432 Rev. M. J. Berkeley and Rev. M. A. Curtis on neto 



This perhaps would more properly be placed in Resupinati, 

 but the stem is very distinct, so as to make the species at first 

 sight resemble some central-stemmed Thelephora, especially when 

 the pile are proliferous, as is sometimes the case. We know of 

 no species of which it can be a transformation, and it is well 

 worthy of notice. The surface of the pileus resembles that of 

 P. radiatus. 



^•Polyporus Boucheanus, Fr. Ep. p. 438, var. peponinus. Pileo 

 orbiculari depresso azono glaberrimo ; stipite brevi candido le- 

 proso ; poris amplis angulatis elongatis ; dissepimentis rigidis 

 acie iiTegulari. Curt. no. 2483. On fallen branches. South 

 Carolina. 



Pileus l~ inch across, orbicular, depressed, perfectly smooth, 

 shining. Stem short, central, clothed with white leprous meal ; 

 occasionally lateral, in which casp, the pileus is somewhat elon- 

 gated. Pores about ^(jth of an inch wide, above a line long, 

 angular, decui'rent ; dissepiments rigid, their edge irregular. 



Diflfers fi'om the normal form of Pol. Boucheanus, as it occurs 

 in Ohio, in its smooth pileus. Fries speaks of the thin dissepi- 

 ments, but Klotzsch does not describe them as peculiarly thin. 

 In the Ohio and Carolina species, though not thick, they are very 

 rigid when dry. 



45. Polyporus (Pleuropus) amygdalinus, Berk. & Rav. MSS. 

 Pileo flabelliformi carnoso sordide luteo maculato odorato ; stipite 

 obsoletoj poris parvis sinuosis irregularibus. Rav. no. 1153. 

 On the sides of rotten oak logs, Newhope, South Carolina, H. 

 W. Ravenel, Esq. 



Subimbricated. Pileus 2-4 inches across, flabelliform, convex, 

 carnose, dingy yellow with irregular darker patches ; odour strong, 

 like that of vanilla or almonds. Stem obsolete. Hymenium 

 white, pores small, j/^th of an inch across, sinuous, irregular, dis- 

 sepiments thin, edge toothed. 



Resembling some form of P. squamosics, but at once distin- 

 guished by its small pores. 



46. Polyporus dealbatus, n. s. Pileo suberoso reniformi con- 

 tracto pallido zonato sericeo-sti'iato farinaceo ; contextu albo 

 demum friabili ; margine acuto ; stipite definite laterali irregu- 

 lari fiexuoso rugoso hie illic pallide lateritio ; poris minimis pal- 

 lidis. Curt. no. 1524, 1919; Rav. no. 836. On the ground. 

 South Carolina. 



Pileus about 1 inch across, reniform, convex, faintly zoned in 

 the centre, more strongly towards the margin, slightly rugose, 

 of a very pale rufous or brown tinge, sericeo-striate, mealy 

 as if washed over with a whitewash which gives the whole a 

 dull appearance; margin acute, in larger specimens much con- 

 tracted; substance white, powdery when scraped. Stem nearly 



