CLASSIFICATION 373 



Distinguished at once from allies by the coarsely fibrous, wrinkled 

 pileus and large pores. Pores much larger than in P. adusttis. 

 On old stumps, etc. 



P. nidulans. — Pileus fleshy, soft, convex above and below, 

 downy, then smooth, yellowish red, as is also the flesh ; tubes 

 elongated, pores large, angular, tawny. 



Fragrant when dry. Remarkably soft. 



On trunks and fallen branches. 



P. mollis. — Pileus 1-5 in. long, effuso-reflexed, soft, wrinkled, 

 edge sharp, brownish flesh-colour ; flesh white ; pores soft, elon- 

 gated and wavy, white, reddish when touched. 



Several specimens often grow into each other ; sometimes 

 resupinate. Known by the white pores becoming foxy when 

 touched. 



On dead pine wood. 



P. rutilans. — Pileus tough, thin, soft, at first downy, tawny 

 cinnamon, then paler, flesh similar in colour ; pores minute, 

 cinnamon. 



Smell strong, like aniseed when fresh. Pores shining white when 

 young, changing to cinnamon. 



On fallen branches. 



P. destructor. — Pileus 2-6 in. long, effuso-reflexed, fragile, 

 wrinkled, rather wavy, brownish white, flesh watery, zoned ; pores 

 white, rounded, becoming torn into teeth. 



Pores forming almost the whole of the fungus, sometimes almost 

 resupinate. 



On wood, especially that has been worked. 



** Pileus white, pale ochraceoits, etc., ahvays pale. 



P. hetiilinus. — Pileus hoof-shaped, thick, soft, elastic, umbonate 

 behind at point of attachment, 3-6 in. across, edge thick, incurved, 

 whitish, zoneless, smooth ; flesh thick, white ; pores minute, whitish. 



Distinguished by the thick, smooth, whitish pileus with a thick, 

 incurved edge. 



On birch trunks. 



P. horealis. — Pileus horizontal, attached by a broad base or 

 narrowed to a stem, hairy, corky, whitish, then dingy yellow, 

 flesh thick, fibrous, whitish ; pores unequal, wavy, becoming' torn, 

 white. 



A slight smell of aniseed when dry, fleshy, then corky. 



On stumps and trunks of pine. 



P. himosns. — Horizontal, often imbricated, effused behind, 

 silky, then smooth, paflid with a smoky tinge, zoneless, flesh up to 

 I in. thick ; pores shallow, roundish, small, whitish with smoky 

 tinge, darker when bruised. 



On old trunks, stumps, etc. 



