as the little Polyporus pusillus (Rhipidium) attached by a lateral 

 point, and the hymenium on the under side. The color described 

 as "red" is yellow or perhaps orange yellow, with far more yellow 

 than red. It is a typical Guepinia with the hymenium inferior, 

 furcate basidia, and hyaline unilateral 

 spores, 6 x 12-14, guttulate, and probably 

 septate in germination. The color resides 

 in a cortical, palisade layer of cells, quite 

 distinct from the hyaline tissue of the plant. 

 I do not recall any other tremellaceous 

 plant with a similar, distinct, cortical layer 

 of bright colored cells. Cooke's figure (96) 

 in the Handbook has no resemblance how- 

 ever remote to either size or shape of plant. 

 He no doubt drew it from his imagina- 

 tion, drawing his picture to suit the name. 

 Our figure 940 represents the dried plant, 

 natural size; 941, a single specimen soaked 

 out and enlarged; and 942 several speci- 

 mens partially soaked. The little plants 

 curl up and roll inward in drying, and only 

 take the flattened form after" prolonged 

 soaking. Fig. 942. 



FAVOLUS EUROPAEUS (?), FROM J. E. A. LEWIS, JAPAN. 

 (Fig. 943.) It has always appeared to me strange that I have never 

 gotten Favplus from Japan, and the genus is not recorded from 

 Japan. It is a common genus with us, and not rare in the alpine 



regions of Europe. Favolus europaeus 

 was considered and illustrated on page 

 18 of our Polyporoid issue. We have 

 over a hundred collections of it from 

 the United States. When fresh it is 

 of a bright color, with a thin cuticle, 

 which peels off as it gets old, and then 

 the plant becomes white. This speci- 

 men from Mr. Lewis is white, with no 

 evidence of ever having had a colored 

 cuticle. Of course, I cannot state that 

 it ever had a colored cuticle, but I as- 

 sume that it did, in which case it is 

 Favolus europaeus. If it were always 

 white then it is unnamed I think. As to shape, texture, pores, it is the 

 same as we sometimes find Favolus europaeus here. I hope our 

 Japanese correspondents will watch out particularly for Favolus. 

 I believe that Favolus europaeus must grow in Japan for it is common 

 with us in America and occurs in Europe. It cannot be mistaken 

 from our photograph of the pores. Just a few days ago, I received 

 from M. Gono, Japan, a specimen of Favolus, which was so badly 

 eaten I could not venture as to its species, but it was not Favolus 

 europaeus. 



Fife. 943. 



