96 Murrill: Polyporaceae of North America 



forms of deciduous wood throughout the north temperate zone. 

 Fries says in his Epicrisis that it is confined to deciduous wood, 

 but Peck states that it occurs also on that of evergreen trees. I 

 hav^e never seen it growing upon coniferous wood, but many of 

 our fungi that normally occur upon deciduous wood have been 

 ■ known to attack that of dead conifers in the vicinity, or, in barren 

 regions, when hard pressed for food. 



The following specimens are h'sted in order to give some idea 

 of the range of this species : Finland, Karsten ; Germany, Sydoiv; 

 Massachusetts, Porter; New Yoxk, Britton, Murrill; New Jersey, 

 Ellis, Mrs. Lobcnstinc ; Pennsylvania, Barbour ; Virginia, Murrill ; 

 Tennessee, Murrill 6j6 ; South Carolina, Ravencl ; Alabama, 

 Earle & Baker; Missouri, Dcvictrio ; Kansas, BartJwloniciv ; 

 Michigan, Hicks; Wisconsin, Baker; Montana, Mrs. Fitch. 

 Many other collections and most of the published exsiccati contain 

 good examples of this fungus. 



2. Lenzites cubensis B. & C. 



Lcnzites cubensis B. & C. Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 10 : 303. 1868. 

 Described from plants collected by Wright in Cuba on dead 

 w^ood as follows : 



" Pileo duro ligneo dimidiate subvelutino cervino zonato 

 rugoso ; stipite nuUo vel brevissimo ; lamellis repetite furcatis 

 crenatis vel crispis concoloribus latioribus." 



" Pileus 2^ inches broad and i i^ inches long." 



Nothing is known of this species beyond the above description 

 and a i^w type specimens still to be seen at Kew and Paris. It 

 appears, however, to belong with our common species, L. betulina, 

 from which it may at once be distinguished by its almost glabrous 

 surface. It is no doubt rare and possibly confined to the higher 



altitudes of Cuba. 



Species inouirendae 



Lendtes Berkeleyi Lev. Ann. Sci. Nat. III. Bot. 5:122. 1 846. 

 Based upon plants collected by Menand in New York. Daedaka 

 betulina velutina Berk. (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3: 38 1. 1839) is 

 cited as a synonym and doubtless accounts for the specific name 

 adopted, Berkeley's description is as follows : 



