M.4 



P. radiata Fr. (Lat., rayed). 

 Mallard Wood. 



On decaying birch and alder. Not common. 



Genus 6. ODONTBA Pers. (Gr. odous, odontes, tooth, from the appearance 

 of the spore-surface). Covered with granules divided at apices. 

 0. fimbriata Pers. (Lat., fringed). 

 Denny. 



On rotten wood. Uncommon. Fawn-coloured. 



Genus 7. GRANDINIA Fr. (Lat., giando, hail, from the appearance of the 

 species). Spore-surface uppermost, of minute, hemispherical 

 granules. 



6. granulosa F*r. (Lat., with granules). 



Near Lyndhurst. Church Place Inclosure. 



On dead wood and fallen branches. Not common. 



Family IV. THELEPHORACEiE ( " Leathery Fungi." ) 

 Spore-surface more or less even, confined to one side of the erect or horizontal 



fungus. 



Genus 1. CRATE RELLUS Pers. (Lat., crater, a bowl, from the shape of the 

 leading species). Funnel-shaped, erect. 

 C. COrnucopioides (Linn.) Pers. (Lat., like the Horn of Plenty). 



Whitley Wood. Allum Green. Ironshill. Knightwood. Ridley Wood. 

 In woods. Edible and very delicate. Fairly distributed. 



Genus 2. THELEPHORA Ehrh. (Gr., thele, a teat, phero, I bear, from the 

 sometimes papillate spore-surface). Spore-surface wrinkled. 

 T. laciniata Pers. (Lat., torn). 



Denny Heath. Matley Heath. Ridley. Holmsley. 

 On stumps and stems of heather. Frequent. 

 T. cristata (Pers.) Fr. {Soppittiella,, Mass). (Lat., crested). 

 Nomansland. Denny. 



On the ground and running over dead leaves and grasses. Not 

 common. 



T. sebacea Pers. {Soppittiella, Mass). (Lat., tallowy). 

 Hurst Hill. 



On stumps, twigs and grasses in woods. Not common. 



Genus 3. STEREUM Pers. (Gr., stereos, hard, from the nature of the plant). 

 Effused or reflexed, spore-surface more or less smooth. 

 S. mulftizonatlim B. and Br. (Lat., many- banded). 



Denny. Hollands Wood. Perry Wood Inclosure. 

 On buried roots. Not common. 

 S. hirsutuni (Willd.) Fr. (Lat., hairy [top]). 



Holmsley. Dearleap. New Copse. Ironshill. Minstead. Bank. 

 Holmhill. Ridley Wood, etc. 



In woods and hedgerows, on stumps and fallen branches. Very 

 common. 



S. OChroleucum Fr. (Lat., ochrey-white). 



Near Lyndhurst. Knightwood. Holmsley. 



On dead trunks, stumps and fallen branches. Not common. 

 S. purpureum Fr. (Lat., purple [spore-surface]). 



Ashurst. Buskett's Wood. Mark Ash. Holmsley. Perry Wood. 

 Brockis Hill. Queen's Bower, etc. 



On stumps and fallen branches, especially birch. Very common. 

 Like Polystictus abietinus, but without pores. 

 S. spadiceum (Pers.) Fr. (Lat., date-brown [spore-surface]). 

 Bank. Ridley Wood. 



On trunks, stumps and fallen branches. Not common. Bleeds on 

 being scratched, 

 f. i anguinolentum (A. and S.) Fr. (Lat., bleeding). 

 Buskett's Wood. 



On stumps and fallen branches of conifers Not common. 



