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RB MSS M86B, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 89.03.26a

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Mordecai Cooke to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1889-03-26 [89.03.26a]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1880-9/1889/89-03-26a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

1
The list is one of a number sent by Cooke that are now in the library of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. This list comprises four pages, the back of each comprising either a MS extract from a publication on a species of fungus, or a pasted-on entry from a published text containing a description , all which have been struck through by Cooke . The species abstracted are not on this list . The bottom of the first page is anno t ated in pencil by J. H. Willis: '26 Mar. 1889' ; the bottom of sheets 2, 3, and 4 are numbered in pencil in what may be another hand, although the numerals resemble large versions of Cooke's numbers in the list.
See notes to M. Cooke to M, 17 January 1885 for a discussion of Cooke's author attributions.
FNI and Index fungorum were accessed on 14 May 2021.
Australian Fungi March 1888 to Mar 1889
Puccinia dichondrae B
C French
2
'French, C.' collected a specimen of Puccinia dichondrae in November 1887 from Cheltenham, Vic (MEL 1054152). This is probably Charles French Snr, but his son Charles H. French also collected fungi, including some before 1889.
Scleroderma ver rucosum Fr
3
FNI attributes the combination to Persoon, not Fries.
Centr. Austr. Bauerlen
Daldinia concentrica Not
4
i.e. De Not. (= Guiseppe de Notararis).
Kings Island
5
King Island, Bass Strait , Tas .
1
Boletus luteus Fr
6
FNI attributes the name to Linnaeus, not Fries.
Tisdall's Drawings
2
Ag (Lepiota) holosericeus Fr?
7
Cooke uses the abbreviation 'Ag' for 'Agaricus' many times in the list. FNI does not report infrageneric names.
3
Ag (Tricholoma) putidus Fr?
4
Ag (Panaeolus) fimicola Fr
8
FNI attributes the name to Persoon, not Fries.
5
= No 2
6
Ag (Psathyrella) disseminatus Fr
9
FNI attributes the name to Persoon, not Fries.
7
Immature
8
= No 6
9
= No 13
10
Peziza stercorea Fr
10
FNI attributes the name to Persoon, not Fries.
11
Ag (Psalleota) arvensis Schff
12
Insufficient for determination
13
Ag (Amanita) gemmatus Fr
11
In FNI as Amanita gemmata, attributed to Gillet, not Fries.
14
Ag (Flammula) crociphyllus C&M
15
Ag (Nolanea) mammosus Fr
12
FNI attributes the name to Linnaeus, not Fries.
16
Ag (Mycena) uncertain
13
FNI does not report infrageneric names; but Cooke (1892), p p . 22 ff. includes more than twenty species in Agaricus sub-genus Mycena .
17
Too young
18
Boletus, information insufficient
19
Polystictus oblectans B
20
Stereum hirsutum Fr
14
FNI attributes the combination to Persoon, not Fries.
21
Polystictus oblectans Fr
22
Ag (Collybia) olivaceo-albus C&M
23
Ag (Volvaria) speciosus Fr
24
Not determinable
25
Ag (Inocybe) probably
15
FNI does not report infrageneric names; but Cooke (1892), p p. 46-45 includes seven species in Agaricus sub-genus Inocybe .
26
Looks like a Cortinarius
27
Ag (Pleurotus) salignus Fr Junior
16
FNI attributes the combination to Persoon, not Fries .
'Junior' in the sense of young or immature. See Phillips (1878) where Cooke in a 'Note on the above' wrote, in a discussion refuting the assertion, ' Dr. Quelet says that our Ag. atropunctus is his Omphalia atro-puncta (junior), and the Hygrophorus is his Omphalia atropuncta (vetustior) ' p. 75 . There are other instances in Cooke's publications where 'junior' is used in this sense; see for example Cooke (1885-6), p. 20, and Cooke (1892d), p. 106. (The editors are indebted to Dr Tom W. May for clarification of Cooke's usage in referring to younger versus older specimens.)
28
Ag (Naucoria) pusillus Fr
/
17
Cooke ends the page with a pencilled sloping line.
