NOTICES OF BRAZILIAN FUNGI. 633 
This species approaches very near to the true L. crinitus 
and L. Swartzii. I suspect that Klotzsch has made some 
mistake as to the habitat, no such species from New Orleans 
existing in the herbarium of Sir W. Hooker. There is, how- 
ever, the greatest difficulty in understanding Klotzsch’s 
species of Lentinus, from his having named the species in 
the herbarium, differently from those which he has published 
in the Linnza; and having transmitted to Fries the species 
so published, under wrong names. Nothing can settle the 
points of difficulty except an inspection of the Herbarium at 
Berlin, in which he informs us he has deposited specimens. 
12. L. crassipes, n. s., pileo infundibuliformi ochraceo- 
cervino centro nigro-squamoso, versus marginem filis densis 
cervinis circinatis vestito ; stipite brevi crasso badio minute 
squamuloso; lamellis pallido-albis, confertis decurrentibus 
postice anastomosantibus denticulatis. 
Minas Geraes. Oct. 1840. 
Pileus 21 inches broad, infundibuliform, ochraceous, fawn- 
coloured, cracked in the centre, and adorned with little black 
scales, formed of fasciculate hairs; towards the margin, 
clothed with dense crisped tawny flocci; margin slightly 
involute. 
Stem short and thick, 2 of an inch long, 4 an inch thick, 
obese, bay brown, with a few minute scales. 
Gills crowded, pallid, slightly denticulate, deeurrent, anas- 
tomosing at the base. 
Distinguished from the allied species, L. crinitus and tener, 
by its short thick stem, and other characters of less conse- 
quence. 
13. L. velutinus, Fr. Ep. p. 392. 
Minas Geraes. 
The most beautiful species in the genus, but extremely va- 
riable in size. | 
14. L. albidus, n. s., albidus, czespitosus; pileis excentricis, 
tenuibus subelongatis depressiusculis glabris;  lamellis - 
integerrimis acute decurrentibus ; stipitibus gracilibus 
deorsum attenuatis albo-pruinatis glabris. 
