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On pine-stems^ and from tlience running over twigs, etc. 

 Common. Sow. t. 319, is Merulius corium. Bolt. t. 166, 

 f. d, is probably Stereuin rvyosum. 



2. C. lacteum, Fr. ; effused, membranaceous, milk-white 

 beneath, with the circumference loosely fibrillose ; hymcniuni, 

 when perfect, waxy, darker, rimoso-partite when dry. 



On trunks of trees, etc. Not uncommoj;!. The mycelium 

 sometimes forms white strings, which run about like those of 

 Clavariu strida, Ayaricus platyphyllus, etc. 



3. C. arachnoideum, B. ; eflused, delicately byssoid, as is 

 the circumference ; hymenium white, very thin, patchy. 



In woods. Not uncommon, running over lichens, etc. The 

 mycelium is as delicate as a spider's web. 



4. C. Iseve, F/'.; effused, membranaceous, separating, villoso- 

 fibrillose beneath; circumference byssoid, not radiating; hy- 

 menium even, smooth, pinkish, and livid. 



On decaying wood, sticks, etc. This is the commonest of 

 all the species, and assumes a variety of forms. Sometimes it 

 remains closely attached, sometimes the margin is broadly 

 reflexed. The hymenium also varies in colour, being some- 

 times pure white. The circumference is occasionally almost 

 naked. 



5. C. roseum, P.; effused, adnate, rose-coloured ; circum- 

 ference fringed, whitish ; hymenium pruinose, becoming pale, 

 at length much cracked and rugose, hardened. 



On poplar. Not common. 



6. C. velutinum, Fr. ; effused, adnate, Avhite, slightly tinged 

 with pink ; circumference ornamented with straight, strigose, 

 diverging fibres, of the same colour; hymenium soft and 

 fleshy, thick, even, velvety, with dense hyaline bristles. 



On logs. Not uncommon. Very beautiful and distinct. 



7. C. sanguinevun, Fr. ; bright scarlet, broadly efi'used, of 



