Polyporaceae 



North Carolina, edible, Curtis; Iowa, Bcssey; Ohio, Morgan; Mt. Poiypoms. 

 Gretna, Pa., very large specimens, 20 in. across. Mcllvaine. 

 Edible when young. 



P. gigante'llS Fr. gigas, a giant. Tuft 1-2 ft. and more broad, in 

 many imbricated layers, fleshy-pliant then somewhat coriaceous. Pile! 

 date-brown, dimidiate, very broad, flaccid, somewhat zoned, rivulose, 

 depressed behind. Stems connate-branched from a common tuber. 

 Pores minute, somewhat round, pallid, at length torn. 



The rigid cuticle separates into granules or fibrillose squamules. 

 Pores becoming dark when touched. Fries. 



Edible, Curtis. Esculent when young. On the continent its esculent 

 qualities are known and appreciated. Cooke. 



West Virginia, Chester county, Pa., Eagle's Mere, Pa. On decay- 

 ing stumps and roots. Mcllvaine. 



It is well marked by its spore-surface becoming black to the touch. 

 When young and fresh it stews to a pleasant, edible consistency, but is 

 tough if not well cooked or too old. The flavor of a gravy from it is 

 at all times good. 



P. sulpllll'reus Fr. sulphur, brimstone. (Plate CXXV, fig. 2, 

 p. 476.) In many cespitose layers, 12 ft. and more, juicy-cheesy. 

 Pilei 8 in. or more broad, reddish-yellow, imbricated, undulated, rather 

 smooth. Flesh light yellowish, then white, splitting open and not 

 hardened when old. Pores minute, plane, siilpliur-yellow. Fries. 



Soon becoming pale. Commonly sessile, but varying with a stem, 

 lateral on standing trees, but expanded on all sides on fallen ones; also 

 club-shaped, porous throughout. Sow. In its fullest vigor it is filled 

 with sulphur-yellow milk. 



On living trees and stumps. Frequent. August to October. Stev- 

 enson . 



Spores oval, white, minutely papillose, 8x5/1 W.G.S.; elliptical, 

 hyaline, slightly papillose, 7-8x4-5^ Massee. 



Edible. Stevenson, Curtis, 



Maryland, Miss Banning; Indiana, H. I. Miller; West Virginia, 

 New Jersey, Pennsylvania. On willow, apple, cherry, maple, hickory, 

 etc. Frequent. August to November. Mcllvaine. 



Frequently in large masses. Commonly broadly attached, but some- 



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