Fig. 951. 



Polyporus lucidus (abnormal) 



normal specimen of Polyporus lucidus from a photograph sent by 

 Mr. Weir. It shows what a strange shape a plant will take under 

 some abnormal conditions. Of course our figure shows only the 

 shape, for the specimen was many times larger, measuring more than 

 a foot and a half long. 



Fig. 952. 



Strobilomyces pallescens. 

 (Top of pileus.) 



STROBILOMYCES PALLESCENS, FROM REV. J. WILSON, 

 AUSTRALIA (Fig. 952). This is evidently the most frequent Stro- 

 bilomyces in Australia, and the only species known from other than 

 the "type locality." It is a very characteristic plant and will readily 

 be known from our photograph of the top of the pileus showing the 

 peculiar scales. The plant has elongated spores, hence not a Strobil- 

 omyces in the original sense, but the subject was fully covered in 

 our note No. 82. In the United States we have but one common 

 species, Strobilomyces strobilaceus, and in Australia the common 

 species is Strobilomyces pallescens. It is curious, however, that in 

 the United States, there is but one collection known of the common 

 Australian plant fcfr. Note 322 when carelessly published as Strobil- 

 omyces pallidus). 



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