126 TWEXTY-THIRD REPORT OX THE StATE CABINET. 



7. Maeasmius androsaceus L. 



Pileus membranaceous, convex or expanded, subnmbilicate, 

 obscurely striate, brownish-red ; lamellae narrow, rather nu- 

 merous, attached, whitish or subconcolorous ; stipe tough, 

 smooth, shining, black, whitish at the top, hollow. 



Height 1- 2Cbreadth of pileus 3"- 5". 



On sticks and leaves in woods, especially of pine. June - 

 September. 



8 Maeasmius campanulattjs 7i. sp. 



Pileus membranaceous, convex or campanulate, dry, smooth, 

 radiate-sulcate, ochraceous-red, the disk a little darker ; 

 lamellae few, distant, broad, narrowed toward the stem, free 

 or slightly attached, whitish ; stipe tough, smooth, shining, 

 blackish-brown, hollow. 



Height l'-2', breadth of pileus 3"- 6". 



Dead leaves, etc., in w^oods. Common. Jul}'- and August. 



Allied to M. siccus but differing in the character of the 

 lamellae and the paler stipe. 



Genus — LENTINUS Fr. 



Coriaceous, fleshy and tough, at length hard, tough, dry. 

 Gills tough. Edge acute, toothed. Hymenophorum homo- 

 geneous with the stem. — Berk. Outl. 

 The firm tough fleshy pileus, and the thin serrated lamellae 

 are the prominent characters of this genus. The stipe is often 

 eccentric or lateral. The species generally grow on wood, in 

 open places, persist for some time and become hard when dry. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



Pileus squamose-spotted 1. 



Pileus smooth -• 



1. Lextinus lepideus Fr. 



Pileus fleshy, firm, convex or expanded, nearly white, 

 spotted with dark brown appressed scales ; lamelhe rather 

 broad, not crowded, attached, slightly emarginate and decur 

 rent, white, the edge rough, eroded or toi-n ; stipe firm, solid, 

 equal or tapering downward, more or less scaly, whitish, some 

 times eccentric, straight or curved. 



Height 2-4', breadth of pileus, 3-5', stipe 4"- 6' thick. 



Growing from crevices in old stumps, logs, etc.. exposed to 

 the full rays of the sun. Common. Albany, Sandhike, Nortli 

 Elba. June- August. Poughkeepsie. Gerard. 



