No. 3.] HYMENIALES OF CONNECTICUT. 39 



Panus stipticus (Bull.) Fr. (astringent). 



jNIansfield, Aug. (220). 

 Panus salicinus Pk. (pertaining to the willow). 



New Haven, Clinton. 

 Panus torulosus Fr. (torulus, a tuft of hair). 



Mansfield, June (21). 



SCHIZOPHYLLUM Fr. 



(7X''4^w, to split ; (pvXXoi', a leaf ; referring to the split gills. 



This group is separated easily from the other white-spored 

 Agarics by the peculiar split gills, their dense, white, woolly 

 covering, and general revolute appearance. Only one spe- 

 cies is found in this locality. The appearance of the plant, 

 especially when growing in abundance upon a log, is very at- 

 tractive, and once learned it is rarely forgotten. The pileus 

 is small, thin, and covered with a dense, hairy coat. It is 

 variously attached to the substratum, generally at the side 

 (lateral), or it may be attached at or near the center of the 

 top. If collected during the winter months and placed under 

 a bell-jar in a warm room, the pileus quickly expands. 



Schizophyllum commune Fr. (common). 

 Mansfield, Oct. (203). 

 Synonymous with Sch!::opliy!hiiii alncnni Schr. 



TROGIA Fr. 



After Trog, a Swiss botanist. 



This small genus contains but one species reported from 

 Connecticut. It is commonly found on decaying logs and 

 branches, and is distinguished by the characteristic vein-like 

 gills, which are somewhat curled. 



Trogia crispa (Pers.) Fr. (crisped or curled). 

 Goshen, Underzvood ; Mansfield (225). 



PAXILLUS Fr. 



Paxillus, a small stake. 



In Paxillus, the gills and pileus are easily separable, and 

 the gills are so intricately connected by veins that many of the 

 species closely resemble those in Polyporacca;. 



