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aiul C()j)rinus. I'miacoliis is (listin-xiiislicd IVdin Psatliyrcllii by the 

 nonstriate inar<::in of the ca}) and from Copiiniis by the iiondeliqwes- 

 cent j;ills. 



PA.NAKOLIS KKTIKl (;IS. WKINKLKI) PANAEOLUS 



(Ki«. :!0) 



Tlu> ciip is ovate, (•(•iiic, slightly ('Xpiimliiif,', almost licinisiilicrical. crcain to 

 tan eoloit'd. bfconiiiiK grayish and dark smoky, viscid in wet \v«'allu'r, irrogu- 

 larly markt'd 'vilh aiiastoniosinji wiinklcs ; ivninaiits of veil, which is r»roini- 

 nent and lirm in younj: plants, adhering as fiai^nients on the margin ()f the 

 mature caps; tlie gills ari' rather hrojid. ascending, adnexed, grayisli to violet 

 black; the stem is color of cap. diirker in lower part, hollow, smooth, granulate, 

 may be slightly bulbous. 



The cap is three-fourths to IY2 inches broad; the stem is 2 to 4 inches long 

 and 2 to 8 lines thick. 



This species is to be found on dung or on richly manured lawns. While it i.s 

 not generally considered poisonous it is wi.se not to use it as food, as it might 

 be contused with other species of the genus that are poisonous. 



POLYPORACEAE (PORE FUNGI) 



Tn tlie Polyporaceae or pore fungi are found the large woody 

 forms that are so often seen on forest and ornamental trees and that 

 cause most of the serious diseases of timber and forest trees. As a 

 class they are difficult to control, because the mycelium lives in the 

 wo(k1, rendering the use of fungicides impracticable. The conspicu- 

 ous shelving, woody growths seen on the branches and trunks of trees 

 are the fruiting bodies of the fungi. These may be removed, but the 

 mycelium will remain to continue the work of destruction. 



In Polyporaceae the spores are produced in minute pores or tubes 

 (fig. 1, B), instead of on gills as in Agaricaceae, a character sugges- 

 tive of the name polypores, meaning many pores. The pores are 

 develo])ed on the lower surface of the fruiting body and in many 

 species may be seen without the aid of a lens. The tubes or pores 

 vary greatly in size and shape, being long or short, round or angular, 

 or compressed. In some genera the hymenium is wrinkled and the 

 pores are reduced to mere pits. (Jreat variation is also to be observed 

 in the consistency of the fruiting body; it may be woody, fleshy, 

 coriaceous, or subgelatinous. The key that follows will aid in dis- 

 tinguishing the genera of Polyporaceae discussed in this circular. 



KEY TO POLYPORACEAE 



Hynienoi)hore normally pileate, souietimes with ri'.supinate forms. 

 Tubes poroid : 



Stratum of tubes separable from the hymenophore 



and from each other— Genus 



Cap Heshy. tubes crowded Fistulina. 



Stratum of tubes separable from the hymenophore, 

 stem central — 



Cap smooth Boletus. 



Cap with large scales Stbobilomyces 



Stratum of tubes distinct from the hymenophore, but 

 not separable from it — 



Tubes in several layers, woody, perennial Fomes. 



Tubes not stratose — 



Caii thick Poi.YPORUs. 



Cap thin Polyrtictus. 



Tubes hd)yrinthiform, sinuous — 



Hymenophore .sessile, corky Daedalea. 



Hymenophore reflexed, resupinate or amorphous, subgelatinous, 



hymenium plicate or rugose porous Merui.iis. 



