176 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



Distingiiislicd l)y the minutely granular or warted hy- 

 menium, the warts are rounded, not pointed as in the 

 resupinate species of Hydnum, often slightly excavated or 

 porous at the apex, as in PorotheJium. 



Ilymenium amphigenous, contiguous, waxj^, papillose, 

 warty, or granulosa ; the granules globular or hemispherical, 

 entire, obtuse, crowded, regular, glabrous, persistent, incrust- 

 ing, spreading, soft fungi. (Fries.) 



Grandinia granulosa. Fr. (figs. 12, 13, p. 149.) 



Waxy, buft' or whitish, broadly effused, closely adnate, 

 margin determinate, smooth ; hymenium crowded with equal 

 minute granules ; spores spherical, 2 • 5-3 fx diameter, hyaline. 



Grandinia gramdosa, Fr., Epicr., p. 527 ; Ster., F. B., 

 p. 255. 



On dead wood, branches, &c. Forming a thin, closely 

 adnate stratum, often effused for several inches. 



Forming a thin, adnate, whitish, or sub-ochraceous stratum, 

 following the irregularities of the wood, with scarcely any 

 definite circumference, beset with crowded, rather sharp 

 granules. (Berk.) 



Grandinia papillosa, Fr. 



\\ hite, membranaceous, separating from the matrix, yel- 

 lowish below ; hymenium much cracked, granules minute, 

 crowded, subequal, almost spherical. 



Grandinia impillosa, Fr., E])icr., j). 528 ; Stev., F. B., p. 256. 



On sticks, bark, &c. Effused for 1-2 in., very thin, and 

 when in good condition separable as a very thin sheet. 



Grandinia ocellata. Fr. 



Waxy, closely adnate, livid with a dull purple tinge, 

 margin indetui'minate, barren ; hymenium witli minute, 

 unequal obtusely conical warts that becomo minutely col- 

 lapsed at the apex. 



Grandinia ocellata, Fr,, Epicr., p. 527 ; Stev., B. Fung., 

 p. 255. 



On dead trunks. Not cracking when dry. Often effused 

 for several inches. 



Grandinia crustosa. Fr. 

 White, or with a yellow tinge, irregularly effused, closely 



