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grounds, on an old Victoria Plum in the garden, 

 and on a tree willow (Salix viridis Fr.) in the orchard ; 

 also in another garden, on an old plum. 



F. sp. (No. 93, Poria?}. 



On the dead wood of a cottage window-sill ; rather 

 fleshy, white, eventually light brown, persistent, 

 hymenium flat, pores numerous small. Edmondsham 

 village. 



On this fungus Mr. J. F. Rayner wrote to me (Jan. 29, 1915): 

 " Your Poria No. 93 I could make nothing of, so finally 

 submitted it to friends at Kew Herbarium ; and they one 

 and all declined to give an opinion. So I have now sent it 

 to Lloyd, of Cincinnati, one of the greatest authorities in 

 the world on this group." 



In due time I heard from Mr. Rayner again : " Mr. Lloyd 

 says indeterminable ; most likely a resupinate form of Fomes 

 igniarius." 



Not being quite satisfied with this suggestion, for it cannot 

 be called a determination, I have left this account of my 

 No. 93 standing next to F. igniarius, but in a separate para- 

 graph. The plant differs in some respects from other 

 specimens of that species found in the vicinity. 



F. annosus Fr. (Lat., long-lived). :i Red Rot." 



About the roots of decayed trees, stumps, &c., 

 especially of pine; brown outside, flesh white; 

 rather frequent. Furze Common Copse. Birches 

 Copse, near Sutton Holms. St. Giles', woodland 

 border of Park. Wood N. of Ferndown. Branksome 

 Park. 



F. applanatus Wallr. (Lat., flattened). 



On beech trunks ; brown above, hymenium below 

 white at first ; common in the N. Forest. Very 

 strong on a beech trunk, Castle Hill, Cranborne. 

 Of large size on a trunk in Castle Hill Wood. 



