MYCOLOGICAL NOTES 
C. G. LLOYD 
Page 1074 
NOTE 981 - POLYPORUS AUSTRALIANSIS FROM MISS A. V. DUTHIE, 
SOUTH AFRICA.- The occurrence of this noteworthy plant, only hereto¬ 
fore known from Australasia, in the Cape region is worthy of comment. 
There seems to he an intimate relation between the fungi of Austral¬ 
asia and South Africa and several species are only known to occur in 
these two countries. For comments on this remarkable plant supposed 
to have been named only a few years ago compare Letters 58 and 60 
Notes 270 and 609, As to the color changes and its relation to 
Polyporus amygdalinus of the United States,see a later page in this 
issue. The two plants it has developed are very close to each other, 
possibly the same, but we would not so state at present. 
NOTE 982 - PAXILLUS INVOLUTUS FROM MISS A. V. DUTHIE, SOUTH 
AFRICA,- It has been many years since we have worked with agarics 
but this is surely a Paxillus and the above species as I remember it. 
It recalls to me a. most amusing bull that I found in Cooke's herbar¬ 
ium when I was working with the polypores. It is Campbellia Africans., 
as named by Cooke from South .Africa, found in Saccardo as Rodwayi 
africana. This genus of "Polyporaceae" consists of two species only. 
One species is this Paxillus from South Africa, an Agaricaceae. The 
other species from Australia is a Ihelephoraceous plant, close to if 
not Craterellus, Neither has any resemblance to the other and neither 
has any resemblance to Polyporaceae* But such was "science" for 
Cooke, And then if this bull of Cooke's was not bad enough, Sydow 
comes along a few. years later and makes the wonderful discovery that 
"Campbellia" was a duplicate name and although he had not the vaguest 
idea of the identity of the plants, and never saw either, he proposes 
the genus Rodwayi and "Rodwayi infundibuliformis, Sydow." as compiled 
In Saccardo. It is quite natural that Cooke and Sydow should do such 
work for it is characteristic of both the men and the times, but it 
is surely unfortunate to have Mr. Rodway’s name brought in,connected 
with such blundering work. 
FITZPATRICK, PROF. H. M., NEW YORK: Lentodium squamulosum 
(collected in Indiana). 
FROGGATT, WALTER W., AUSTRALIA: Polyporus (Ganodermus ) Mangi- 
ferae - Geaster minimus - Polyporus decipiens - Calvatia lilacina - 
SCLERODERMA CEPA - Battarrea. Stevenii - Cordyceps Robertsii - Fomes 
robustus - ISARIA FROGGATTII. 
GILKEY, HELEN, OREGON: Polysaccum crassipes. 
GRANT, J. M. , WASHINGTON: STEREUM PUBES'CENS - Dacryomyces 
aurantia - Fomes pini — Merulius lacrymans — Merulius pallens.- 
GRELET, REV. L. J., FRANCE: A nice collection of critical 
species all as named by Father Grelet.- Clavaria grossa — Clavaria 
condensata - Clavaria dichotoma - Clavaria pistillaris - Clavaria 
grisea, — Clavaria stricta — Clavaria inaequalis var. aurantiaca - 
Clavaria rugosa — Clavaria cristata — Clavaria comiculata — Thelephor 
palmata - Peziza melaloma - Clavaria obtusata. 
