. British fungi (Hymenomycetes). Fungi -- Great Britain. 259 ORDER IV—THELEPHOREI. Hymenium inferior or amphigenous, coriaceous or waxy, eve?i, rarely ribbed or papillose. Sporophores 4-spored. The begi?i- ni)ig of a new series with the hymenium not Jigurate. The hymenium is commonly said to be papillose, but these (so-called) papillae are for the most part spurious or accidental, generally arising from incrusted Sph&rice, and disappearing when the fungus grows on an even surface. Thus also the occasional papillae in Stereum rubzginosum, hirsuttnn, &c, arise from the rough surface on w


. British fungi (Hymenomycetes). Fungi -- Great Britain. 259 ORDER IV—THELEPHOREI. Hymenium inferior or amphigenous, coriaceous or waxy, eve?i, rarely ribbed or papillose. Sporophores 4-spored. The begi?i- ni)ig of a new series with the hymenium not Jigurate. The hymenium is commonly said to be papillose, but these (so-called) papillae are for the most part spurious or accidental, generally arising from incrusted Sph&rice, and disappearing when the fungus grows on an even surface. Thus also the occasional papillae in Stereum rubzginosum, hirsuttnn, &c, arise from the rough surface on which they grow. In a few species papilla are present when they are in full vigour, but these collapse when the plant dries. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 629. Genus XLIII.—Craterellus {crater, a bowl). Craterellus. Fr. Gen. Hymen. Hymenium waxy-membranaceous, distinct, but adnate to the hymenophore, definitely inferior, continuous, smooth, even or rugose. Spores white. Growing on the growid, fleshy or membranaceous, furnished with an e?itire pileus, stipi- tate, autumnal, allied to Cantharelli. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 630. * Tubceform, pervious to the base of the stem. ** Infundibuliform, stem stuffed. *** irregularly shaped, pileus and stem fleshy. * Tubaform, pervious to the base of the stem. 1. C. lutescens Fr.—Pileus cent. (1-4 in.) broad, fuscous, some- what membranaceous, tubaeform, soon pervious, undulated, flocculose. Stem about 5 cent. (2 in.) long, hol- low, smooth, yellow. Hymenium yellow, &c, remotely ribbed, even then rugose with interwoven LXXXIII. Craterellus lutescens. One-half natural 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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