Bull. (2?. Fries.) About Brisbane. 
B. (Fstival s, Fries. The Summer Boletus : about Brisbane. 
Dr. Cooke says that species of this genus are amongst the most 
common of the dried fungi. Tlie stem is discarded, the 
pores cleared away from the underside of the cap, and then 
the white fleshy cap is cut in slices about the thickness of 
a penny-piece, and thorouglily dried in the air. 
Folpporus turnulosusy Cooke. This species is used for food by the 
aborigines at Burpengary. Specimens of this fungus have also 
been gathered near Brisbane. 
P. intghaeeus. Fries, ^’^ear Brisbane. 
Hydnum coralioides, Scop. The Cauliflower Spring Cap ; Mount 
Mistake. All writers recommend stewing as the best method of 
cooking Rydnums. 
Craierellus cornucopioides, Linn. Horn of Plenty ; Petrie’s Quarries, 
Brisbane Eiver. This fungus is by no means plentiful in Queens- 
land, which is to be regretted, for Dr. Cooke spealts highly of it, 
and saya that he knew a fungus-eater who would think nothing of 
a walk of six or eight miles with the prospect of a dish of 
Craterelhts, 
Clavaria flara, Scha?fF. The Yellow Fairy Club ; Brisbane. 
C. hotrytes, Pers. The Branched Fairy Club ; Taylor’s Bange. 
C.fastrgiaia, Linn. I he Branched Fairy Club ; near Brisbane. 
C. eristata, Pers. The Crested Fairy Club ; near O’Connelltown. 
C. rugosa, Bull. The Bough Fairy Club ; near Brisbane. 
C, aurea, Schaeff. The Golden Fairy Club ; near Brisbane. 
