. Fig. 2li<j.—Pohiporux fomentarivs on living Beech, f, A fiuTow extending above and belov? the insertion of the .sporophore. h, An injury iirodvioed by tearing of the wood in felling, (v. Tubeuf phot.) Polyporus sulphureus (Bull.) ^ (Britain and America). The .sporophores are flat and soft, the upper side being bright orange-red and the lower sulphur-yellow. They last only for one year, hence are small; they frequently occur in masses, one above another in tiers. After death they lose colour, become brittle, and are easily detached. According to De ^R. Hartig,

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. Fig. 2li<j.—Pohiporux fomentarivs on living Beech, f, A fiuTow extending above and belov? the insertion of the .sporophore. h, An injury iirodvioed by tearing of the wood in felling, (v. Tubeuf phot.) Polyporus sulphureus (Bull.) ^ (Britain and America). The .sporophores are flat and soft, the upper side being bright orange-red and the lower sulphur-yellow. They last only for one year, hence are small; they frequently occur in masses, one above another in tiers. After death they lose colour, become brittle, and are easily detached. According to De ^R. Hartig, A veiy common species in Britain. (Edit.)

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