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M. eryihropus (Pers.) Fr. (Gr., red-stemmed). 

 Buskett's Lawn. Brockis Hill. 



In woods. Not uncommon. Edible. 



M. languidus (Lasch.) Fr. (Lat., weak, limp). 

 Near Lyndhurst. 



On twigs, etc. Rare. 



M. ramealiS (Bull.) Fr. (Lat., of branches ; from its habitat). 



Ramnor. Denny. Mark Ash. Ridley Wood. Hollands Wood. 

 Holmhill. Burley, etc. 



On twigs, leaves, and stems of brambles. Common. White, di3C 

 tinged brown. Stem short. 



M. candidllS (Bolt.) Fr. (Lat., shining white). 

 Church Place Inclosure. 



On twigs and leaves. Uncommon. Resembles M. ramcalis, but 

 wholly white. 



IW. rotula (Scop.) Fr. (Lat., a little wheel; from the collar to which the 

 gills are attached). 

 Denny Lodge Inclosure. Buskett's Lawn. Ivy wood. Mark Ash. 

 Rhinefield. Ridley Wood, etc. 



On fallen twigs in woods and hedgerows. Very common. 



M. androsaceus (Linn.) Fr. (Gr., like some zoophyte). 



Setley. Buskett's Lawn. Holmsley Inclosure. Ridley. New Copse. 

 Mark Ash. 



On fallen leaves and twigs in fields and hedgerows. Common. 

 Stem long, bristle-like, blackish, polished. 



M. Hlldsoni (Pers.) Fr. (In honour of Hudson). 

 Bank. 



On fallen holly leaves. Uncommon. Cap covered with purple 

 hairs. 



M. epiphyllus Fr. (Gr., growing on leaves). 



Buskett's Lawn. New Copse. Bank. Ridley Wood. Mark Ash. 

 Church Place Inclosure. Woodhurst, etc. 



On dead leaves, etc. Common. Stem horny, minutely velvety. 



Genus 18. LENTINUS Fr. (Lat., /entus, tough or pliant, from the consistency 

 of the species). Gills decurrent, margin toothed. 



L. lepideus Fr. (Lat., scaly). 

 Brockenhurst. 



On stumps, posts, and railway sleepers. Uncommon. 



L. COChleatus (Pers.) Fr. (Lat., spiral, like a snail-shell). 

 Near Lyndhurst. 



On stumps in woods. Not common. Edible. Odour of anise. 



Genus 19. PANUS Fr. (A name given to an arboreal fungus by Pliny). 

 P. Stypticus (Bull.) Fr. (Lat., astringent). 



Buskett's Lawn. Mark Ash. Denny. Ridley Wood. Ocknell. 

 Queen's Bower. Bank, etc. 



On stumps and twigs. Very common. Cinnamon-colour. Stem 

 short, lateral. 



Genus 20. LENZITES Fr. (After Lenz, a German botanist). 



L. betulina (Linn.) Fr. (Lat , of the birch ; from its habitat). 



Rhinefield. Mark Ash. Ridley Wood. Gritnam. Ocknell. Wood- 

 fidley. Minstead, etc. 



On trunks and stumps. Very common. Fan-shaped, zoned. 



L, flaccHa (Bull.) Fr. (Lat., limp). 

 Rhinefield. 



On trunks and stumps. Uncommon. With narrower attachment 

 and more pliant than L. betulina. 



