_P. fumosus, but the sweet smell readily distinguishes it. 




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ated below, rooting, smooth, yellow, covered with a floccose, red 
pruina, becoming dark where touched; tubes adnate, pores unequal, 
large, citrine yellow. 
Persoon Syn. p. 507, Fries Hymen. p. 503. 
On the road side, Stow Woods, 4th September, 1898. 
This well-marked species I first saw at the Copenhagen Fungus Exhi 
bition, October, 1888. The o/wvaceous pileus with a tinge of yellow 
on the tomentum is very distinctive. It is probably often overlooked as 
B. chrysenteron. 
* Polyporus umbellatus Fr. A specimen of this rare species was sent 
for identification from the Museum Haselmere, gth August, 1898. 
It has been recorded from Epping Forest. Resembling P. intybaceus in 
colour, it is easily distinguished by the fact that each branch is a 
bona fide pileus, which is complete and umbilicate. 
299. Polyporus fragrans Peck. Fragrant, pileus tough, fleshy, 
effuso-reflexed, imbricated, 3-5 cm. (one to two inches) long, 5-10 cm. 
(two to four inches) broad, rather thin, but sometimes thickened at 
the base, velvety to the touch and clothed with a minute innate 
tomentum, pale reddish grey or alutaceous, the thin margin con- — 
colourous and sometimes a little roughened, often sterile beneath ; 
flesh slightly fibrous, zonate, concolourous ; pores minute unequal 
angular, about 2-3 mm. (one line) long, the dissepiments thin, — 
acute, toothed or lacerated, whitish, becoming darker with age, and 
blackish stained when bruised. 
Peck. 30th Report 1878 p. 45, Saccardo Syll. vi. p. 124. 
This is a very common species, which is usually regarded as 
It is by no 
ps. Specimens were sent me by Mr. 
U.S.A., many years ago, which agree with our 
means confined to elm stum 
Peck from Albany, 
British plant. 
300. Coprinus dilectus Fr. Pileus cylindrical, then campanulate, 
finely striate, rosy white, then pale tawny, floccose or mealy, 1-2 cm. 
broad ; stem 5-7 cm. long, whitish and sprinkled with red powder ; 
volva reduced to whitish spreading squamules at the base of the stem; 
gills free, reddish brown, then black ; spores 10x 6 p. 
On dead and partially buried hawthorn sticks, Sea Bank, King’s 
Lynn, Norfolk, November, 1898. 
This beautiful addition to 
Rea, but is apparently quite 
meal soon disappears. 
our flora comes near Coprinus roseotinctus 
distinct. The red or rather deep orange 
