310 FUNGUS-FLOE A. 



falls away ; stem lateral, short, coloured like the pileus ; 

 gills determinate, free, distinct, paler. 



Panus farinaceus, Schum., p. 365; Fries, Hyna. Eur., 

 p. 490. 



On trunks. 



With the habit of P. stypticus. This species has not yet 

 been found in Britain, but the following, which is considered. 

 as a variety of the above, has been collected in Epping 

 Forest. 



Var. albido-tomentosus, Cke. and Mass., Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 358; Cke., Illustr., pi. 1144s. 



Pileus about in. long, 3? in. broad, horizontal, sometimes 

 imbricated, semicircular, subcoriaceous, flexuous or regular, 

 pale umber, densely clothed with a short, whitish, velvety 

 down, which seems to be persistent, but thinner and shorter 

 towards the shortly incurved margin ; stem lateral, very 

 short ; or entirely absent, and attached by a downy base ; 

 gills radiating from the point of attachment ; narrowed 

 behind, lanceolate, honey-coloured, margin entire, rigid, 

 scarcely crowded, shorter ones intermixed; spores subglo- 

 bose, smooth, 5 p. diameter. 



On trunks and branches. 



Pileus about an inch broad, often in imbricated tufts. It 

 is doubtful whether this is not a distinct species from the 

 type described by Fries. (C. & M.) 



*** Stem absent. 



Panus patellaris. Fr. 



Pileus 3 f in. across, resupinate, coriaceous, plane then 

 cup-shaped, orbicular, attached by a slightly projecting 

 vertex, scurfy or downy, pallid, margin narrowly incurved ; 

 gills radiating from the point of attachment, narrow, dark 

 ochraceous ; spores white, smooth, 4 x 3 p.. 



Panus patellaris, Fries, Epicr., p. 400 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 538 ; 

 Cke., Illustr., pi. 1144c. 



On branches of cherry, beech, &c. 



Simple ; allied to P. stypticus. Gills as in other species, 



