This is one of our rare species of a Southern type. I have never received 

 it from a correspondent. There are two collections in Cooke's coL c ion 

 The first came from Ellis, a young specimen, with notes sent to Cookt 

 was described under the firm name of "Cooke & Ellis,"" but as it was named 

 for one of the firm they wrote "Berkeley" after it. J t see ms that afterward 

 a specimen reached Cooke from Ravenel." This was much better developed 

 with long pores (5 mm. long) si that reach to the very base of the stipe" Some 



Fig 264. 

 Polyporus Ellisii. 



years later the plant was collected in Alabama and discovered by Underwood 

 to be a "new species" and called Polyporous flavo-squamosus, which would 

 have been a much better name for it. Underwood gave the best description 

 that was given of it. We think these three collections are the only ones known. 

 It is one of the most strongly marked species that I have seen. 



Our illustration is made from a section of a plant in Cooke's herbarium, 

 which he received from Ravenel, and shows the pores extending to the very 

 base of the plant. I have never received the plant from any collector, and I 

 hope my southern correspondents will watch for it. 



28 It is needless to say this was before they had their quarrel. 



29 There is no evidence that Berkeley had anything to do with it. It was published sev- 

 eral years after he had quit publishing, and is not found in his herbarium. 



30 At least it is indorsed by Cooke, "Rav'l No. 877," but there is no specimen in Ra- 



venel's herbarium. 



31 In the original description they were from a young plant and were described as a 

 line deep. 



32 Said to be subdecurrent in N. A. F. 



