Bui. 1163, U. S. Dept, of Agriculture 
Plate VI. 
Fig. I.—Sporophore of the Quinine Fungus. 
These conspicuous whitish fruiting bodies are not common on living trees, but are found more 
often on dead down timber. The sporophore has a very bitter taste. 
Fig. 2.—Brown Trunk Rot Caused by the Quinine Fungus 
The decay is usually extensive in an infected tree. 
