POLYPOREI, 287 



** Pores elonyated,jiexuous, acute, torn ; not becoming hard. 



35. P. lacteus, i^>\ ; shining white; pileus fleshy-fibrous, 

 fragile, triangular, pubescent, at length smooth, zoneless 

 externally and internally, margin infiexed, acute ; pores 

 thin, acute, toothed, at length, labyrinthiform, torn. — Fr. 

 Icon. t. 182,/. 1. 



On dead laburnum and birch. Rare. 



36. P. fragilis, Fr. (p. 242). 



37. P. mollis, Fr. ; pileus flesh colour, fleshy-fibrous, 

 soft, not watery, effuso-reflexed, somewhat triangular, 

 rugose, margin acute; pores unequal, elongated, flexuose, 

 soft, white, spotted with red when touched. — Fr. Icon, 

 t. 182, /. 3. 



On dead pine. Slough. 



38. P. csesius, Fr. (p. 242). Epping Forest. 



39. P. trabeus, Rostk. ; white ; pileus fleshy-fibrous, 

 then firm, eft'aso-reflexed, transversely elongated, zoneless, 

 pallid ; pores curt, minute, somewhat round or elongated, 

 toothed, white. — Rostk. t. 28. 



On dead pine. Den of Dun. Menmuir. 



40. P. destructor, Fr. (p. 242). 



Lexti. — Pilei(s jieshy-iMant, tough, soft, elastic, villoso-tomentose 

 substance fibroso-Jloccose ; pores somewhat adnate, coloured, 

 always soft, somewhat flexile, lasting to the folloioing spring. 



* Substance coloured. 



41. P. nidulans, Fr. (p. 242) ; \-\ in. 



42. P. rutilans, Fr. (p. 242). 



43. P. gilvus, Schw. ; pileus pale yellowish, fleshy-pliant, 

 effuso-reflexed, soft, even, becoming smooth, zoneless, mar- 

 gin spreading, thin, acute ; pores very small, naked, entire, 



