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P. perennis to which it is related. The pores are not at all decur- 
rent and the pileus is nearly horizontal. The umbilicus, when 
present, is very small. 
Potyporus Humiuis Peck. 
Pileus soft, smooth, spathulate, suborbicular or reniform, white ; 
pores small, subrotund, white; stem lateral, thick, rather long, 
externally soft and elastic, within firm, whitish, sometimes becom- 
ing brown. 
Plant 1-2’ high, pileus 8’-12" broad, stem 2-3" thick. 
Haif buried sticks and branches in open woods. Sterling. 
Angust. 
The thick stem, with its soft spongy external coating and hard 
rigid center, is a peculiar character. 
Potyporvs ruieipius Berk. 
Old logs and stumps in woods. Sterling. August. 
Without an examination of the hymenium, this might easily be 
taken tor Panus stipticus. 
PoLyPoRUS MACULATUS 7”. Sp. 
Pileus of a cheesy consistence, broad, flattened, sometimes con- 
fluent, sessile or narrowed into a short stem, slightly uneven, 
white or yellowish-white, marked with darker zones and watery 
spots; pores minute, subangular, short, whitish, sometimes tinged 
with brown; flesh white. 
Pileus 4'—6’ broad, 6’—8” thick. 
Prostrate trunks of trees in woods. Worcester. July. 
In texture and shape this species is related to P. sulphureus, 
but the pores are smaller than in that species. The plants are 
sometimes czespitose, sometimes single. The spots in the dried 
specimens have a smooth depressed appearance. 
PoLyPorvs AURANTIACUS 7. Sp. 
Pileus soft, thin, sessile, dimidiate, sometimes confluent, fibrous- 
tomentose, obscurely zoned, orange color; pores small, angular, 
acute, unequal, at length lacerated, pallid inclining to orange; 
flesh tinged with orange, obscurely zoned. 
Pileus 1’-2’ broad, pores about 1”’ long. 
Old logs in woods. Richmondville. July. 
Related to P. biformis. 
PoLyports CONCHIFER Schw. 
Decaying wood. Buffalo. Clinton. Lowyville. 
