Notes and additions to the fungus flora of Tasmania

Of the Agarics which may be gathered in Tasmania we have but a poor record. The reason is not far to seek ; they are incapable of satisfactory preservation.<br>The softness of their structure causes such a distortion in drying that means of critical comparison are lost. Certainly they may be preserved in spirits or formaline, but then the colour will go, and colour in this group of plants is of first importance. The only satisfactory way to proceed is to make a faithful watercolour copy, also accurate notes of all features, and trust that some expert may recognise and name them.<br>The following four species may certainly be added, Collybia protracta, Fr.; Collybia butyracea, Bull,; Flammula prasine, C. et M.; Pholiota adipose, Fr. Also listed here are other Hymenomycetous Fungi not hitherto recorded as Tasmanian.