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Sect. 5. Besupinatus—Absolutely resupinate.
7 9 7 . Polyporus contiguu3. M-. “ Contiguous Polyporus.”
Effused, firm, at first obscurely cinnamon, circumference villous
or fibrous, tben smootb, ferruginous ; pores medium-sized,
o7a ’ —F r .E p ic r .p . 483. P.cellaris, Ann. N .H .
no. 348. Rostk.t. 8. Kl. exs. no. 1007. Desm,.no.72.
On rotten wood and sticks. [United States.]
7 9 8 . Polyporus ferruginosus. Fr. “ Eusty Polyporus.”
Effused, firm, brown, wben old bright brown, ferruginous, circumference
sterile ; pores elongated, nearly round, medium-sized,
cinnamon —Dr. E pic r.p. 483. Grev. 1.155,/. 1. Bostk. t. 6. Eng.
r l.Y .p . 146.
On gate posts, &c. Common. [United States.]
At first appearing under the form of a oonfervold stratum, whicli gradually
thickens and acquires pores m the centre; generally wholly resupinate bnt
in which case it is roughish and tomentose.
Pores minute, roundish, unequal; specimens sometimes occur many inches
h a r iK o m e
7 9 9 . Polypoius nitidus. Fr. “ Yellow Polyporus.”
Effused, tbin, yellow, circumference of tbe interwoven mycelium
p a le r; pores minute, nearly round, sbort, saffron-yellow
—Dr. Epicr. p. 483. Fers. Obs. ii. t. 4 ,f. 1. Ann. N .H . no. 349.
On dead wood. Rare. [Low. Carolina?]
Crust-like, adnate.
8 0 0 . Polyporus Armeniacus. B e r k “ Buff Fir Polyporus.”
Suborbioular, confluent, extremely thin, circumference minutely
downy ; pores at first wbite, tben deep buff.—Berk Outl
p . 250. Eng. F l. y .p . 147.
On tbe bark of firs. Appin.
Forming broadly effused patches, composed evidently of many confluent
orbicular m/vidiials, circumference minutely downy. Pores shallow minute
nearly ronuff at first white, then bright buff, often confmed to t"e“ S tr e
the marginal portion being of a byssoid structure under a lens.—M. J. B. ’
801. Polyporus bombyciaus. Fr. “ Silky Polyporus.”
_ Effused, membranaceous, of a silky texture, dingy-yellowish
circumference byssoid, arachnoid, velvety below; pores large,
angular.—Fr. Epicr. p. 482. Sow. t. 387, f . 5. A n n .N .H .n o .
350.
On dead wood.
8 0 2 . P o ly p o ru s in c a rn a tu s . Fr. “ Flesh-coloured Polyporus.”
Effused, coriaceous, firm, smooth, flesb-coloured, pores rather
long, unequal.—Pr. Epicr. p. 484. Pers. M.E. 1.16, J. 4. Eng.
Fl. y .p . 146.
On decaying trunks of firs. Rare. [United States.]
Effused, irregular, thin, coriaceous, marginate, or immargiuate ; margin
white, cottony, rather thick, as if there wag a tendency to become reflexed.
Pores minute, very short, round, sub-equal, straight or oblique, or of a fine
flesh colour, approaching in some cases to orange. Sometimes small cottony
protuberances occur amongst the pores, which have the appearance of small
pilei, with tubes underneath.—Orev.
8 0 3 . P o ly p o iu s v io la c e u s . Fr. “ Violet Polyporus.”
Effused, determinate, agglutinate, thin, dark blood-red or
violet; pores very sbort, cellulose, nearly round, obtuse, quite
entire.—F r. Epicr. p. 484. Sys. M y c .i. p. 379. B. 4 B r.A n n .
N .H . 1865, no. 1021. Fl. exs. no. 715, ii. 502.
On prostrate flr-poles. Scotland.
Allied to Meruliws, for which a young specimen might easily be taken.
8 0 4 . P o ly p o ru s p u rp u r eu s. Fr. “ Purple Polyporus.”
Broadly and widely effused, mycelium mucedinous, flocculose,
white, creeping on the surface of tbe wood; pores sbort, minute,
unequal, obtuse, interruptedly scattered or conglomerate, purple
lilac.—Fr. Epicr.p. 484. Bostk. t.3.
On decayed willow. Rare. , [Mid. Carolina.]
8 0 5 . P o ly p o ru s c in c tu s . B e r k “ Banded Polyporus.”
Wbite, turning pallid, forming little scattered patches, eacb
surrounded by radiating strigose fibres; pores extremely minute,
angular; dissepiments extremely tbin, edge ragged.—Mag. Zool.
4 Bot. i. t. 2 ,f. 3. Berk. Outl.p. 250.
On old deal boards. Rare. King’s Cliffe.
At first this curious species consists of small erect scattered tufts of radiat-
ing strigose fibres. Many of these remain barren. Under favourable circumstances
a distinct hymenium, 1^ line think, with a free, even, abrupt,
vertical circumference, is formed in the centre of each tuft. Numbers of
these at length become confluent. Pores so minute as to be scarce visible to
the naked eye. The colour of the whole is pale ochraceous, more or less
tawny when dry.—MH.B,
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