29
Cantharellus pusio Fr
18
FNI attributes the name to Berkeley , not Fries .
Tisdalls
Drawings
30
Ag (Omphalia) pyxidatus Fr
19
FNI attributes the name to Persoon , not Fries .
Do
31
Ag (Mycena) capillaris Schum
Do
32
Ag (Clitocybe) myriophyllus C&M
Do
33
Probably Ag (Amanita) without base
Do
34
Hygrophorus subremotus C&M
Do
35
Ag (Pleurotus) applicatus Batsch
Do
36
. .
Do
37
Ag (Collybia) rancidus Fr
Do
38
Immature Coprinus
Do
39
Ag (Flammula)?
Do
40
Ag (Inocybe) flocculosus B
Do
/
20
Cooke has separated this list from the following items by a sloping line between '40' and '36'.
36
Sclerotium
New England
Crawford
No fungus
Do
Do
Ustilago Cesatii Wald
Murray River
Eurotium herbariorum Lk
21
Not in FNI but in Cooke (1892), p. 313.
Ord River
22
WA.
Harpographium coryneloides C
Near Berwick
23
Harpographium corynel i oides ? Vic.
Oidium Lycopersici C & M
On Tomato
1
Polyporus infernalis B
Dandenong
2
Calocera digitata C & M
Do
3
Polyporus adustus Fr
Do
4
Ag (Pleurotus) limpidus Fr
Do
5
Ag (Panaeolus) fimiputris Fr
24
FNI attributes the name to Bulliard , not Fries .
Do
6
Ophionectria agaricicola B
Do
7
Ag (Galera) hypnorum Fr
25
FNI attributes the name to Schrank , not Fries .
Do
8
Ag (Pholiota) sp
Do
9
Ag (Inocybe) flocculosus B prox
Do
Phallus in the egg stage
Port Phillip
26
Vic.
Rotting fruit of Pangium no fungus
41
Hygrophorus gigasporus C&M
Walhalla
27
Vic.
42
Boletus section indeterminable
Do
43
Polyporus arcularius Fr
Do
44
Ag (Hebeloma) arenicolor C & M
28
This is the final entry on p. 2.
Do
45
Agaricus to immature to determine
Walhalla
46
Do –----------------------------------- --------------- --.
Do
47
Bolbitius fragilis Fr
Do
48
Ag (Entoloma) galbineus C&M
29
Tisdall's drawings (now in the library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, RB MSS A31) are sometimes accompanied by specimens, as in this case, shown here as an example of his material. Cooke's added notes to left of specimen and identification at bottom of frame; Tisdall's notes below the frame. The dimensions of Tisdall's pencilled frame are 22.9 X 10.2 cm.
Do
49
Ag (Hebeloma) arenicolor C&M [ J] unior
30
For 'Junior', see notes above for entry '30 Ag (Omphalia) pyxidatus Fr '.
Do
50
Ag (Hebelona) petiginosus Fr
Do
51
Agaricus immature
Do
52
Peziza impossible to determine from drawing
Do
53
Polyporus section only
Do
54
Ag (Leptoma) quinquecolor C&M
Do
55
Boletus indeterminable
Do
56
Do –-------------------------------.
Do
57
Hygrophorus scarlatinus Kalch
Do
58
Ag (Mycena) rosellus Fr
Do
59
Clavaria rosea Fr
31
FNI attributes the name to Dalman , not Fries .
Do
60
Clavaria botrytis Fr abnormal
32
FNI attributes the name to Persoon , not Fries .
Do
61
Young Boletus indeterminable
Do
62
Mycelium
Do
63
Morbid state of some stroma
Do
64
Ag (Psathyrella) disseminatus Fr
33
FNI attributes the name to Persoon , not Fries .
Do
65
No specimens
Do
66
Paxillus panuoides Fr
Do
67
No spores too young
Do
68
Ag (Psilocybe) cernuus Fr
34
FNI attributes the name to Vahl , not Fries .
Do
69
Polyporus Braunii Rab
Do
70
Possibly sterile Merulius
Do
71
Rhizomorpha
35
Not in FNI; in Index fungorum.
