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with a downy sky-blue pileus; A. campanellaBatsch., syn. A. caulicinalis Sow., t. 163., and ourJig. 2019.; A. lepideus Fr., syn. A. squamosusSchceff., t. 29., and owe Jig. 2020. Monstrous forms; of this fungus occur in dark situations, with ori without a pileus, exactly analogous to certainstates of Polyporus squamosus. Such are figuredby Schaeffer at t. 248. and 249., and by Sowerby at t. 382., under the name of| A. tubaefdrmis. A. porrigens Pers. Syn., p. 480., found by Herr Klotzsch near, Inverary; A. flavidus Schecff., t. 35., and oar Jig. 2021. Merulius pulverulentusi Fr. El., v. i. p. 60., syn. Auricularia pulverulenta Sow.; one of thei species known under the name of dry rot; first found at Ash Hill,

■ in Norfolk, on fir beams in a wall. Daedalea sepiaria Wulf., syn.

■ Agaricus Joletiformis Soiv., t. 418.; found upon unsquared deals ina Thames dock. Daedalea obietina Fr. Syst. Myc., i. p. 334., Aga-ricus abictinus Bull., t. 442.; a nearly allied species, found in asimilar locality at Glasgow. Possibly both these have been importedinto our dockyards. Polyporus cae'sius Fr. Syst. Myc., v. i. p. 360.,syn. .Boletus albidus Sow.,t. 226.; remarkable for turning blue when 2021

; bruised; a property which exists in an eminent degree in several Poleti, and

■ appears to arise from a chemical change taking place in the juice of the plant* when exposed to air. Pol. irregularis Klotzsch ; syn. Bo\. irregularis Sow., t.j 423., Pol. amorphus Fr. Syst., i. p. 364., Pol. abietinus Pers. Syn., p. 541.,j Grev. Sc. Cr. FI., t. 226.; a very beautiful species, elegantly tinged with| violet. Pol. pinlcola Fr. Syst. Myc., v. i. p. 372.; found on pine trunks in| Scotland, by Mr. Arnott. Pol. undatus Pers. Myc. Fur., v. ii. p. 90. t. 16.j f. 3; Pol. incarnatus Fr. Syst. Myc., v. i. p. 379.; Pol. armeniacus Berk.i Eng. FI., v. v. p. 147., a beautiful buff and white species, found( amongst the treasures of the collection of Capt. Carmichael,j I'rpex pendulus Fr. El., v. i. p. 143.; syn. f/ydnum pendulum

■ Alb. et Schw., t. 6. f. 7.; Theldphora sanguinolenta Alb. etSchw., p. 274., Grev., t. 225., and our Jig. 2022.; Thel. amorpha

’ Fr. El., v. i. p. 183. Thel. lactescens Berk. Eng. FI., p. 167., 202 2

and Brit. Fungi, No. 21.; remarkable for distilling drops of milk whenwounded, which, in taste and smell, resembles that of Ag. quietus. Thisspecies occurs also on the elm. Thel. gigantea Pers. Myc. Eur., v. i. p. 150.;Thel. livida Fr. Syst. Myc., v. i. p. 447. Thel. puteana Schum., Fr. Syst.Myc., v. i. p. 448.; a peculiarly hygrometric fungus, which occurs in houses.When placed, after being gummed on paper and preserved in the herbariumfor several weeks, in the cupboard where the fungus was first found, andwhere it had been entirely destroyed by a solution of corrosive sublimate;though the woodwork, which, in consequence, in an unusually dampseason, had before been constantly dripping, was quite dry; it,in 12 hours, recovered its original fleshy appearance, and was studdedwith drops of coffee-coloured moisture. {Berk, in Mag. of Bot.and Zool., v. i. p. 44.) Calocera viscosa Fr. Syst. Myc., v. i.p. 486.; syn. Clavaria viscosa Pers. Comm., t. 1. f. 1. Peziza caly-cina Schum., syn. P. pulchella Grev. FI. Ed., p. 421.; extremely com-mon on fallen branches of the larch. Pez. buccina Pers. Syn., p.

I 659.; Pez. sanguinea Pers. Syn., p. 657.; Pez. xanthostigma Fr.

Obs., i. p. 166.; Pez. flexella Fr. Syst. Myc., v. ii. p. 152.; Ditiolaradicata F> ■ Syst. Myc., v. ii. p. 170., and our fig. 2023. Helotium 2023radicatum Alb. et Schw., t. 8. f. 6.; a very beautiful, but destructive, fungus,growing on boards of Pinus sylvestris. The mucedinous roots insinuatethemselves between the fibres of the wood, and, creeping far and wide, sepa-rate, and at length render the substance soft and rotten, by exhausting itsnutritive particles. Besides which, from the erumpent mode of growth of thisfungus, the wood is rendered pervious to the rain, and, in a few years,becomes brittle and perishes. The roots are perennial, and put forth fresh

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