280 POLTPOEEI. 



Sect. 5. Eesupinatus — Absolutely resupinate, 



797. Polyporus contiguus. Fr. " Contiguous Polyporus." 



Effused, firm, at first obscurely cinnamon, circumference vil- 

 lous or fibrous, then smooth, ferruginous ; pores medium-sized, 

 equal, obtuse, entire. — Fr.Epicr.p. 483. P.cellaris^ Ann. N.H. 

 no. 348. Rostk. t. 8. Kl. exs. no. 1007. Desm. no. 72. 



On rotten wood and sticks. [United States.] 



798. Polyporus ferruginosus. Fr. " Rusty Polyporus." 



Effused, firm, brown, when old bright brown, ferruginous, cir- 

 cumference sterile; pores elongated, nearly round, medium-sized, 

 cinnamon. — Fr. Epicr.p. 483. Grev. 1. 155,/. 1. RostJc. t. 6. Eng. 

 Fl.Y.p. 146. 



On gate posts, &c. Common. [United States.] 



At first appearing under the form of a confervoid stratum, wMcli gradually 

 thickens and acquires pores in the centre ; generally wholly resupinate, but 

 occasionally slightly reflexed, in which case it is roughish and tomentose. 

 Pores minute, roundish, unequal ; specimens sometimes occur many inches 

 in length, and in parts j in. thick, from several individuals having become 

 confluent. — M. J. B. 



799. Polyporus nitidus. Fr. *' Yellow Polyporus." 



Effused, thin, yellow, circumference of the interwoven my- 

 celium paler ; pores minute, nearly round, short, saffron-yellow. 

 — Fr. Epicr. p. 483. Pers. Ohs. ii. t, 4,/. 1. Ann. N.H. no, 349. 



On dead wood. Rare. [Low. Carolina?] 



Crust -like, adnate. 



800. Polyporus Armeniacus. BerJt. " BufiE Fir Polyporus." 



Suborbicular, confluent, extremely thin, circumference mi- 

 nutely downy ; pores at first white, then deep buff. — Berk. Outl. 

 p. 250. Eng. Fl. Y.p. 147. 



On the bark of firs. Appin. 



Forming broadly effused patches, composed evidently of many confluent 

 orbicular individuals, circumference minutely downy. Pores shallow, minute, 

 nearly round, at first white, then bright buff, often confined to the centre, 

 the marginal portion being of a byssoid structure under a lens. — M. J. B. 



801. Polyporus bombycinus. Fr. " Silky Polyporus." 



Effused, membranaceous, of a silky texture, dingy-yellowish, 

 circumference byssoid, arachnoid, velvety below; pores large, 



