. British fungi (Hymenomycetes). Fungi -- Great Britain. 233 ORDER ill— HYDNEI. Hymenium inferior or amphigenous, from the first figurate, and definitely but variously protuberant in the form of persistent spines, teeth, tubercles, crests, papillae. Sporophore sometimes single-spored. The greater part are resupinate and effused, and hence they are inferior to the Agaricini, which are connnonly circular on a central stem, and to the Polyporei, which are most frequently dimidiate. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 598. Genus XXXII.—Hydnum (v8vop, the Greek name for a kind Hydnum. of edible fungus). Linn. Gen. Pl
. British fungi (Hymenomycetes). Fungi -- Great Britain. 233 ORDER ill— HYDNEI. Hymenium inferior or amphigenous, from the first figurate, and definitely but variously protuberant in the form of persistent spines, teeth, tubercles, crests, papillae. Sporophore sometimes single-spored. The greater part are resupinate and effused, and hence they are inferior to the Agaricini, which are connnonly circular on a central stem, and to the Polyporei, which are most frequently dimidiate. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 598. Genus XXXII.—Hydnum (v8vop, the Greek name for a kind Hydnum. of edible fungus). Linn. Gen. Plant. Hymenium inferior, aculeate; spines awl-shaped, distinct at the base. The central genus of the order, various, analogous with the Polypori. Fr. Hym. Fur. p. 598. I. Mesopus (fj-eo-os, middle ; novs, a foot). Entire, simple, with a central stem. All growing on the ground and chiefly in pi?/e woods. f Carnosa. Pileus fleshy, somewhat fra- gile. Most of them edible. * Spines changing colour, pileus scaly or tomentose. ** Spines changing colour, pileus even, smooth. *** Spines uncha?igeable, unicolorous, whitish. tf Lignosa. Pileus corky or coriaceous, tough. * Spines changing colour, and, as well as the spores, somewhat fuscous. ** Spines changing colour, and, as well as the spores, ferruginous. *** Spines unchangeable and spores whit- LXXIII. Hydnum repandum. One-third natural size. Section twice natural size. II. Pleukopus (ntevpov, the side ; ttou?, a foot). Somewhat dimidiate, stem lateral. III. MERISMA (Meptfw. to divide). Very much branched or tuberculiform and immarginate. / 'ery much branched. ** Simple, tuberculiform, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stevenson, John, 1836-1903. Edinburgh : Blackwood
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