2 68 THELEPHOREI. 



Stereum. % S. purpureum Pers. — Coriaceous-soft. Pileus pallid or 



whitish, effuso-reflexed, somewhat imbricated, zoned, villoso- 

 tome?itose. Hymenium naked, even, smooth, purplish. 



On dead wood, especially fir and poplar. Common. May- 

 Dec. 



Varying greatly in colour, whitish, yellowish, pallid-lilac, &c, with 

 frequently a black zone near the margin. M.f.B. Name — purpureus, 

 purple. Pers. Obs. Myc. 2. p. 92. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 639. Berk. Out. p. 

 270. C. Hbk. n. 910. S. Mycol. Scot. ?i. 857. Hussey i. t. 20. — Bull. t. 483. 

 Sow. t. 388./. 1. 



3. S. vorticosum Fr. — Pileus pallid, margin of the same 

 colour, coriaceous, effuso-reflexed, obscurely zoned, strigoso- 

 hirsute. Hymenium somewhat ribbed, smooth, purplish. 



Exactly intermediate between S. purpureum and S. hirsutum ; the colour 

 is that of the former, the coating and entire structure as in the latter. It 

 resembles Auricularice in the widely ribbed hymenium. 



On beech. Menmuir, Forfarshire. 



Name — vorticosus, full of eddies. From the ribbed hymenium. Fr. Hym. 

 Eur. p. 639. B. & Br. u. 1578. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 858. Bull. t. 483. /. 1- 

 5. Bolt. t. 82. / D f 



4. S. hirsutum Fr. — Coriaceous, stiff. Pileus somewhat zoned, 

 inclining to pale, effused and reflexed, strigoso-hirsute, margin 

 rather obtuse, yellow. Hymenium even, smooth, naked, juice- 

 less, yellowish, varying in colour. 



There are many varieties, even persistently resupinate. The down which 

 covers it is yellowish, pallid or grey. 



On stumps, &c. Very common. Jan. -Dec. 



Name — hirtus, hairy. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 639. Berk. Out. p. 270. t. 17./. 

 7. C. Hbk. n. 911. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 859. Hussey i. t. 58. Theleph. 

 Fr. Syst. Myc. i. p. 439. — Bull. t. 274. Sow. t. 27. Fl. Dan. t. 1199. Michel, 

 t. 66./. 2. 



5. S. spadiceum Fr. — Coriaceous. Pilei somewhat ferrugin- 

 ous, effuso-reflexed, villous, the rather obtuse jnargiji white. 

 Hymenium even, smooth, inclining to fuscous, bleedi?ig if 

 bruised when fresh. 



The colour varies in intensity. Inter?nediate stratum white. Very distinct 

 from S. sanguinolentum. 



On stumps and branches, chiefly ash and oak. Common. 

 Oct.-Dec. 



Name — spadix, date-brown. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 640. Berk. Out. p. 270. 

 C. Hbk. n. 912. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 860. — Fl. Dan. t. 1619. /. 1. Bull. t. 483. 

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