Murrill: Illustrations of Fungi 



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This very excellent little species is to be looked for in pastures 

 during spells of wet weather in late summer or autumn. Its 

 habit of growmg m circles will aid one in recognizing it. I 

 have found it much more abundant in England and other parts 

 of Europe than in this country. If found in sufficient quantity 

 for table use, it should be cooked for some time, owing to its 

 tough texture. 



Ceriomyces subsanguineus (Peck) Murrill 

 Testaceous Ceriomyces 



Plate 19. Figure 4. X § 



Pileus convex to plane or slightly depressed, gregarious or 

 cespitose, 5-1 1 cm. broad, 1-3 cm. thick; surface usually glabrous, 

 somewhat viscid, testaceous, fading to ochraceous or isabelline, 

 rarely pulverulent or partially rimose-areolate ; margin obtuse, 

 ' beveled ; context thick, white, firm, changing slightly to very 

 pale-roseous when wounded, slightly harsh or bitterish at first 

 to the taste, but becoming mild ; tubes truly adnate, separating 

 slightly in old plants, decurrent, 5-7 mm. long, pale-yellowish, 

 becoming brownish to purplish when bruised, mouths of medium 

 size, edges thin ; spores oblong-ovoid, smooth, very pale-yellowish, 

 8-9 X 3-5-4-5 Af- • stipe rather short, thick, tapering downward 

 to a small radicate base, 4-7 cm. long, 1-2 cm. thick, nearly white, 

 finely scurfy, sometimes reddish-dotted, flavous and reticulate 

 above, solid, firm and white within. 



This species is very rare, being known only from three local- 

 ities, one in Pennsylvania and two in New Jersey. It grows under 

 beech trees or in beds of moss. The conspicuous reddish or 

 orange color of the cap soon fades, especially in bright light. 



Fistulina hepatica (Huds.) Fries 

 Beefsteak Fungus. Vegetable Beefsteak 

 Oak Tongue. Chestnut Tongue. Beef Tongue 



Plate 19. Figure 5. X 3- 



Pileus large, fleshy, very juicy, dimidiate to flabelliform, 5-15 

 cm. broad ; surface dark-red, somewhat sticky when moist, 

 radiate-striate with age, margin entire to lobed; flesh thick, soft, 

 tough, streaked with dark- and light-reddish lines, acid to the 

 taste; tubes at first short, yellowish or pinkish, becoming 3 mm. 

 long, plainly distinct from one another, and dull-ochraceous with 



