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variable in thickness, sometimes very slender, solid, minutely velvety. 
Gills narrow, pallid, descending, but not ending abruptly or al- 
together. : 
A pretty species, resembling some states of Panus torulosus, but 
solitary, more graceful in habit, and entirely destitute of the violet or 
lilac tinge which is more or less conspicuous in that species. It is 
difficult to draw up very distinctive characters, but there is every 
reason to believe that the two species are distinct, 
* P. conchatus, Fr. Ep. p. 398. 
Has. Darjeeling. 
* Schizophyllum commune, Fr. Ep. p. 403. 
Has. On dead wood. Darjeeling, 7,000 feet. 
327. Xerotus cantharelloides, n. s. ; pileo subinfundibuliformi fuli- 
gineo subtiliter fasciculato-tomentoso ; stipite gracili obscuro gla- 
briusculo; lamellis ochraceis dichotomis angustissimis obtusiusculis 
decurrentibus. 
Has. On dead wood. Jillapahar. June. 
Pileus 14 inch broad, subinfundibuliform, fuliginous, clothed with 
minute fasciculate down; margin involute. Stem 24 inches high, 2 
lines thick, darker than the pileus, nearly smooth, rooting slightly at 
the base, and attached to particles of decayed wood by a few flocci. - 
Gills ochraceous, extremely narrow, dichotomous, rather obtuse, de- . 
current, grooved towards the base. Spores white, ovate. 2 
This curious species bears some resemblance to Cantharellus auran- — 
tiacus. The gills are grooved as in Trogia, in consequence of the lines 
of division being carried backward along the edge of the gills from the _ 
point of bifurcation. . pe eet 
* Lenzites repanda, Fr. Ep. p. 404. Hook. fil., No. 14, cum ic. d 
Has. Hot valleys, on trunks of dead trees, abundant, - rennia 
2,000-5,000 feet. - P cu 
The margin in fresh specimens, as figured by Dr. Hooker, is of 
deep cinereous tint. ii 
* L. betulina, Fr. Ep. p. 405. Hook. fiL, No. 29, cum ic. 
Has. Dead timber. Darjeeling, 8,000 feet. Perennial. 
328. L. rugulosa, n. s.; pileo sessili subflabelliformi postice crassi 
usculo antice acutissimo radiato-rugoso subzonato albido-fuscescente ; 
poris mediis, dissepimentis tenuibus subalutaceis demum lamelli. 
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