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M. androsaceus Fr. (Gr., like some zoophyte). 



On fallen leaves and twigs ; hedgerows, under 

 trees, etc. ; said to be common. On dead oak 

 leaves, Castle Hill Wood. 

 M. Hudson! (Pers.) Fr. (Named after Hudson). 



On fallen holly leaves ; rare ; pileus covered 

 with purple hairs. Holt Wood, Mrs. Baker. 

 M. epiphyllus Fr. (Gr., growing on leaves). 



On dead leaves and twigs ; pileus white very 

 bmall, stem filiform, long in proportion, minutely 

 velvety ; not uncommon. Edmondsham and 

 Goatham, pointed out to me by W. R. Linton 

 in 1907. Belt E. side of St. Giles' Park. 



Genus 18. LENTINUS Fr. (Latin, lentus, tough, pliant, 



from the nature of the species). 

 L. cochleatus Fr. (Lat., spiral, like a snail-shell). 



On stumps in woods ; not common ; edible, 

 with a faint odour of anise. Great Down Copse. 



Genus 19. PANUS Fr. (A word used by Pliny for a swelling 



or tumour). 



P. Stypticus Fr. (Gr., styptikos, astringent, from the 

 pungent taste). 



On decaying stumps and twigs ; cinnamon- 

 colour, stem short, lateral ; common. Edmond- 

 sham. Ferndown. Great Down Copse to Maldry 

 Wood. Witchampton. 



Section 2. Rhodosporae (spores pink or 



salmon). 

 Genus 20. LENZITES Fr. (After Lenz, a German 



botanist) . 

 L. betulina Fr. (Lat., of birches, from its habitat). 



On trunks and stumps, especially birch ; fan- 

 shaped, sessile ; said to be common in the N. 

 Forest. Birches Copse. 



