318 FUNGUS-FLOE A. 



CAKTHAEELLUS. Adans. (fig. 4. p. 301.) 



Pilens fleslij^ or membranaceous, regular, excentric, or 

 variously lobed ; gills more or less decurrent, thick, margin 

 blunt, ratber waxy, narrow ; stem central, lateral, or absent ; 

 veil absent ; spores white, smooth. 



Cantharellus, Adans., Fuug. Ord. v. ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 339. 



The characters of this genus mainly depend on the gills, 

 which are fold-like, more or less thick, decurrent, branched, 

 usually repeatedly dichotomous, and straight, rarely anasto- 

 mosing. Veil absent. Spores white. The species are fleshy 

 or membranaceous, soon decaying, central stemmed, and 

 terrestrial, or some of the smaller species grow on living 

 mosses, rarely on wood. 



Many of the species bear a very close resemblance to 

 species of Craterellus, but are distinguished by the evident 

 gills. In HygropTiorus the gills are often thick and waxy, but 

 the edge is always sharp and thin. 



ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES. 



I. Mesopus. 



Pileus entire. Stem central. 



* Pileus and solid stem fleshy. 



** Pileus somewhat membranaceous ; stem tubular, 

 polished. 



II. Pleueopus. 



Dimidiate ; stem exactly lateral. 



III. Eesupinati. 



Pileus sessile, cup-shaped at first, attached by the vertex, 

 then more or less reflexed ; wavy. 



Growing on moss. 



