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for which the gills, tubes, or spines are responsible. Let the 



Fig. 5. — Under surface of fruit-body of Polyporus squamoxus nearly full-grown, 

 showing the pores of the hymenial tubes and the reticulations on the stipe. The 

 fruit-body was photographed immediately after it was cut : the involution of the 

 edge of the pileus is quite natural. Photographed by R. H. Pickard. 1 natural 

 size. 



specific increase of hymenial surface, clue to the presence of gills, 



