246 FUNGUS-FLOKA. 



Polyporus crispus, Fries, Syst. Myc. i. p. 550 ; Stev., Brit. 

 Fung., p. 200. 



On old stumps, &c. Distinguished at once from allied 

 epecies by the coarsely fibrillose radiately rugulose pileus ; 

 pores average about three in the space of 1 mm., but very 

 aften collapsing and becoming much torn and Daedalea-like. 



Imbricated, thin, sometimes resupinate, obsoletely zoned. 

 Pores much larger than in Polyporus adustus, acute, unequal, 

 colour smoky, margin blackish. (Fries.) 



5 ' Eplyporus nidulans . Fr. 



' Pileus fleshy, very soft, subpulvinate, convex above and 

 below, villous then smooth, zoneless, yellowish-red, similarly 

 coloured inside ; tubes elongated, pores rather large, unequal, 

 angular, tawny, with a tinge of brick-red. 



Polyporus nidulans, Fries, Syst. Myc. i. p. 364; Cooke, 

 Hdbk., p. 270. 



On trunks and fallen branches. 



Fragrant when dry, remarkable for its soft substance. 

 Pores larger than in neighbouring species (P. rutilans, P. 

 gilvus, &o.), margin spreading, rather obtuse. There are two 

 forms, one gilvous, the other inclining to flesh-colour. 

 (Fries.) 



Fragrant when dry; colour of the pileus rufescent or 

 yellowish ; margin spreading, somewhat obtuse. (Cooke.) 



Colour variable, generally pale ochraceous, but also 

 reddish, rusty-fulvous, &c. Substance very soft, elastic, 

 coloured like the pileus. Pileus usually elongated, of 

 variable size (also resupinate), -I— 1 in. thick. Pores deep, 

 round, oblong-quadrangular or flexuous. (Fries.) 



Polyporus mollis. Fr. 



Pileus 1-5 in. long, ^1 in. broad, brownish flesh-colour, 

 fleshy-fibrous, soft, effuso-reflexed, rugose, margin acute ; 

 flesh up to ^ in. thick, white ; tubes 2—3 lines long, pores 

 unequal, soft, white, elongated and wavy, becoming reddish 

 when touched. 



Polyporus mollis. Fries, Syst. Myc. i. p. 360; Stev., Brit. 

 Fung., p. 198. 



On dead pine wood. Pores up to 1 mm. in length. Not 

 watery, but soft to the touch. Several specimens often 



