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12. Peniophora rimosa, CooJce Grev. ix., 94. 
Broadly effused, adglutinate, indeterminate; liymenium ochraceous 
delicately velvety, cracking into areolae, interstices silky; cystidia 
fusoid, 70-100 x 15-18 p; spores oblong-ellipsoid, obtuse at each 
end, slightly curved, 15-17 X 6 p. 
On bark and wood. 
13. Peniophora terrestris. Massee Grev. xv.,p. 107. 
Effused, very thin, cinereous, or pallid fawn colour, indeterminate; 
hymenium velvety ; cystidia cylindrically fusoid, 85-90 x 15-20 
p\ spores ellipsoid, 10 x 6-7 p. 
On naked soil and dead leaves. 
C. Sub-Gen. SCOPULOIDES ; cystidia aggregated in 
fascicles. 
14. Peniophora hydnoides, CooJce fy Massee Mon. Thel. 154, t. 47, 
figs. 15, 16. 
Broadly effused, thin, rather innate, indeterminate; hymenium 
cinereous ; cystidia cylindrically fusoid, 70-120 x 12-14 p; spores 
globose, 4-5 p. 
On bark. Carlisle. 
Gen. 3. HYMENOCHAETE, Lev. 
Pileus coriaceous, membranaceous, variable in form. Hymenium 
furnished with minute rigid persistent setae. Basidia tetrasporous. 
Spores white or olive. 
1. Stipitat^]. Having a definite stem. No British species. 
II. Apodes. Spores white , setae acuminate. 
1. Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Lev. Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. 3, v. 121. 
CooJce Grev. vm., 145. Stev. Brit. Fungw., 269. 
Coriaceous, rigid ; pileus effused, reflexed, somewhat imbricate, 
velvety, reddish-brown, then becoming smooth, bay-brown, inter- 
mediate stratum tawny-ferruginous ; hymenium ferruginous ; setae 
acutely conical, or rather obtusely cylindrical, 80-100 x 5-8 p; 
spores ellipsoid, 5x3 p. 
On hard wood, posts, etc. 
2. Hymenochaete avellana {Fries). CooJce Grev. vm., 146. Stev. 
Brit. Fung n., 270. 
Coriaceous, hard ; pileus effused, margin obtuse, free, narrowly 
reflexed, bay-brown, villous ; hymenium even, velvety or pruinate, 
or becoming smooth, pale ferruginous (here and there bleeding) ; 
set£e cylindrical, rather obtuse, 80-140 x 7-9p; spores cylin- 
drically ellipsoid, 6-7 x 3 p. 
On hazel, beech, etc. Appin. 
III. Resupinatae. Pileus resupinate. 
t Spores white , setae acuminate. 
3. Hymenochaete nigrescens, CooJce in Serb. Kew. Massee. Mon. 
Thel. 104, t. 5, /. 5. 
Pilei peltate, flattened, solitary or gregarious, or confluent, rigid, 
margin free, a little reflexed ; hymenium setulose, brownish, turn. 
