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violaceous, in rows in the form of plates, incised at the apex. Flesh 

 white, corky coriaceous, firm. Spores white, "elliptical, cylindrical, 

 curved, 9-10/A 5 ' Quel., "3-5 x Ijti," Karst. Coniferous trunks, and 

 branches, rarely beech. Sept. Oct. Uncommon, (v.v.) 



2051. I. lacteus Fr. Lacteus, milk white. 

 P. 3-5 cm., white, effused, shortly reflexed, or dimidiate, some- 

 times imbricate, villose, concentrically sulcate ; margin byssoid. Teeth 

 milk white, subulate, or compressed, toothed, thin. Flesh white, 

 coriaceous, thin. Spores white, "ovoid, globose, punctate, 5jii" Quel., 

 "4-5 x 2-3 /z" Karst. Birch, fir, pine, beech, and mountain ash. 

 Oct. Dec. Uncommon, (v.v.) 



III. Resupinate. 



2052. I. hypogaeus Fuck. vTroyaios, under the earth. 

 R. 10-11 cm., white, then pale yellowish, or dark brown, widely 



effused ; margin determinate. Teeth concolorous, 2-7 mm. long, irre- 

 gular, sublabyrinthiform, lax, variable in size, straight, incised, base 

 usually compressed, thin. Flesh white, or yellowish, byssoid. In- 

 crusting pine leaves, twigs, grass, earth, pebbles. Oct. Rare. 



2053. I. Johnstonii Berk. Dr George Johnston. 

 R. 2-5-5 cm., white, resupinate, effused, separable; margin reflexed, 



naked. Teeth white, arranged in rows, 2-3 mm. long, compressed, un- 

 equal, crowded. Flesh white, coriaceo-membranaceous. Dead beech. 

 Rare. 



2054. I. Candidas (Ehrenb.) Fr. Candidus, shining white. 

 R. 3-5 cm., snow white, broadly effused, separable, thin, arachnoid; 



margin byssoid. Teeth snow white, subulate, or compressed, toothed, 

 thin. Flesh white, membranaceous, floccose. Dead pine wood. Feb. 

 Rare, (v.v.) 



2055. I. spathulatus (Schrad.) Fr. Fr. Icon. t. 194, fig. 3. 



cnraQii, a broad blade. 



R. 510 cm., shining white, becoming yellowish when dry, effused, 

 adnate, inseparable ; margin byssoid. Teeth white, becoming yellowish, 

 36 mm. long, spathulate, compressed, equal, entire, reticulato-con- 

 nected with obsolete veins. Flesh white, membranaceous, thin. 

 Spores white, elliptical, 4-5 x 2-3/u,. Dead coniferous branches. Oct. 

 Dec. Uncommon, (v.v.) 



2056. I. obliquus (Schrad.) Fr. Obliguus, slanting. 

 R. 5-20 cm., white, then yellowish, or wood colour, broadly effused, 



adnate; margin byssoid. Teeth concolorous, 2-6 mm. long, at first very 

 pore-like, then becoming compressed, incised, or torn, oblique, lamellar 

 at the base. Flesh whitish, crustaceous, thin. Spores white, elliptical, 



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