Femes velutinosus has reached us from S. Hutchings, Bengal ; K. Nakanishiki, 

 Kagegoti Island, Japan, and this collection from Henri Perrier de la Bathie, Madagascar. 

 All of these collections were referred by us to Fomes senex when received, and might 

 be held as a variety. None of them, however, have more than one pore layer, and we are 

 not sure even that they are Fomes, though we presume so from the subligneous context. 



Fomes pseudosenex. 



This collection seems exactly the same as specimen from Cuba which Montagne 

 confused with the plant he had named Fomes senex from Juan Fernandez. We were some- 

 what in doubt about previous specimens we received from Mr. Henri Perrier de la Bathie. 



Fomes pullus. 



(cfr. Letter 47.) 



Fomes pachyphloeus. 



This specimen has a thick, black, hard crust, and no context, features in which 

 it differs from pachyphloeus as we have heretofore known it. However, as it has the 

 same context color and the same very peculiar structure we can not doubt its reference. 



Fomes pectinatus. 



Context dark purple. 

 Fomes melanoporus. 



This is the only Fomes with dark, purple brown context. Polyporus vinosus and 

 Polyporus durus have context of similar color. 



FOMES-GANODERMUS. 



The tropical forms of the "Applanatus group" are very variable and 

 puzzling. We have not as yet definite ideas as to the forms entitled to 

 names. 



Fomes applanatus. 



The type form of Europe. 

 Fomes australis. 



As we are calling this form ad interim until the "applanatus" group is revised. 

 In the end this very distinct form with yellow pore mouths will have a distinct name 

 probably. We have labeled it Fomes oroflavus. 



Fomes subtornatus. 



A species with smaller, harder, darker pores. 



TRAMETES. 

 Trametes hystrix. 



Frequent in Africa, but only known from Africa, although usually confused in 

 the museums with Trametes hydnoides of the American tropics. 



Trametes versatilis. 



Widely spread in the tropics. 



Trametes Persoonii. 



Common in the tropics. 



