short, small naked, tawny, as well as the margin and flesh.—D r
Epicr p m F l Dan. 1.1790,/. 2. Desm. exs. no. 3U . Eng. F l.
y .p . 145. Gorda.Sturm. t. 62. Kl. exs. no. 118. Fckl.exs.no. 1381.
A t the base of currant and gooseberry bushes. Common.
Imbricated, 3 in. or more broad, tbin, zoned, and velvetv of a
7 8 1 . Polyporus conchatus. Fr. “ Shell-shaped Polyporus,”
woody, thin, effuse, sub-concbiform, reflexed,
concentrically sulcate, tomentose, bright-brown; margin acute;
pores short, small, cinnamon.—Dr. Epicr. p. 467. Eng. F l. y .p .
145. F ch l.exs.no.1382. r r j i.y .p .
[Low. and Mid. Carolina.]
7 8 2 . Polyporus salicinus. Fr. “ Soented-willow Polyporus.”
Pileus woody very bard, undulate, smooth, in great partresiipi-
n a te , margin short, obtuse, patent, cinnamon, then brown ; pores
very small, round, ferruginous, cinnamon.-JDr. D»fe r
Eng. F I.y .p .U O . Ann. N .H . no. 346, V. r .p .^ tn .
Cn willows. Common. [United States.]
Hard when dry. Scent very strong, like that of aniseed in the fresh plant.
7 8 3 . Polyporus ulmarius. Fr. “ Elm Polyporus.”
woody, undulated, tuberculose, crustaceous,
Z n d ’t" " i Poi-es decurrent, minute,
: n Fpicr. p. 469. Sow.t. 88. Batt.
w T /' "■ 5-Kl. exs. 11. no. 616. Fng. Fl. y .p . 142.
Cn old elms. Common.
7 8 4 . Polyporus fraxineus. Fr. “ Ash Polyporus.”
Pileus corky or woody, smootb, flattened, zoneless, white, then
SicafrT^lVd - i J™ ’ even, then concentrically sulcatoplicate,
palbd witbin; pores minute, sbort, rufous, at first clotbed
J - .
with white sebaceous down, as well as the margin.—Dr. Dpicr.ii.
470. B u ll.t. 433. Eng. F I.y . p .l4 2 .
A t tbe base of asb trees.
Solitary or imbricated, tliicb, rugged, somewhat zoned, dark red-brown j
substance corky,'pale. Pores minute, pale, of the same colour as the pileus
within. Smell strong and penetrating,—ilf./. B.
7 8 5 . P o ly p o ru s c y t is in u s . Berh. “ Laburnum Polyporua.”
Large, imbricated ; pileus coarsely tuberoulated, bard, woody ;
margin subacute ; substance nearly wbite, as well as tbe minute
pores.—Berk. Gutl.p. 247. Sow. t. 288. Eng. F l. y.p . 142.
A t the foot of a laburnum. London.
A foot or more aoroas. Imbricated, dimidiate, quite smooth, at least when
dry, but coarsely tuberoulated ; substance slightly zoned, very thick and close,
pale, evidently composed of two or three successive layers.—M.J.B.
7 8 6 . P o ly p o ru s v a r ie g a tu s . Fr. “ Variegated Polyporus.”
Pileus between corky and woody, smootb, flattened, even,
zoneless, sbining, variegated witb orange and bay, pallid within;
pores round, minute, sbort, unequal, and torn, yellowisb.—Fr.
Epicr.p. 470. Sow. t. 368.
Cn trunks.
7 8 7 . P o ly p o ru s c e r v iu u s . Pers. “ Fawn-coloured Polyporus.”
Effused, very broad ; pileus somewbat reflexed, zoned, cinereous
umber, clotbed witb spongy down ; pores large, variable,
greyish; dissepiments rigid.—Pers. M. E .ii.p . 87. A n n .N .H .
no. 347.
Cn fallen branches of beech. [Mid. Carolina.]
Remarkable for its large pores and rigid dissepiments, especially when
yoting.—-B. cfc Br.
7 8 8 - P o ly p o ru s a n n o su s . Fr. “ Imbricated Polyporus.”
Pileus woody, convex, expanded, rugoso-tuberculose, in tbe
first season silky, in the second, and after, covered with a rigid,
smooth, blackish crust, wbite within ; margin obtuse, whitish,
as well as tbe medium-sized, obtuse pores.—F r.E p ic r.p . 471.
Schoeff. 1.138./. 1-3. P. Scoticus, Eng. Fl. y. p . 142.
Cn stumps of larch. [United States.]
Forming masses 3-18 in. wide of imbricated, rugged, or radiato-striate,
brown pilei, occasionally tawny towards the margin, marked with strong,
vaulted zones, which arise from each annual layer projecting beyond that of