132 FUNGI. \[I><sdal€a. 



4. Z). sepidria, Wulf. {cuttle-fish Dadalea) ; sessile, piTeus 

 coriaceous zoned stri^oso-tomentose chocolate, the margin and 

 branched slightly anastomosing gills yellowish. Fr. Syst. Myc, 

 V, 1. p. 333. — Agaricus sepiarius, Wulf. in Jacq. Coll. v. 1. 

 p. 347. — Agar, hirsutus, Schoeff. t.76. Pers. Syn. p. 487. Nees, 

 Syst.f. 182 — A. boletiformis. Sow I ^.418. 



On unsquared deals in a Thames Dock. Nov. Sowerhy Pileus 



2 — 3 inches broad, dimidiate, elongated, often confluent, deeply zoned, 

 strigoso-lacunose, of a rich deep-chocolate, margin paler, sometimes 

 white, substance coriaceous, fibrous, of a fine ochre or rhubarb colour ; 

 occasionally entirely resupinate. Hi/menutm composed of brownish 

 plates, tolerably regular, but here and there slightly branched or inter- 

 rupted so as to form pores. A fine species, of which I possess native 

 specimens through the kindness of M7\ J. D. C. Soicerhy. D. medul- 

 laris. Part, seems to be the present species, according to his descrip- 

 tion, taken in connexion with his quotation of D. asserculorum^ 

 Mougeot. D. sepiaria, i^Purt. MSS.) proves, on examination of 

 authentic specimens, to be only a state of D. betidina. The plant 

 published by Mougeot, when examined accurately, appears, however, 

 to be the following. 



5. D. ahielina, Bull, (y?/- Dcsdalea) ; sessile, pileus between 

 corky and coriaceous zoned brownish-umber at length smooth, 

 gills straight somewhat branched glaucous. Fr. Syst. Myc. 

 V. 1. p. iiU.^Agar. abietiuus, Bidl. t. 442. f. 2. 541./. 1. Pers. 

 Syn. p. 486. 



On deals. Perennial. Glasgow. Klotzsch in Hook. Herb. — When 

 young much like the last, but the pileus is uniber and in age becomes 

 quite smooth and the gills nearly simple, of a pruinose cinereous hue. 

 Pileus It — 4 inches broad, thinner. This species has been gathered 

 .in Demerara by Mr. Parker. Po.ssil)ly both this and the foregoing may 

 have been imported into our Dock-Yards, as is certainly the case some- 

 times with Schizophyllum commune. 



6. D. Bullidrdi, Fr. (corky Dcedalea) ; sessile rufescent, 

 pileus soft then coriaceous smooth, pores broad irrpgular. Fr, 

 Syst. Myc. V. \. p. 33.5. — Bol. siiberosus, Bull. t. 482. Purt, 

 Midi Fl. V. 2 4' 3. n. 997. 



Generally on the ash ; not common. Purton. — This appears to be 

 what Purton intends by Pol. suberosus ; for in addition to his asser- 

 tion that the figure of Bulliard is a good representation of his plant, in 

 a MS. now before me he observes, " I think this would more properly 

 rank with the Bcedaleas?' B. suberosus of Sowerby is quite different, 

 having minute pores, which are tolerably regular, and not at all like 

 those of the genus Dcsdalea. 



7. D. confragoso^ Bolt, (rugged Dccdaleci) ; sessile, pileus 

 between corky and coriaceous zoned and scabrous brick-red 

 inclining to brown, pores cinereous labyrinthoid. Pers. Syn, 

 p. 501. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 3. p. 336. Purt. Midi. Fl. v. 3. n. 

 Ji49h-'Bol. labyrinthifomns. Bull. t. 49!. /. 1. A.D. With, 

 t7. 4. p. 288. — b. pores rufous-brown. Bolt, t, 160. 



