38 THE POLYPOBACEAE OF WISCONSIN. 



On the wood of conifers. Pilei 1 — li^ cm. broad, confluent length- 

 wise for Ys meter.- 



Not common; a few specimens were found on a fallen alder trunk 

 at Bangor, and a few near Stcine Lake, Forest County, on an old pine 

 log. The largest specimen, made up of a number of confluent pilei, 

 was effused for about 15 cm. i;n length, and 5 cm. in breadth, the re- 

 flexed margin bent back not more than li^ cm. The color is a peculiar 

 reddish-yellow, "scherben farbig" or tile color, and is more or less 

 persistent. 



Young specimens are orbicular and entirely resupinate. The pores 

 being longer and larger in the center, become smaller and shorter 

 toward the margin. On the whole, the pores can be called large, ir- 

 regular and unequal. In older resupinate forms they are often sin- 

 uous or labyrinthine, and often become split into teeth. 



The chief characteristics of this species are the tile-colored, conflu- 

 ent pilei and the large, irregular toothed pores. 



Trametes suaveolens (L.) "Wfeter (Plate II, fig. 9). 



Pileus thick, pulvinate, 5 — 12 cm. broad, fleshy-corky, tomentose, 

 azonate; white, mth strong anise odor; pores large, roundish, at first 

 white becoming brownish, dissepiments obtuse. Spores oval, colorless, 

 9 microns long and 4 to 5 microns thick. On willow trunks. 



This large showy Trametes is not very common. Some specimens 

 were found at Bangor growing from the dead and decayed parts of 

 living willows and from wiUow stumps. Two large reflexed specimens 

 and one resupinate specimen were found near Crandon, Forest County, 

 on a fallen fir, and a small specimen at Devils Lake. The pores in 

 these specimens were somewhat smaller with thinner dissepiments than 

 in the specimens from willows. 



The pilei are pure white, soft corky, somewhat uneven, finely tomen- 

 tose; margin blunt, flesh pure white, smelling strongly like anise, the 

 odor being more or less persistent. The pores are large roundish, at 

 first shallow then lengthening. The mouths of the pores are at first 

 snow-white but darken to smoke color later; 



The largest specimen found, measured 10 cm. in breadth, 7 cm. in 

 length and 1.5 cm. in thickness, with tubes nearly 1 cm. in length. 

 The specimens found near Crandon were thicker in proportion to 

 their length and width. 



Easily recognized by the soft white corky substance, the large dark- 

 ening pores and the strong persistent anise odor. 



