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251. P. nmbellatus Fr. — umbella, a sun shade. Woods, Pittsford, edible. 



252. P. sulphureus Fr. ( Pk. 1895). — sulphury Polyporus, chicken mush- 



room. Rochester, Pittsford, Mendon, Perinton. 



253. P. piclpes Fr. — pix, pitch; pes, a foot. Monroe Co., edible. 



254. P. poripes Fr. — porus-stemmed. Woods, Pittsford, edible. 



255. P. anax Berk. W T oods, Pittsford, edible. 



256. P. lueidus Fr. Monroe Co. Not tested. 



257. P. frondosus Fr. — frons, a leafy branch. Pittsford, edible. 



Family III — Hvnwu e.i:. 



Hydnum. 



Gr. — name for some edible fungus. 



258. Hydnum repaiiduin L. ( Pk. 1895). — spreading. Seneca Park, Pitts- 



ford, edible, common but not plentiful. 



259. H. albidum Pk. ( Pk. 1895). Woods, Pittsford, edible. 



260. H. coralloides Scop. (Pk. 1895). Pittsford, Fairport, Adirondack 



Mountains. A handsome plant, edible. 



261. H. caput-ursi Fr. (Pk. 1895).— bears head Hydnum. Pittsford, Adi- 



rondack Mts., edible. This can be truly called a wonderful plant 

 with its resemblance to the head of a polar bear. 



262. H. caput-Medusae Bull. — Medusa's head Hydnum. Mendon. Adiron- 



dack Mts., edible. This with its long spines is a handsome plant. 



263. H. erinaceuin Bull. — erinaceus, a hedgehog. Pittsford, edible. 



264. H. soabrosum Fr. — scabrosus, rough. Rochester, edible. 



265. H. imbricatum L. — imbrex, a tile. Woods, Pittsford, edible. 



Family IV. — Thelephorate.e Fr. 

 Gr. — a teat ; Gr. — to bear. 



Craterellus Fr. 



Crater, a bowl. 



266. Craterellus cornucopoides Pers. (Pk. 1895). — cornucopia shaped. 



Pittsford, Bushnells Basin, edible. A remarkable mushroom, look- 

 ing not unlike a small ruffled-edge morning glory blossom, of a pink- 

 ish brown color. 



267. (_'. cantharellus Schw. — a small vase or cup. Rochester, edible. In 



looks somewhat like a chantarelle. 



