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Order — Polyporei. 

 Genus— Boletus, Fr. 



24. Boletus liviclus, Fr. Common. Poisonous. Aug. to Oct. 



25. Boletus pachypus, Fr. In woods ; common. Aug. 



Genus — Polyporus, Fr. 



26. Polyporus fomentarus, Fr. On birch ; near Truro, N. S. 

 July. 



27. Polyporus annosus? Fr. On fallen hemlock trunk ; near 

 Truro, N. S. July. Persistent, pores? rich umber brown ; mar- 

 gins velvety, of a deeper shade ; cuticle dense, sooty, spotted or 

 indefinitely marked ; slate colored ; consists of two masses, both 

 provided with pores, etc., one resting above the other, but form- 

 ing one substance, attached ? its whole length at one side ; body 

 of upper mass extends one inch beyond the lower, the free under 

 surface of this mass provided with pores like the lower one ; 

 margins sinuous ; pileus about five inches in width, by three inches 

 in thickness ; length, about four inches ; very solid ; woody ; the 

 two masses, viewed as a whole, resemble an agaricus with a very 

 thick stipe ; width of lower portion, three inches ; thickness, three 

 inches ; length, about one and one-half inches. I give its char- 

 acters in detail, because my diagnosis is a doubtful one. 



28. Polyporus versicolor, Fr. Resupinate ; persistent ; com- 

 mon. On larch, hemlock, birch, etc. 



Order — Hydnei. 



Genus — Hydnum, Linn. 



Sect. — Mesopus. 



29. Hydnum rapandum, L. Near the roots of pines. Point 

 Pleasant Park, Hx. September. 



Genus. — Sistotrema, Fr. 



30. Sistotrema confluens, Pers. In the Park. Oc. 



Order — Phalloidei. 

 Genus— Cynophallus, Fr. 



31. Cynophallus caninus, Fr. Found by Mr. R. Morrow in 

 a drain on his property. 



Order — Taithogastres. 

 Genus — Lycoperdon, Tourn. 



32. Lycoperdon ccelafcum, Fr. Common in pastures. Aug., Sept. 



