PHLEBIA. 173 



size, tip to 2 lines in length, apex often fimbriated, brittle ; 

 spores C3 r liudrical, slightly curved, 6-7 x 3-3 5 p.. 



Eadulum epileucum, B. & Br., Ann. Nat. Hist., n. 1442 ; 

 Stev., Fung., p. 252. 



On decorticated wood. Distinguished by the thin, even, 

 polished, pale ochraceous surface and the much scattered 

 tubercles. 



** Innate, i.e., developing below the baric, which is pushed off. 



Radulum fagineum. Fr. 



Broadly effused, inseparable, removing the bark, whitish, 

 the margin often broad, sterile, densely velvety and rusty- 

 orange ; tubercles irregular in form and size, entire and 

 obtuse, or variously toothed and acute, subiculum rather 

 thick, soft and spongy, and often irregularly pitted or porose ; 

 spores cylindrical, slightly curved, 1112 X 6 /x. 



Eadulum fagineum, Fries, Elenchus, p. 152; Stev., Fung., 

 p. 252. 



On dead beech. Surrounding the branches and resembling 

 stalactite. Becoming dingy pale ochraceous with age. 



Radulum aterrimum. Fr., Hym. Eur., p. 624; 

 Stev., Brit. Fung., p. 253. 



Hydnum erectum, Sow., Herb. 



This fungus is not a Eadulum, and does not even belong to 

 the Basidiomycetes. 



PHLEBIA. Fr. (figs. 10, 11, p. 149.) 



Eesupinato-effused, hymenium covering the entire free 

 surface, rather soft, subgelatinous, from the first covered 

 with crowded, irregular wrinkles or ridges that have the 

 edge usually quite entire, everywhere covered with tetra- 

 sporous basidia. 



Phlebia, Fr., Syst. Myc. i. p. 426 ; Stev., Fung., p. 253. 



Subgelatinous when moist, cartilaginous when dry, known 

 from other resupinate genera as Corticium, &c., by the 

 crowded, irregularly interrupted small wrinkles or folds 

 that cover the hymenium. 