Do
72
Sterile stroma perhaps Xylaria
Do
73
Barren mycelium of Lentinus?
Do
74
Himantia state of mycelium
Do
//
Cucurbitaria plagia C&M
Port Phillip
36
Last entry on page 3.
Lycoperdon stellatum C&M
Israelite Bay
37
WA.
Boletus luteus Fr
38
FNI attributes the name to Linnaeus , not Fries .
Do
Ag (Flammula) purpureo-nitens C&M
Do
22
Favolus rhipidium B
Shoalhaven
39
NSW.
24
Hirneola polytricha
Do
21
Cordyceps gunnii B
40
Genus in neither FNI nor Cooke (1892); in Index fungorum
Do
Guepinia fissa B
? New Guinea
Ag (Collybia) velutipes Curt
Gembrook Range
41
Vic.
23
Ag (Pluerotus) limpidus Fr
Shoalhaven
Stereum lobatum Kze
Richmond River
42
NSW.
98
Lentinus blepharodes B
N Guinea
99
Hirneola auriformis Fr
Do
24
Hexagona
43
Hexagonia?
similis B
Shoalhaven
Geaster lugubris Kal
Upper Swan River
44
In Index fungorum as an orthographic variant of Geastrum lugubre. WA.
Cladoderris dendritica
New Guinea
Asterina subcuticulosa C
Gipps Land
45
Vic.
Xylaria agariciformis
46
Not in FNI, but in Cooke (1892), p. 288.
C&M
Great Bight
47
Southern coast of WA and SA.
Cyathus vernicosus DC
Do
March 26. 1889
M C Cooke
Agaricus (Amanita) gemmatus
Agaricus (Clitocybe) myriophyllus
Agaricus (Collybia) olivaceo-albus
Agaricus (Collybia) rancidus
Agaricus (Collybia) velutipes
Agaricus (Entoloma) galbineus
Agaricus (Flammula) crociphyllus
Agaricus (Flammula) purpureo-nitens
Agaricus (Galera) hypnorum
Agaricus (Hebeloma) arenicolor
Agaricus (Hebelona) petiginosus
Agaricus (Inocybe) flocculosus
Agaricus (Lepiota) holosericeus
Agaricus (Leptoma) quinquecolor
Agaricus (Mycena) capillaris
Agaricus (Mycena) rosellus
Agaricus (Naucoria) pusillus
Agaricus (Nolanea) mammosus
Agaricus (Omphalia) pyxidatus
Agaricus (Panaeolus) fimicola
Agaricus (Panaeolus) fimiputris
Agaricus (Pholiota)
Agaricus (Pleurotus) applicatus
Agaricus (Pleurotus) limpidus
Agaricus (Pleurotus) salignus
Agaricus (Psalleota) arvensis
Agaricus (Psathyrella) disseminatus
Agaricus (Psilocybe) cernuus
Agaricus (Tricholoma) putidus
Agaricus (Volvaria) speciosus
Asterina subcuticulosa
Bolbitius fragilis
Boletus luteus
Calocera digitata
Cantharellus pusio
Cladoderris dendritica
Clavaria botrytis
Clavaria rosea
Coprinus
Cordyceps gunnii
Cortinarius
Cucurbitaria plagia
Cyathus vernicosus
Daldinia concentrica
Eurotium herbariorum
Favolus rhipidium
Geaster lugubris
Guepinia fissa
Harpographium coryneloides
Hexagona similis
Himantia
Hirneola auriformis
Hirneola polytricha
Hygrophorus gigasporus
Hygrophorus scarlatinus
Hygrophorus subremotus
Lentinus blepharodes
Lycoperdon stellatum
Merulius
Oidium Lycopersici
Ophionectria agaricicola
Pangium
Paxillus panuoides
Peziza stercorea
Phallus
Polyporus adustus
Polyporus arcularius
Polyporus Braunii
Polyporus infernalis
Polystictus oblectans
Polystictus oblectans
Puccinia dichondrae
Rhizomorpha
Scleroderma verrucosum
Sclerotium
Stereum hirsutum
Stereum lobatum
Ustilago Cesatii
Xylaria agariciformis