432 Rev. M. J. Berkeley and Rev. M. A. Curtis on new 



This perhaps would more properly be placed in Resupinati, 

 but the stem is very distinct^ so as to make the species at first 

 sight resemble some central-stemmed Thelephora, especially when 

 the pile are proliferous, as is sometimes the case. We know of 

 no species of which it can be a transformation, and it is well 

 worthy of notice. The surface of the pileus resembles that of 

 P. radiatus. 



^Polyporus Boucheanus, Fr. Ep. p. 438, var. peponinus. Pileo 

 orbiculari depresso azono glaberrimo ; stipite brevi candido le- 

 proso; poris amplis angulatis elongatis; dissepimentis rigidis 

 acie irregulari. Curt. no. 2482. On fallen branches, South 

 Cai'olina. 



Pileus \^ inch across, orbicular, depressed, perfectly smooth, 

 shining. Stem short, central, clothed with white leprous meal ; 

 occasionally lateral, in which case the pileus is somewhat elon- 

 gated. Pores about ^^yth of an inch wide, above a line long, 

 angular, decurrent ; dissepiments rigid, their edge irregular. 



Differs from the normal form of Pol. Boucheanus, as it occurs 

 in Ohio, in its smooth pileus. Fries speaks of the thin dissepi- 

 ments, but Klotzsch does not describe them as peculiarly thin. 

 In the Ohio and Carolina species, though not thick, they are very 

 rigid when dry. 



45. Polyporus (Pleuropus) amygdalinus, Berk. & Rav. MSS. 

 Pileo flabelliformi carnoso sordide luteo maculato odorato ; stipite 

 obsoleto; poris parvis sinuosis irregularibus. Rav. no. 1153. 

 On the sides of rotten oak logs, Newhope, South Carolina, H. 

 W. Ravenel, Esq. 



Subimbricated. Pileus 2-4 inches across, flabelliform, convex, 

 carnose, dingy yellow with irregular darker patches ; odour strong, 

 like that of vanilla or almonds. Stem obsolete. Hymenium 

 white, pores small, ^^^h of an inch across, sinuous, irregular, dis- 

 sepiments thin, edge toothed. 



Resembling some form of P. squamosus, but at once distin- 

 guished by its small pores. 



46. Polyporus dealbatus, n. s. Pileo suberoso reniformi con- 

 tracto pallido zonato sericeo-striato farinacco ; contextu albo 

 demum friabili ; margine acuto ; stipite definite lateral! irregu- 

 lari flexuoso rugoso hie illic pallide lateritio ; poris minimis pal- 

 lidis. Curt. no. 1524, 1949; Rav. no. 836. On the ground. 

 South Carolina. 



Pileus about 1 inch across, reniform, convex, faintly zoned in 

 the centre, more strongly towards the margin, slightly rugose, 

 of a very pale rufous or brown tinge, sericeo-striate, mealy 

 as if washed over with a whitewash which gives the whole a 

 dull appearance; margin acute, in larger specimens much con- 

 tracted; substance white, powdery when scraped. Stem nearly 



