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what hollow, sometimes connate. Gills narrow, torn, decur- ` 
rent, all ending at the same point, somewhat anastomosing, 
interstices reticulate rather dusky. 
A small species resembling most Lentinus strigosus, from 
which, however, it is very distinct.* 
14. Pol. lucidus, Fr. Zeyher, n. 91. 
On the stems of Acacia horridg. Uitenhage. January. 
Exactly the form which occurs in Great Britain. 
15. Pol. sanguineus, Fr. Zeyher, n. 97. 
On decayed stems of Aloe Africana. Uitenhage. Jan- 
uary. The specimens approach very near to Pol. cinnabari- 
nus, and are absolutely stemless. I have exactly the same 
state from Cuba, communicated by Dr. Montagne. 
16 Pol. (Apus) Proteus, Berk. 
 Pileo coriaceo subtenui conchiformi subflexili sessili reni- 
formi, integro lobatoque basi plus minus effuså subzonato 
umbrino-fusco pallescente velutino-hispido, vel fasciculato- 
setoso; intus subconcolori; poris mediis rotundatis vel elon- 
gatis, dissepimentis tenuibus, acie subeequali. Zeyher, n. 116, 
119, 117. 
Upon decayed wood, in the forests near Uitenhage. March, 
Pileus 3 inches broad, 2 inches long, in its most perfect 
state conchiform, and more or less reniform with the base 
effused, but often almost resupinate, with the margin only 
reflected and then much lobed, varying greatly in appearance, 
being sometines clothed with a rather rigid velvety down, some- 
times scabrous or hispid with strong short bristles, composed 
of fascicles of hairs with a few faint zones, which in the 
velvety specimens, are entirely wanting; margin thin, some- 
times extremely acute. "The colour varies from a rich umber 
brown to pale dull fawn colour ; the texture is always brown- 
ish fawn-coloured. Pores middle-sized, <s of an inch broad, 
* Since the above was written, l have seen the original specimen of Per- 
soon, at Paris, which proves distinct, The present species, therefore, 
may be named L. Zeyheri, Berk, i s 
