. . hat of a semi-circle, the fungus being more or less flattened and attachedby its straight edge to the log or stump. Sometimes the edges are upraised so as to form cup-shaped growths. Several kinds are so thickened that theynearly resemble a horses hoof in form, while a few others,although classed as brackets, are merely amorphousmasses appearing in a knot hole or wounded place in a logor stump. The fungus which we illustrate occurs on the trunks ofvarious trees in Canada, the United States, and in plants grow in tufts
. . hat of a semi-circle, the fungus being more or less flattened and attachedby its straight edge to the log or stump. Sometimes the edges are upraised so as to form cup-shaped growths. Several kinds are so thickened that theynearly resemble a horses hoof in form, while a few others,although classed as brackets, are merely amorphousmasses appearing in a knot hole or wounded place in a logor stump. The fungus which we illustrate occurs on the trunks ofvarious trees in Canada, the United States, and in plants grow in tufts or clumps. The i)ilei or recep-tacles are leathery and thin. At first they are plain; laterthey are often recurved at the edges. They are villous, withbrown, shining zones, and the bases are narrowed and sub-stipitate. The hymenium or fruit-bearing surface of eachplant has a pallid brick color, sometimes with reddish orlilac tints. The specimens figured are proliferous; that is,new pilei arise from the edges of those of the precedingseason. Will Sayer
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