156 Wild Flowers East of the Rockies 



Ring. — None. 



Volva. — None 



Odor.— Mild. 



Taste. — Mild, 



Habitat. — On decaying trunks and stumps of 

 many varieties of trees in large overlaying clus- 

 ters. August to frost. Common in New England 

 and central sections of the United States. 



Edible, 



POLYPORUS betulinus (Fr.) from the Latin 

 betula^ a birch. "Birch tree Polyporus." 



Cav. — 3 to 6 inches broad^ smooth, white, then 

 tinged with brown, margin thick. 



Flesh. — Thick, soft, white. 



Pores. — Very small, short, of slow growth, un- 

 equal, white. 



/Spore*.— Have never been able to procure sj^ores 

 from a specimen for examination. 



Stem . — Wanting. 



Ring. — None. 



Volva. — None 



Odor. — Woody. 



Taste.— Woody. 



Habitat. — On birch trees, very common; growth 

 begins in early summer but specimens may be found 



