﻿The Mycologic Flora of the Miami Valley, Ohio. 



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[The following was read by title at the meeting of March 3, and 

 laid over till the present time for lack of space.] 



THE MYCOLOGIC FLORA OF THE MLAM1 VALLEY, 



OHLO. 



By A. P. Morgan. 

 [Continued from Vol. VII, p. 10. Plate!.'] 

 Genus II. Polyporus, Fr. 

 Hymenophore descending in a trama between the pores ; the 

 pores hence connate with the substance of the pileus and not sep- 

 arable from each other. Fungi mostly lignatile and persistent. 



I. Mesopus. 



1. Carnosi. 



2. Lend. 



3. Subcoriacei. 



A. Anodermei. 



1. Carnosi. 



2. Lenti. 



3. Spongiosi. 



A. Pores colored. 



II. Pleuropus. 



1. Lenti. 



2. Suberoso — 



lignosi. 



III. Merisma. 



1. Carnosi. 



2. Lenti. 



3. Caseosi. 

 4- 



Suberosi, 



IV. Apus. 

 B. Placodermei. 



4. Suberosi. 



5. Fomentarii. 8 



6. Lignosi. 



V. Resupinati. 



B. Pores white. 



C. Inodermei. 



7. Stupposi. 



8. Coriacei. 



I. MESOPUS. 



Stipe vertical, simple, concolorous at the base. 

 I. Carnosi. Pileus fleshy ; terrestrial. 



1. P. ovinus, Fr. Pileus fleshy, fragile, deformed, becoming 

 scaly, whitish. Stipe short, unequal, white. Pores minute, round, 

 equal, white, then citron-colored. 



On the ground in woods in autumn ; rare. Pileus 2 — 4 inches 

 broad, fleshy, thick, compact but fragile, very irregular in shape ; 

 stipe short and thick, an inch or more in length, sometimes 

 tuberous ; edible, with a pleasant amygdaline taste. 



2. P. lencomelas, Pers. Pileus fleshy, somewhat fragile, de- 



