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the base, slightly angular, 0.5 mm. in diameter; dissepiments thin, 

 entiie; context white, probably fleshy when fresh, compact, 

 homogeneous, about 7 mm. thick at the centre, gradually becom- 

 ing thinner; margins thin, slightly involute when dry; stem some- 

 what bulbous at base, 3 cm. or more long, tapering above, 1 cm. 

 in diameter at the apex, 1.5 cm. below, somewhat darker than the 

 pores. 



Growing in soil on the side of a canon near the Soldier's Home, 

 near Los Angeles, California. Feburary, 1896. Dr. H. E. Hasse. 

 (Communicated by A. J. McClatchie.) 



A very characteristic species ; the pileus in drying presents a 

 very irregular surface, certain points which have the appearance 

 of slight imbrications remaining more elevated, while the inter- 

 mediate spaces become deeply depressed ; it is hoped that more 

 material can be secured of this interesting plant and that its char- 

 acters may be noted in the field. The measurements were made 

 from the dry specimen and are naturally somewhat less than in the 

 fresh condition. 



POLYPORUS EarLEI H. Sp. 



Mesopous; terrestrial; stem 4-5 cm. long, 1-1.5 cm. or more 

 thick, colored like the pileus; pileus 7-12 cm. each way, cinereous, 

 slightly darker towards the centre ; margin very thin, much in- 

 curved in drying ; context soft-fleshy, grayish, drying to a thin 

 layer; pores 1-2 mm. deep, somewhat whitish-stuffed when 

 young, cinereous gray, paler when young and, towards the mar- 

 gin, small (less than 0.5 mm.), the dissepiments rather firm, entire. 



Pine woods. Auburn, Alabama, Nov., 1896. Prof, F. S. 

 Earle. 



The plant is cinereous throughout and retains this color when 

 dry. It gives me great pleasure to associate with this plant, the 

 name of my former genial co-laborer and companion in many 

 " fungus forays," who is contributing largely to our knowledge of 

 mycology in a much neglected section of the Union. 



POLYPORUS FLAVO-SQUAMOSUS n. Sp. 



Pleuropous ; terrestrial; stem 7-8 cm. long, 4-5 cm. thick, 

 slightly flattened, irregularly roughened, colored like the pileus ; 

 pileus 15 cm. each way, yellowish, with a slight tinge of greenish ; 

 covered with rather small floccose imbricate scales, which form a 

 very thin fragile crust, channeled behind where the edges nearly 

 meet ; margin rather acute, more or less incurved in drying ; con- 

 text white or slightly yellowish, fleshy, firm, becoming almost 

 woody when dry ; pores 5 mm. deep, rather large (about i mm.), 



