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THELEPHORACE^E 



Pcniophora 



Growing on wood, bark, leaves, etc. Young examples of some 



species may be readily confused with Pezizce. Species 1867 — 1882 



Margin free, more or less incurved. 1867 — 1870 



Margin adpressed, often indeterminate. 1871 — 1881 



Setae aggregate in fascicles. 



1882 



Fig. ioi. — a, b, Pcniophora qucrcina Cooke, entire and in section, one-half natural 

 size, c, basidium, spores and cystidium of ditto, X 500. d, e, P. rosea Mass., entire 

 and in section, one-half natural size, f, basidium, spores and cystidium of ditto, X 500. 

 G, H, P. hydnoides Cooke & Mass., entire and in section, one-half natural size. 

 j, basidium, spores and cystidium of ditto, X 500. 



18 67. P. quereina Cooke (from the usual habitat, oak, quercus) a b c. 



Cartilaginous, membranous, at first agglutinate, then fixed at 



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centre, rigid, smooth, slightly cracking when dry, turning black 

 beneath. Hym. papillose, or irregularly rugose, sometimes 



