CLASSIFICATION OP FUNGI. 53 



from a Greek word meaning a clod, which de- 

 notes the round figure of the plant. 



The Boleti grow on the ground, are fleshy 

 and putrescent with central stems. The tubes 

 are packed closely together and are easily sep- 

 arated. 



FISTULINA = a pipe. 



In this genus the tubes are free and distinct 

 from one another. They are somewhat fleshy 

 and grow upon wood. 



POLTPORUS = many pores. 



The pores or tubes in this genus are not sep- 

 arate from one another. They are persistent 

 fungi, most of them growing upon wood. 



DAEDALEA = curiously wrought. 



The name of this genus is derived from Dae- 

 dalus, who constructed the labyrinth at Crete, 

 in which the monster Minotaur was kept. It 

 was one of the seven wonders of the world. 



These fungi grow on wood, and become hard. 

 The pores are firm when fully grown ; they are 

 sinuous and labyrinthine. 



