STIPITATE. 



deformed stipes, but that from Rev. Rick has a regular well-developed 

 stipe. The context and surface are much like a brown form of Fomes 

 applanatus. Neither of my three collections is a true Fomes, but the 

 Eastern ones appear to be of this nature. The Brazilian specimen 

 has narrow spores, 5x12, and is probably a different species. 



SPECIMENS. Perak, M. A. D. Machardo; Samoa, C. G. Lloyd; Brazil, Rev. J. Rick, the 

 latter probably distinct. 



FOMES ZONATUS. Pileus applanate, sessile or often with a 

 lateral stipe. When young, with a bright coppery brown, laccate, 

 smooth, often sulcate surface. Context soft, of light weight and 

 texture, dark bay brown color, with narrow zones. Pores minute, 

 with brown context and pale, slightly laccate mouths. Spores 6 x 10, 

 truncate, smooth, punctate. 



This is a most abundant species in Florida, always growing on 

 Cabbage Palmetto trunks. It is remarkable for the soft, light texture. 

 Sometimes it is distinctly stalked with a lateral stem, at other times 

 sessile with a broad attachment. Many species in the section Gan- 

 odermus have a resinous exudation on the crust, but this is the only 

 one known to us where it extends also to the pores. The outer pore 

 mouths, to the extent of a half inch, are often covered with a thick 

 layer of laccate exudation. 



While this is a most abundant species on Cabbage Palmetto in 

 Florida, it was not named until recently, and then the deficiency was 

 made up by giving it three names. We sent it to Ellis years ago, who 

 referred it to Polyporus lucidus. Murrill named it Fomes zonatus, 

 and at the same time Fomes sulcatus. Saccardo changed the latter 

 to Fomes aratus, an unnecessary change, as the same species had 

 been called also Fomes zonatus. 



Compare aratus, sulcatus. 



ADDENDUM. 



The following species were overlooked when the body of the pamphlet was 

 written at Kew. We have in our collection a number of unnamed specimens, and I 

 believe a number of unnamed species, but they will keep, and the subject will be 

 more clearly presented by not being embarrassed with too many "new species." 

 We would rather get the "old species" settled first. As additional specimens are 

 received, and we get more light, it is probable that our views may change as to some 

 of these collections, and we would prefer to change before, rather than after, publi- 

 cation. We have therefore in the body of the work only proposed a few new names 

 where the differences were strongly marked. 



The species of Europe and America stand out quite clear, owing to the abundance 

 of collections that we have. Also, I believe those of the American tropics are mostly 

 well known, due to the ample collection in the New York Botanical Garden, but 

 from the remainder of the tropics, and from Japan and China, Australia, Africa 

 and the East (excepting the Philippines) all classes of fungi, and particularly the 

 Fomes, are but partially known. 



We have received a liberal sending of Philippine specimens from E. D. Merrill, 

 which affords a new species named in mss. and additional light on several of the old 

 species. 



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