SECTION MERISMUS. 



MINIATUS (Fig. 454). This is represented at Leiden by the type from 

 Java also a colored drawing. It is simple, thin, with a short, lateral stipe, and is 

 brick-red when fresh. It loses its color with age and has the same brittle flesh 

 and other characters, and I take it to be only a small, simple, thin form of 

 Polyporus sulphureus. 



Fig 454 



Merismus (Caseosus) miniatus. 



SORDULENTUS. Named from a single, small collection from Chile. 

 It has the same habits, texture, context color (of discolored specimens) and 

 surface, and in my opinion is only a form of Polyporus sulphureus. The pores 

 are distinctly larger than the European form which, as far as I can note, is 

 the only real difference. 



RETIPORUS. This from Australia has the appearance of being sulphureus 

 with larger pores and firmer context. I think it will prove to be only a form. 



31. CONGLOBATUS CARNOSUS. 



I believe there is no true fleshy species with central core, but that Polyporus 

 sulphureus rarely takes this form. Such a specimen was distributed collected by 

 Toldt in Tirol under the name Polyporus imbricatus. I judge it is the same plant 

 that was named Polyporus flabellatus by Bresadola. 



32. CONGLOBATUS FOMES. 



But one species of Fomes is known with imbricate pilei proceeding from 

 a central core. (Cfr. Pol. Issue, p. 43.) 



GRAVEOLENS (Fig. 455). Pilei numerous, densely imbricate 

 like tiles, on a hard, woody, central core. Context and pores brown 

 and of a hard, woody texture. Pores minute with darker mouths. 

 Spores not found by me, but I think are hyaline. A unique species 

 known only from the United States. It is not common and found only 

 so far as known on oak or beech. 



