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1546. P. alligatus Fr. (from its binding or enveloping habit •
alhgo, to bind to) abc. ’
P. many, villous, white ; marg. pale umber. T. short. Po. minutely
labyrmthiform, colour as P. Flesh biscuit-whitish.
Imbricato-connate. Roots, etc. ; rare. Sept. Mass 5 in. P. 2* in. Some-
times faintly shaded, vinous.
d. Suberosce.
1547. P. heteroelitus Fr. (from its irregular, leaning habit;
Gr. heteros, one of two, klino, to lean) a c.
/ ’. few or many, thin, shaggy-villous, zoneless, yellow, sienna
behind ; marg. lobed. T. somewhat short. Po. pale primrose
to golden-yellow. Flesh white.
Imbricate. Stumps, partly buried, oak ; rare. Jan. Mass 7 in. P. 3J in.
1548. P. salignus Fr. (from a frequent habitat ; salix, willow) abc.
P. few to many, thin, adpressedly villous, whitish; marg. crested.
A somewhat short. Po. intricately flexuous, whitish. Flesh
white.
Imbricate. Odour none. Trunks, willow, ash, poplar, oak, apple;
tÎuXb°ess Tfr°o"mV tlh, e ffll“es uh orf tVh e pileus as seenft “i' n3 s4e c«t•io n. d a * IGe separates the
Apodæ.
a. Anodermeoe.
1549. P. epileueus Fr. (from its whitish colour; Gr. epi, upon
lenkos, white) abc. ^ r j
p . few, pulvinate, villous-rugged, thick, cheesy-soft, yellowishwhite,
clouded greyish, rarely faintly zoned. T. long, biscuitpnmrose
or brownish-white. Flesh buff-white.
Subimbricate. Stumps, trunks, elm, fir, willow, birch ; rare. Sept.-Nov.
Mass 8| m. P. 5® m. ^
1550. P. alutaeeus Fr. (from its colour, like tanned leather, aluta) a
Whitish-ochre.
P. few, tough, reniform-dilated, slightly velvety; marg. acute,
even. Po. small.
Intricate Decayed stumps, pine, beech. Sept.-Oct. Mass 5® in.
1551. P. palleseens Fr. (from the colours becoming pale ; pallesco, to
grow pale) abc.
P. few, corky, even to rugose, pale buff; marg. lighter. T. small,
pale yellowish, pale vinous towards base. Flesh buff-white.
Imbricate. Stumps, branches, hornbeam ; rare. Mass 5I in. P. 2® in.
1552. P. ehioneus Fr. (from its snow-white colour ; Gr. chion, snow)
abc. Pearly or biscuit-white.
P. few, soft, fragile, smooth, thin, zoneless or faintly zoned.
T. long, but varying in length.
Single to 3-imbricate. Taste astringent ; odour acid. Stumps, larch, fir,
birch ; uncommon. June-Dee. P. 2® in.
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Polyporus POLYPORACEÆ 343
1553. P. eerehrinus B. & Br. (from its brain-like appearance;
cerebrum, the brain) a b. White. p,pnnte
P. pulvinate, delicately tomentose, then smooth; marg. crenate.
r . rounded, entire, dissepiments of the large Po. thick, obtuse.
Fir. Aug. P. I in. Resupinate ; not unlike 1657.
1554. P. laeteus Fr. (from the milk-white colour; lae, milk) a c.
P L fc o n n a te , gibbous, thick, flesh-fibrous, pubescent zoneless.
T long Po. toothed, at length labyrmthiform and torn.
Imbr'icato-connate. Taste astringent ; odour none Dead bark, leaves,
laburnum, birch, beech ; rare. Sept.-Nov. P. 3 « •
1555 P fpagilis Fr. (from its fragile substance) il i C.
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Wh e r e bruisL. T. long. Po. minute, intricate, colour as P.
Single to 7-imbricate. Stumps and branches, pine, covering moss on pme-
bark, larch ; uncommon. Sept.-Nov. P. 2® in.
1556 P mollis Fr. (from its softness; mollis, soft) a e.
' ¿ £ - r e f le x e d , rugose, fleshy fibrous, pale fleshteolour, Imd or
brownish-biscuit, sometimes shghtly ^
acute, foxy where bruised. T. long, unequal, soft, white or
salmon-white, foxy where bruised.
Single to 3-imbricate, or connate. Dead pine. Sept. P. 2® in. ^
1557. P. eæsius Fr. (from its bluish-grey clouding ; easms b mshgrey)
a b e. Ivory-white, becoming pale turquoise or bluish-
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Single t^ 3-imbricate or connate. Dead fir, larch, dead fir-leaves, roots,
trunks, posts, sticks. Mar.-Nov. P. 4® m.
1558. P. traheus Rostk. (from its frequent habitat, the wood of
ships : trabs, timber) a z. White.
to^whita h L dhtinLthed by*bdng moTe regular and brighter in
colour.
1559. P. destructor Fr. (from its destructive effect on wood) abc.
P. L a tL £ s h y . rugose ; marg. pale brownish. Po. toothed or
CoLTto-imbricate. Worked wood, which it softens