44 DECADES OF FUNGI. 
* M. erythropus, Fr. Ep. p. 378. 
Has. On the ground. Darjeeling. 
There are no notes or drawings of this species, but the specimens 
agree with British individuals. They are much tufted. 
320. M. consocius, n. s.; gregarius, insititius, totus albus; pileo 
convexo scabro, margine glabrescente ; stipite subæquali furfuraceo ; 
lamellis angustis venosis adnexis, interstitiis reticulatis. Hook. fil., 
No. 4, cum ic. 
. Has. On dead twigs. Darjeeling, 8,000 feet. 
White, inodorous. Pileus gregarious, but not fasciculate, forcing 
up the cuticle of the twigs on which it grows, 1 inch across, convex, 
coriaceous, speckled in the centre with minute scabrous points; mar- 
gin smooth. Stem 1 inch or more high, 1-2 lines thick, clothed with 
furfuraceous scales, especially at the base. Gills narrow, more or less 
venose, with reticulated interstices, attenuated behind, adnexed. 
Resembling in habit M. ramealis, but very much larger, and dif- 
fering in the nature of its gills, pileus, and stem. 
321. M. caperatus, Berk. ; albus ; pileo membranaceo plicato; stipite 
brevissimo furfuraceo fuscescente; lamellis latis adnatis; interstitiis 
venoso-plicatis. Hook. fil., No. 15, cum ic. 
Has. On twigs of live and dead bushes. Tonglo, 10,000 feet. 
Abundant. The characteristic fungus of that region in the month 
of May. 
. Snow-white, very delicate, inodorous. Pileus 1-1} inch or more 
broad, convex, sometimes galeate, membranaceous, plicate and corru- 
gated, smooth. Stem very short, furfuraceous, at length brownish, 
sometimes obsolete. Gills distant, broad, adnate; interstices strongly 
plicate and venose. : 
A species very much resembling this, but having a longer stem, was 
abundant on wood from the tropics, in a stove at the Royal Botanic 
Gardens, Kew, two years since. The pileus is soon reflected, resembling 
in this respect some of the small P/euro£i. lt is a very beautiful fungus. 
.* Lentinus Lecomtei, Fr. Ep. p. 388. : Hook. fil, No. 13, cum ic. 
‘Has. On wood. Tonglo, 6—8,000 feet. Abundant. May, June. 
.322. L. Hookerianus, n. s. ; pileo infundibuliformi, tenui, strigoso- 
setoso cinnamomeo-gilvo ; stipite irregulari subrudi strigoso-velutino 
obscuriore ; lamellis angustissimis decurrentibus pallide luteis. Hook, 
fil., No. 16, cum ic. 
