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not black as far as the pores, but only half* way up. Such specimens occur in great 

 beauty in Ohio. 



334. P. lucidus, Fr.=P. Curtisii, Berk. 



341. P. graveolens, Sch weiii ! This is the same thing with P. conglobatus, Berk., 

 and a most extraordinary and magnificent species. It is, however, by no means 

 " durissimus," though it forms a compact close mass, but the texture is as soft and 

 velvety as that of P. fomentarius. This circumstance, and the very different smell of 

 the Schweinitzian and Ohio specimens, led to the notion that the latter was a distinct 

 species. The odor of the former is described as oppressive and nauseous, whereas the 

 specimens of Mr. Lea, though clearly identical, had a most attractive smell like that 

 of strawberries. This grateful odor is found also at times in the Southern specimens, 

 which we have heard compared to that of the flowers of Calycanthus, and that of the 

 Water Beetle. 



343. P. labyrinthicus, Schwein ! A very fine species, remarkable for its coarse, 

 tow-like texture. 



344. P. spumeus, Er. According to Fries (Nov. Symb. p. 39) this is P.fusco-albus. 

 The specimens in Herb. Schwein. are nearly destroyed. 



345. P. betulinus, Fr. 



346. P. chioneus, Fr. 



347. P. destructor, Fr. The specimens are marked with a note of interrogation, 

 and we think them somewhat doubtful, though clearly belonging to the same section. 

 The substance is yellowish, and it may possibly belong to some undescribed species. 



348. P. lacteus, Fr. The specimens are too much worm eaten for allowing any 

 satisfactory decision, but they do not seem to belong to P. lacteus. 



349. P. stypticus, Fr. Nearly destroyed and unfit for comparison with our au- 

 thentic specimens. 



350. P. mollis, Fr. 



351. P. (xesius, Fr. 



354. P. alutaceus, Fr. 



355. P. fimbriporus, Schwein ! Brown when dry, 



357. P. fumosus, Fr. Certainly not P. fumosus, but apparently a state of P. annosus. 



358. P. undulatus, Fr. 



360. P. nigropurpurascens, Schwein ! This highly curious species belongs to the 



